CE FP&A Manager - 12 Month Contract

Position Summary

Why join our team?
Commercial Finance FP&A Team sits under the Finance ops supporting the CE Commercial Finance Team and wider Sales/Controlling teams across many day-to-day operations including commercial planning, planning, and forecasting. Working across the CFM team and Sales to ensure our quarterly commercial planning process runs efficiently and effectively! In addition, support completing/uploading monthly forecast ensuring the simulated data is accurately reflected in the system.

Role and Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities

Please note - This is a12 month contract

   CE Quarterly Commercial Planning

• Responsible for updating and maintaining the commercial plan templates for all CE products (TV, AV, DISPLAY, Home Appliances).

• Responsible for consolidating the commercial plans so the consolidated plan, including revenue and weekly sell-out, can be presented to the business with short lead time.

• Assist with FP&A senior manager to upgrade the planning templates to reflect various requirements from CE Sales and other relevant teams.

   Financial Forecasting/Targeting/Planning

• Conduct the upload process for forecast the simulated forecast/target data with very tight schedule.

• Responsible for updating and maintaining the forecast templates for all CE products (TV, AV, DISPLAY, Home Appliances).

• Support Yearly Management Planning process including prep work and upload.

• Collaborate closely with Commercial Finance team to prepare forecasting/Targeting and planning.

• Updating Forecasting/Targeting Preview files prior to the Meeting with Commercial Finance/BSD/HoD/CFO/FD 

• Calculate the expected P&L impact (Month end Auto Top up) relating to overpayments made during the month

• Simulating/ Forecasting Monthly & Quarterly Sales Deduction cost and its impact on P&L

• Updating the P&L database with actuals once month end finalises

• Calculate the expected TOB (Turn Over Based) accrual amount

• Where there are Gross/Net Price Gaps, explain to key stakeholders including BSD, CFO and Head of Divisions.

  Financial Management & Control

• Support FP&A senior manager, Head of FP&A to manage monthly reporting including financial performance and ad hoc reporting within SEUK and HQ deadlines.

• Support to produce and consolidate data from various finance/operation systems.

• Be one of the team super users for NERP / systems.

  Ad-hoc Supports

• Support ad-hoc financial analysis to deliver insights including financial/operational results within SEUK and HQ deadlines

What we need for this role

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Qualified (or nearly Qualified) accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA).

• Advance Excel skills is required.

• Experience of using ERP systems (preferably SAP) is plus.

• Ability to learn and absorb new knowledge/skills quickly.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast paced environment with a sense of urgency.

• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment, take quick and effective decisions.

• Excellent analytical skills and ability to focus on detail.

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively and work with others.

• Ability to solve problems under pressure by navigating yourself to the most suitable solution.

What does success look like?

• Experience of working within sector, in a sales environment and with different cultures.

• Able to pay attention to detail

• CE FP&A Team being relatively new (Created in Nov 2023), our main aim for the next 6-12 month will be understanding what is expected for us to deliver, then set up the solid process to accommodate the expectation and have clear R&R between the team members

The interview process

1st interview with the Line Manager & Audit Reporting Manager

2nd interview with Head of FPA

Skills and Qualifications

Benefits of working at Samsung include

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week

• Pension contribution

• Three volunteering days each year

• Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday

• Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products

• Access to a discount shopping portal

• Partner Colleagues are not eligible for certain types of statutory leave such as Samsung Family Leave or Sick Leave policies but may be eligible for statutory payments via their agency

• Up to 20 (pro-rata) Partner Absence days per calendar year to be used in times of need

A note on equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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