A newly created role, the FP&A Analyst – Automotive Division will be responsible for supporting the financial planning and analysis function for Automotive Division of GPC Asia Pacific, working at a divisional level and across multiple lines of businesses.

Reporting to the FP&A Manager (Automotive Division), this role will work closely with the Automotive Division Commercial Finance team, Group FP&A team and key business stakeholders in providing strategic financial insights and supporting decision-making processes. This role also supports FP&A Manager (Automotive division) and GM – Group FP&A in the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes, as well as preparation of the monthly financial results reporting suite

Your role:

• Support the annual budgeting and long-range forecast process, encompassing identification of key initiatives and investment requirements, aligned to Group budgeting instructions around timelines and deliverables.
• Support monthly forecasting process, ensuring alignment across the Division.
• Provide timely financial insights and recommendations to support business decision-making and drive performance.
• Analyse monthly and quarterly financial results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to divisional and regional leadership.
• Provide insightful analysis and commentary regarding performance, working capital, CAPEX and cashflow, and other key financial measures.
• Develop strong relationship with the wider Finance teams to enable accurate and insightful commentary on commercial drivers behind the results.
• Collaborate with divisional commercial finance teams and business leaders to ensure alignment on financial goals and objectives.
• Act as a key liaison between the divisional commercial finance team and Group finance counterparts, ensuring consistency in financial reporting and analysis.
• Support FP&A Manager and GM – Group FP&A in analysing, budgeting and forecasting group office costs.
• Standardize reporting templates and tools to ensure consistency and comparability across business units within Automotive division.
• Promote GPC’s organisational values, standards and policies and facilitate effectiveness through empowering, motivating and developing staff within a work environment that promotes diversity, trust and respect.

Note: This role requires the flexibility to work across different time zones as needed to collaborate with global teams and may require occasional travel within the Asia Pacific region.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field. A relevant professional certification (e.g., CPA, CFA) is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 - 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Competent from an analytical and numeric perspective and able to effectively communicate to non-financial team members.
• Strong business, finance, and commercial acumen with exceptional ability to synthesise.
• Analyse and interpret complex data to provide timely and useful insights.
• Strong understanding of financial modelling, forecasting, and budgeting processes.
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Resolution of problems which require highly analytic reasoning and integration of wide-ranging and complex information.
• Ability to perform effectively under tight timelines in a highly dynamic environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (TM1 and D365 preferred) and advanced Excel skills.

About us:

We are committed to ensuring our people are well looked after. In addition to a rewarding and challenging career, we will provide:

• Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
• Private health insurance discounts
• Employee assistance program
• A highly safety conscious work environment
• We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this
• Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation
• Barista style coffee machines
• FREE Onsite parking
• and so much more!

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