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 vigente 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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📌 Sr Manager Business Planning (Xico)
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