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What’s the role
The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager is accountable for providing strategic leadership over financial reporting, performance insights, and business decision support activities that enable effective financial stewardship and drive enterprise value creation. The role ensures the integrity, quality, and timeliness of financial information used for internal and external reporting, business performance evaluation, strategic planning, and executive decision-making.
As a senior finance leader, the role partners closely with Finance Leadership, Business Leaders, Group Reporting, and key stakeholders across the organization to shape financial strategy, strengthen governance, and enhance organizational performance. The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager champions finance transformation initiatives, drives continuous improvement and standardization, develops high-performing teams, and embeds best-in-class practices that advance reporting excellence, operational effectiveness, and long-term business success.
What you’ll be doing
- Provide strategic finance leadership to enable business performance, value creation, and informed decision-making.
- Lead enterprise planning and performance management, including long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, and business appraisal activities.
- Deliver executive insights through robust financial analysis, performance reporting, and strategic recommendations.
- Partner with senior business leaders to shape strategy, evaluate investments, and drive commercial outcomes.
- Champion finance transformation, leveraging digital solutions, automation, and analytics to enhance decision support and operational effectiveness.
- Strengthen governance and financial stewardship through effective controls, risk management, and compliance with financial policies.
- Drive organizational performance by identifying opportunities to improve profitability, productivity, and capital efficiency.
- Build and develop high-performing teams, fostering leadership capability, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Influence cross-functional decision-making and align stakeholders around strategic priorities and business objectives.
- Promote a data-driven culture that improves transparency, performance visibility, and enterprise decision-making.
Required Skills and Capabilities
- Strategic Financial Leadership - Proven ability to influence business strategy through financial insight and commercial acumen.
- Enterprise Planning & Performance Management - Deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and performance management.
- Executive Decision Support - Ability to translate complex financial information into actionable strategic recommendations.
- Commercial & Business Acumen - Strong understanding of value drivers, investment evaluation, and business performance improvement.
- Stakeholder Influence & Executive Presence - Proven ability to engage and influence senior leaders across complex organizations.
- Finance Transformation Leadership - Experience leading large-scale transformation, simplification, and digital finance initiatives.
- Governance & Risk Management - Strong knowledge of financial controls, compliance, and enterprise governance frameworks.
- Data & Analytics Leadership - Ability to leverage analytics and technology to improve business insight and decision quality.
- People Leadership & Talent Development - Demonstrated success in building, leading, and developing high-performing teams.
- Change Leadership - Ability to drive organizational change and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
Leadership Expectations
- Shape and influence enterprise financial and business strategy.
- Lead with a value creation and performance-focused mindset.
- Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Build trusted partnerships with executive stakeholders and business leaders.
- Champion finance transformation and digital adoption.
- Develop future finance leaders and strengthen organizational capability.
- Serve as a role model for governance, integrity, and financial stewardship.
Experience and Qualifications
- Significant leadership experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, commercial finance, corporate finance, or related disciplines.
- Proven track record of influencing business strategy and driving enterprise-level performance outcomes.
- Experience leading large, complex teams and cross-functional initiatives.
- Demonstrated success delivering finance transformation and organizational change programs.
- Strong commercial, analytical, and strategic planning capabilities.
- Professional accounting qualification and/or a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business preferred.
Success Measures
- Improved business performance and value creation outcomes.
- High-quality strategic planning, forecasting, and decision support.
- Strong stakeholder confidence and executive engagement.
- Successful execution of transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Robust governance, financial stewardship, and compliance outcomes.
- Increased organizational capability and leadership bench strength.
- Enhanced quality, speed, and impact of financial insights.
Ideal Candidate Profile
An accomplished finance leader with a strong blend of strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and leadership capability. The individual is recognized for influencing executive decision-making, leading transformation, developing high-performing teams, and delivering sustainable business value through financial insight, planning excellence, and disciplined financial stewardship.
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What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Shape the future of energy while building a career that challenges, develops, and rewards you.
- Drive meaningful change at the forefront of technological innovation and industry transformation.
- Collaborate with highly experienced colleagues and industry experts whose unique knowledge, diverse perspectives, and global experience will help you learn, grow, and make a lasting impact.
- Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
- Perform at your best with top-quartile global pay, annual performance-based salary increases, and a comprehensive benefits package that reflects the value you bring to Shell.
- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
- Join a company that actively fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We welcome different perspectives and experiences, believing they strengthen our teams, enhance innovation, and help us achieve better outcomes together.
- Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and global teams.
- Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.
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Shell Business Operations Manila
Shell Business Operations (SBO) Manila forms the operational backbone of business processes that help deliver Shell’s business solutions across the globe. We are focused on driving excellent corporate performance in Finance, Human Resources, Customer Service, Order-to-Delivery, and Contracting and Procurement. Diversity is key at SBO Manila, and our employees reflect the innovation that stems from a diverse workforce. By joining the company, you will benefit from an industry-leading development program that will see you tap into a pool of expert knowledge that will help propel your career.
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