Financial Analysis Manager

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated logistics company, dedicated to connecting and simplifying supply chains, enabling global trade, and helping our customers grow. We offer a supportive environment where you can develop your skills and collaborate with world professionals who literally move the world every day. You'll gain access to world-class learning programs to accelerate your career goals and find yourself welcome in our diverse and inclusive culture, where you are valued for who you are and rewarded for what you bring.

Position Summary:

As a Financial Analysis Manager, you will be crucial in providing accurate and data-based insights for performance management, including vertical and segment profitability. You'll work across various aspects of financial reporting, process optimization, financial planning, and analysis, collaborating and communicating with a wide range of management levels and business segments to drive informed decision-making and continuous improvement across Maersk.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performance Analysis & Insights: Support business in achieving desired outcomes and performance management by delivering value-added measures, management reporting, deep-dive analysis, and financial forecasts.
• Business Partnering: May undertake business partnering with various functions, departments, and other key stakeholders to align financial insights with operational goals.
• Reporting & Presentations: Prepare comprehensive financial projects, reports, and presentations, effectively communicating key findings and recommendations.
• Strategic Project Support: May assist in strategic projects and performance initiatives such as Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), investment/divestment analysis, and competitor benchmarking.
• Risk Management & Benchmarking: May be involved in risk management activities and undertake benchmarking analysis to identify best practices.
• System Development & Optimization: Assist in the stabilization and further development of financial management information systems.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work across Segment FP&A and FBP teams, informing, analyzing, evaluating, and questioning business performance to ensure alignment.
• Process Outcome Support: Support the process outcome by providing value-add measuring, financial management information, deep-dive testing, and performance management reporting, in close alignment with regional and area priorities.
• Communication & Alignment: Support financial analysis with efficient and clear communication to stakeholders and decision-making team members.
• Accurate Financial Delivery: Deliver accurate, timely, and aligned insights, including transparency on costs, revenues, and profitability for different verticals and segments, to various country, area, and regional stakeholders to enable proper business planning.
• FP&A Support: Be actively involved in and support the Regional Finance Senior Team in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Standardization & Best Practices: Share and ensure local adoption of best practices across Regions, Areas, and Countries, including cross-area work assignments, acting as a focal point for regional standardization initiatives.
• Structure & Process Implementation: Actively drive, alongside Regional Finance senior team members, the implementation of a proper FP&A reporting and analysis structure and process across the region, working closely with relevant Centre of Excellence (CoE) senior members.
• Proactive Insights & Partnership: Proactively seek opportunities to provide insights, run financial simulations, gain business knowledge to explain movements in financials, and act as a reliable partner to regional and area stakeholders.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Education: Master's degree in Finance (CA/MBA-Finance).
• Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
• Technical Skills: Experience in financial modeling and forecasting.
• Tools Proficiency: Working proficiency on tools such as Microsoft Excel, MiniTab, SAP-BI/BW, and Power BI.
• Communication & Influence: Good communication and stakeholder influencing skills.

Critical Competencies:

• Financial analysis
• Management reporting
• Accounting applications
• Accounting information systems and digital technologies
• Integrated reporting
• Communication skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Self-starter and eager to learn

What We Offer:

Joining Maersk means being part of a team that is not only transforming global trade but also shaping the future of our industry. You will be part of a truly international company with a strong culture, where you will have unique opportunities to make a real impact on a global scale. We offer:

• A supportive environment to develop your skills and accelerate your career goals.
• Access to world-class learning programs.
• Collaboration with diverse professionals who are literally moving the world every day.
• A welcoming and inclusive culture where you are valued for your contributions.
• An impactful role providing critical financial insights across various business segments and geographies.