Sr Manager Business Planning

This position is at Philip Morris International

The selection process will be fully managed by Philip Morris International.

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# Job Title **Senior Manager Business Planning** # Job Purpose The **Senior Manager Business Planning** is responsible for leading Financial Controlling, Planning, Budgeting, and Reporting activities to support strategic and operational decision-making. This role ensures accuracy, transparency, and relevance of financial insights, while driving continuous improvement in forecasting, budgeting, and financial governance processes. The position acts as a trusted finance partner to senior leadership, enabling effective resource allocation and proactive management of business performance. # Key Responsibilities ### Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting * Lead and continuously improve planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes and system requirements. * Coordinate and integrate sales and operations plans into financial forecasts and business outlooks. * Monitor actual performance against budget, analyze variances, and drive corrective actions to improve efficiency and profitability. * Apply advanced costing techniques to support business decisions and financial accuracy. ### Financial Reporting & Analysis * Oversee preparation and delivery of internal management reporting and external financial disclosures, including quarterly results, investor communications, and regulatory filings. * Lead Profit & Loss (P&L) and balance sheet analysis, ensuring robust variance explanations and management commentary. * Analyze financial trends and identify risks and opportunities requiring senior management attention. * Produce user-centric, actionable financial insights to proactively guide business performance. ### Business Partnering & Decision Support * Present financial findings, insights, and clear recommendations to senior management. * Support strategic resource allocation decisions through scenario analysis and financial modeling. * Act as a finance business partner to cross-functional leaders, explaining financial context and promoting collaboration across functions. ### Leadership & Governance * Lead multi-disciplinary finance teams, often through other managers, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and quality of financial outputs. * Develop and implement financial processes, standards, and internal control practices that impact overall business results. * Establish and maintain appropriate levels of protection for company assets and manage general liability exposures. * Drive continuous improvement initiatives across financial controlling and planning activities. # Accountability & Decision Making * Leads teams with multiple sub-teams, typically managed by other managers. * Balances strategic contribution (approximately 20%) with operational execution (approximately 80%). * Owns and drives changes to financial processes to enhance efficiency, governance, and business impact. # Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities ### Technical & Functional Knowledge * Extensive expertise in financial planning, budgeting techniques, forecasting methodologies, and financial reporting systems. * Strong understanding of internal control governance and financial compliance requirements. ### Leadership & Communication * Ability to anticipate communication needs and tailor messages for senior stakeholders. * Strong facilitation and influencing skills; leads finance discussions with management teams. * Proven capability to explain complex financial topics to non-finance stakeholders. ### Problem Solving & Complexity * Resolves complex financial challenges by integrating data across multiple functions. * Diagnoses root causes of budgetary discrepancies and coordinates resolution across departments. * Drives continuous improvement through process redesign and advanced financial analysis. # Experience & Qualifications * Significant experience in Financial Controlling, Business Planning, Budgeting, and Reporting, preferably in a complex, matrixed organization. * Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing managers. * Proven track record in strategic financial analysis, forecasting, and business partnering at senior levels. * Advanced academic background in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or equivalent is a strong advantage.

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