Pricing Analyst

This position is a permanent position and direct hire.

PRICING ANALYST
Leadership Responsibility: Individual Contributor
Reporting Line: Finance Business Partner (FPB) for Corporate Sales, FBP Head

Responsible for ensuring assigned client accounts are contributory to the organization’s profit by ensuring well calibrated pricing based on proper cost estimates and financial targets.

Broad Responsibility Highlights:
The following broad responsibility statements are representative of the basic expectations about the role or function. Depending on business needs and exigencies, these responsibility statements may be modified. Critical to any function is the need to demonstrate flexibility and agility in adapting to the changing requirements of the business.

1. Ensure best-in-class pricing, costing and profitability models are deployed in every service, process design, vendor or provider negotiated rates, service or product offerings (including new services or products), and other areas affecting cost and profitability
2. Monitor and report actual performance of assigned client accounts primarily from a financial standpoint but also giving consideration to non-financial factors behind account performance
3. Perform periodic and case-based variance analysis and investigation mainly related to account performance and factors affecting it
4. Collaborate with Actuarial Team to ensure cost estimates are reasonable and accounts for risks surrounding client accounts
5. Collaborate with Sales Team to ensure price quotation is viable for the target client and retains profitability targets for the portfolio
6. Provide timely and effective reports related to pricing and related activities and present such reports as necessary
7. Utilize “systems thinking” by understanding relationship of financial data points in processes, systems, and cross functional dependencies in delivering financial plans and/or resolving current challenges, recurring problems, and key issues

Desired Skills and Competencies
1. Financial Acumen
2. Critical and Analytical Thinking
3. Systems-oriented Outlook
4. Data-driven Analysis
5. Problem Solving Agility
6. Presentation and Communication Skills
7. Cross-Functional Collaboration Capability

Professional Qualification:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a finance role with:
• Exposure to Pricing, Revenue Analysis, Cost Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, and/or Financial Modelling
• Engagements with senior management and/or stakeholders
• As a minimum, basic use of ERP systems; preferably with involvement in process reviews and improvement projects
• Preferred industry orientation: Healthcare, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, or any service-oriented industry
• Degree in Business or Finance, preferably Accountancy
• Amenable to work in a hybrid set up in Makati City.