Key Responsibilities:
Our FP&A team acts as financial sparring partners to Global Product heads, enabling data-driven decision-making and performance improvement across the business.
As a Finance Business Partner, you will provide analytical insights and improvement scenarios to the L&S Product teams, focusing on customer profitability (Gross Profit and EBIT) and performance against Budgeted targets. In addition, you will:-
Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to Regional, Area, Global finance teams, driving profitable revenue growth through strategic financial support.
Business partnering: Contribute to form business decisions and enable follow-up. Drive scenario analysis towards senior leadership and perform ad-hoc analysis and insights to business based on business needs.
Our FP&A team acts as financial sparring partners to Global Product heads, enabling data-driven decision-making and performance improvement across the business.
As a Finance Business Partner, you will provide analytical insights and improvement scenarios to the L&S Product teams, focusing on customer profitability (Gross Profit and EBIT) and performance against Budgeted targets. In addition, you will:-
Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to Regional, Area, Global finance teams, driving profitable revenue growth through strategic financial support.
Business partnering: Contribute to form business decisions and enable follow-up. Drive scenario analysis towards senior leadership and perform ad-hoc analysis and insights to business based on business needs.
Performance management: Drive accurate, timely and aligned reporting of financial and operational performance indicators. Act as the analytical anchor point for performance reviews and drive follow-up.
Financial planning: Manage and model input from stakeholders, working across the organisation ensuring high quality in communication of performance.
Continuous improvements: Drive simplification of reports, analytics tools and automation of reporting.
Lead Monthly Performance Reviews (MPR), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR), and Annual Planning cycles with clear performance narratives and actionable recommendations.
Translate L&S product commercial strategy into financial plans, ensuring alignment of growth priorities, targets, and resource allocation.
Provide customer-level Revenue-to-Gross Profit analysis to identify profitability drivers, risks, and margin improvement opportunities.
Support target setting, budgeting, and long-range planning across verticals, channels, and growth initiatives for respective L&S product.
Analyse revenue, Gross Profit, EBIT, customer, and product performance to identify key growth and value creation opportunities.
Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and decision support to Product teams and senior stakeholders as required.
Act as the key interface between L&S Product team, Regional Finance, Global FP&A, and data analytics team, ensuring alignment across planning and accurate reporting processes.
This role works closely with Global FP&A teams, Product teams, and Senior Management as a strategic finance partner. It supports decision-making through value-added financial insights, deep-dive analysis, performance reporting, and planning support. Clear and effective communication of insights to stakeholders and decision-makers is essential.
Required Experience and skills:
Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field; Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent qualification preferred.
Minimum 4+ years of post-qualification experience in Finance, FP&A, or Business Partnering roles within a commercial organization or consulting environment.
Strong exposure to Business Finance, FP&A team and accounting principles is a distinct advantage.
Strong understanding of Business Finance, Product P&L management, and global business operations
Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for financial analysis, modelling, and executive reporting
Exposure to BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) and financial systems is an added advantage
Strong financial acumen with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and performance management
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work with complex datasets and derive insights
Proven ability to partner with business stakeholders and influence decision-making in a matrix environment
Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to simplify complex financial information for senior leadership
Self-driven, proactive, and adaptable in fast-paced, dynamic environments with strong ownership mindset and continuous improvement orientation
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Maersk is a global leader in container logistics, connecting and simplifying trade. They operate a large fleet of vessels and provide a wide range of logistics services.