Position Title:  Manager FP&A

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Position Title:                     Manager FP&A

Reports to:                          Head of Financial Planning

Organization:                      Finance

Philip Morris International: Building a Smoke-Free Future

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to improve the lives of a billion smokers worldwide.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

THE ROLE

• Act as a catalyst for smart business growth by proactively providing extensive partnering and financial support to business departments and our planning team as the first contact to business users 
• Drive financial planning / forecasting as finance professional with solid analytical and problem-solving skills, based on a good understanding of PMJ business, aligned with business strategies as well as historical data, aiming for delivery of accurate financial forecast in a timely manner 
• Drive financial analyses from the perspectives of financial / process efficiency and effectiveness on ad-hoc basis 
• Prepare management reporting in line with PMI and local management requirements 
• Act as the first contact point of finance department to business users to support financial aspects of their day-to-day business and budgeting / forecasting process 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Analyze and consolidate budget data and validate the data for its reasonability with some attributes: business functions, account group and, other managerial bucketing. 
• Drive development of financial models/scenarios and ad hoc financial analyses to support management in their decision making in a timely manner. 
• Service internal customers in business functions and our planning team as the first contact to business users during the preparation of their budgets to ensure timely submission of budget data, as well as in the monitoring/analysis of their respective budget.   
• Analyze and monitor actual financial data and activities in comparison to the budget assumptions to ensure the reasonability of budget data and identify any saving/resource allocation opportunity to optimize the budget utilization. 
• Build effective working relationships and act as business partner with various internal customers independently.  
• Prepare all financial management reporting and analysis in line with PMI reporting requirements during budget cycles/updates and month-end closing. 
• Build efficient working environment where people agree it as great place to work. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of working experience in the field of financial planning and analysis, preferably at global Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical companies 
• Team management experience preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with and influence others appropriately 
• Able to deal with ambiguity and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment  
• University Degree
• Native level Japanese (written and spoken), and high-business level proficiency in English

WHAT WE OFFER

Our success depends on the men and women who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours – we’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to improve the lives of a billion smokers

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.