Job Description:
SEA FP&A Manager – P&L Management
Function: Finance – FP&A, PN SEA
Role Purpose
The FP&A Manager – P&L Management is responsible for end-to-end ownership of the Profit & Loss statement for the assigned business unit or market. This role partners closely with business leaders to ensure robust financial planning, accurate forecasting, and disciplined performance management. The FP&A Manager translates business strategy into actionable financial plans, delivers clear insights, and drives accountability for P&L outcomes.
This position is a hands-on business partner role, focused on influencing decisions, challenging assumptions, and embedding financial intelligence into daily operations. Success is measured by the quality of insights, impact on business decisions, and the ability to drive P&L performance.
Key Accountabilities
1. P&L Ownership & Business Partnering
Lead full P&L management, providing deep insight into drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Partner with functional leaders to ensure decisions are grounded in sound financial analysis.
Challenge business assumptions and ensure financial expectations are realistic and data-driven.
Present clear financial narratives in business reviews to drive alignment and action.
2. Forecasting & In-Year Performance Management
Lead monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles, translating strategy into actionable targets.
Monitor performance, identify variances, and drive timely interventions to stay on track.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure forecast accuracy and accountability for inputs.
3. Financial Analysis & Decision Support
Deliver actionable insights on sales, trade, overheads, and cash flow to support resource allocation.
Conduct scenario analysis and risk–opportunity assessments to inform business decisions.
Simplify reporting to provide a single source of truth for business partners.
4. Issue Resolution & Follow-Through
Quickly identify performance gaps and translate findings into corrective actions.
Influence partners to take ownership of issues and commit to resolution timelines.
Ensure closure of actions through disciplined follow-up.
5. Stakeholder Engagement & Team Collaboration
Build trusted partnerships with Sales, Supply Chain, and Finance teams.
Support the development of junior FP&A team members through coaching and knowledge sharing.
Role-model Mars values, promoting collaboration, accountability, and high-quality thinking.
Key Capabilities
Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
Effective business partnering and communication
Forecasting and planning expertise
Process simplification and reporting optimization
Teamwork and influencing without authority
Success Measures
P&L performance and value creation
Forecast accuracy and predictability
Adoption of insights by business partners
Stakeholder satisfaction with FP&A support
Timely closure of performance issues
Summary
The FP&A Manager – P&L Management is a critical business partner, driving financial performance through insight, influence, and disciplined execution. The role ensures the P&L is managed proactively, enabling the business to achieve its strategic and financial objectives.
Top Skills
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™.
We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
