The Head of FP&A, APAC leads financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and strategic financial support across the APAC region. The role is a key business partner to the APAC President and CFO, providing forward-looking insights, scenario analysis, and strategic guidance to drive growth and value creation.
The position oversees FP&A transformation and automation initiatives, supports commercial finance and distributor best practices, and leads regional FP&A teams, including the APAC FP&A Finance Transformation Manager.
Strategic Planning & Executive Support
- Lead the APAC strategic planning and long-range planning process in partnership with the President and CFO.
- Provide financial leadership on growth strategy, portfolio choices, market expansion, and resource allocation.
- Deliver clear financial narratives, scenarios, and recommendations to support executive decision-making.- Act as a trusted advisor to the President and CFO on performance outlook, risks, and opportunities.
FP&A Leadership & Performance Management
- Lead end-to-end FP&A activities across APAC, including budgeting, forecasting, rolling forecasts, and performance management.
- Ensure strong forecast accuracy, disciplined planning, and timely performance insights.
- Define the regional FP&A strategy aligned with global finance priorities and business objectives.
FP&A Transformation & Simplification
- Sponsor and oversee FP&A transformation initiatives across the region.
- Drive standardization, simplification, and automation of FP&A processes.
- Partner with Global Finance Transformation teams to implement global FP&A standards, tools, and planning models.
Commercial Finance & Distributor Management
- Provide commercial finance leadership covering pricing, margins, trade spend, and profitability management.
- Support financial performance management of distributor and indirect sales models, including demand forecasting, inventory visibility, and working capital considerations.
- Promote best practices in distributor performance management, KPIs, and financial transparency.
- Support go-to-market decisions through financial analysis and scenario modeling.
Business Partnering (Marketing, R&D & Commercial)
- Act as a senior finance partner to Marketing, R&D, Sales, and Commercial teams.
- Support marketing investment decisions, innovation pipelines, and product portfolio performance.
- Ensure alignment between strategy, financial plans, and execution.
Team Leadership & Governance
- Lead, develop, and mentor regional FP&A and commercial finance teams.
- Set clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans.
- Ensure strong governance, controls, and compliance across FP&A and commercial finance processes.
Performance Management & Risk
- Monitor regional financial performance, key commercial risks, and opportunities.
- Ensure timely escalation and corrective actions where required.
- Maintain financial transparency and strong management discipline.
