I. Position Summary
Finance business partner for Emerging Asia markets, including Southeast Asia (incl. Pakistan) and South Asia countries.
Responsible for financial performance management of the cluster. Partner closely with commercial teams on planning & forecasting activities, with the support from central of excellence team, to ensure accurate and timely forecasts. Be part of the management decision making team by working closely with commercial team across the region to provide value-added financial analysis and insights. Support country GMs to lead business review and communication within the cluster.
II. Key Responsibilities
- Lead revenue forecast and analysis (key drivers, R&Os), margin analysis, operating expense control, profitability improvement continuously.
- Support both organic and inorganic business growth opportunities with financial analysis and valuable insights.
- Lead planning cycles for clusters, e.g. quarterly projection, annual budgeting and long range planning, by working closely with country general managers and commercial teams, ensuring targets are submitted to system accurately and timely
- Lead planning reviews between country and regional teams, to ensure effective communication and alignment on targets.
- Lead full P&L variance analysis for actual performance against budget/Projection/Prior Year for the month, QTD, YTD.
- Ensure reporting is standardized across the region and meeting business needs.
- Provide analytics and decision support to management team, such as but not limited to project financials or business case development
- Work with accounting & controllership team to ensure closing is accurate and on time for all countries. Ensure controls are in place to prevent and detect any deficiencies in businesses and processes.
- Be proficient in technical skill to enhance productivity, provide actionable insights with analytics and deliver results with commercial team.
- Lead market modeling, new business initiative assessment, strategic business planning with commercial leads in each market
- Support line manager & country General managers on other ad-hoc projects and regional tasks.
III. Required Experience and Qualification
- Minimum 8 years finance working experience, with at least 5 years in FP&A
- Experience in SEA FP&A is a must.
- Highly proficient with excel, Power BI, and experience in Macro/BPC/SAP is advantaged.
- Collaborative, problem solving-oriented, self-driven and independent, with strong sense of ownership
- Ability to deliver results within tight deadlines, detailed and meticulous
- Good oral and written communication capabilities is required, with both internal and external stakeholders
- Knowledge in US GAAP is preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in accountancy or finance is a must, certified accountant qualification is an advantage.
