Aliaxis exists to bring solutions to the world's water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. We are a global leader in high-quality piping solutions for use in building, infrastructure, industrial and agricultural applications across the globe. Over 15,000 people have selected to work for us in more than 40 countries.
Vinidex is a member of the Aliaxis group, a global leader in manufacture and distribution of fluid handling solutions. The Group is active through more than 100 manufacturing and commercial companies, operating in over 45 countries with more than 16000 employees. Aliaxis is privately owned and has global headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
About the Role
Join us as our Planning & Performance Manager, where you'll be the driving force behind our executive teams' leadership in shaping the future of our business. Dive deep into understanding and crafting the narrative of our business performance, both now and in the future, tailored to meet the needs of our local and Group stakeholders. With ownership our financial planning and forecasting processes, you'll not only unveil crucial insights through ad-hoc analysis but also deliver reports to our senior management and Aliaxis Group. Beyond numbers, you'll be actively involved in supporting capital allocation and investment processes, contributing to a strategic vision that drives continuous growth and enhances shareholder value over time.
Join us in this dynamic role where you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on our business growth and success.
What will you do?
- Lead the operational framework for Planning & Reporting, harmonizing Strategic Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting, Reporting, and Business Review cycles.
- Analyse business performance trends and factors driving actual versus budget, forecast, and prior year outcomes. Deliver monthly reports for Regional and Group business reviews.
- Develop user-friendly financial models to assess business performance, including monitoring strategic initiatives such as Risk and Opportunity scenarios, project reporting, and performance dashboards.
- Support CEO, CFO, GM, Group Reporting, and fulfill ad-hoc requests as necessary, ensuring all deliverables are of the highest quality, reconciled, and validated.
- Generate actionable commercial insights for the Executive Team to mitigate financial risk and enhance business performance.
- Lead continuous enhancement of the financial planning process to enable swift responses and deeper analysis.
- Act as the business product owner of new FP&A tools, driving adoption across finance and continuously improving to maximize benefits for Vinidex.
- Champion the adoption and transition to Power BI across the finance function, collaborating closely with Power BI and IT Project Leads to automate regular business reporting.
- Cultivate a strong relationship with the key Global Head Office FP&A team, ensuring the timely provision of high-quality reporting.
- Qualified CPA/CA professional with extensive commercial and financial acumen in the manufacturing industry.
- Proven track record of driving transformative change and delivering impactful results, with exceptional stakeholder management skills, advanced analytical capabilities, and a keen eye for detail.
- Successfully implemented process improvements, process automation and standardisation initiatives.
- Familiarity and hands-on experience with FP&A tools, such as SAP BPC, Jedox,Anaplan,TM1 or equivalent
- Proficient in BI tools, specifically Power BI with advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Not to mention, delivering key insights through analysis and much more.
- Enjoy a hybrid flexible working arrangement.
- Benefit from generous paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers.
- Access our Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family members.
- Be recognised through our Employee Recognition Programs and Service Awards.
- Explore ample opportunities for career development within our global organization.