Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, APAC

Mission 1: APAC Management Entity role – FP&A

Driving the financial reporting processes within the scope of markets and monitoring the performance

• Monitoring monthly closing, R&O and Rolling Forecast processes (P/L and cash)
• Timely performance summary reported to APAC management committee with business insights
• Following up the performance on a monthly basis versus the Mandate 
• Challenging the Rolling Forecast and R&O
• Monitoring financial performance landing for P/L and cash, based on HQ requirements
• Relay of the HQ on guidelines and monitor deadline respects
• Monitoring volumes under allocation during Rolling Forecast cycles

Business Partner vis-a-vis affiliates and APAC Management team

• Deep understanding of the business of the markets under your care
• Collect and share best practices on financial processes (automation, simplification…) across APAC
• Providing strong support to the APAC Management Committee on understanding of the financial situation of the affiliates with useful financial and management tools for decision making
• Identify business risks and opportunities in liaison with the affiliates and provide value added advice thereon
• Support the APAC Business Development Director in the Growth Equation exercise for the scope of APAC markets
• Support the APAC Business Development team on financial data and participate in business cases

Mission 2: Support of the local teams

• Act as business partner for the markets under your care, mentor for the BA Manager who could be in need of guidance and nurture collaborative culture
• Develop and share common templates: financial analysis dashboards, monthly analysis, ...
• Support them in identifying the gaps and the improvement to be done in business analysis to support the business
• Sharing best practice from mature markets
• Coordinate APAC presentations vis a vis HQ: Quarterly Business Review, ELT meetings, Ad’hoc ME meetings with HQ, …

Mission 3: SEA Internal Control Enhancement

Support the Heads of Finance to follow up on:

• Internal audit issues: ensure a plan of resolution is implemented and follow up of the respect of the timeline
• COA implementation: ensure the implementation of a Chart Of Authorities
• Define a check list per market of controls to be done on periodic basis:
  • Access rights, Credit limits, bank reconciliation, preferred partner list, etc…
  • Compliance: Partner’up, training / refresher on compliance in place, etc…
  • SOP: verify once a year they are up to date, verify the application of key ones
• Share best practices / SOP from other affiliates
• Define a plan to audit processes: 1 or 2 cycles / year / market depending on the weaknesses of the market

Education & Experience

• Degree holder with formal business qualifications or equivalent
• Minimum 7 years of relevant working experience
• Strong knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and local tax regulations
• Strong knowledge in Excel application
• Knowledge of Business Analysis techniques and methods
• Familiarity with JD Edwards will be an advantage
• Excellent command of English language (verbal and written)

Functional & Leadership Competencies

• Listening capability, empathy
• Strong organization skills, ability to manage and organize effectively
• Ability to anticipate and keen foresight on things
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to motivate others and lead change
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (with the ability to speak and present to a range of audiences)
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build good relations and create a trustful climate
• Strong interest in business, business analysis and business development
• Strong analytical skills & ability to restitute clearly on sophisticated ideas
• Proactive & reactive
• Accuracy / “Figures Oriented Analysis” and informed/evidence-based approach
• Ability to work independently
• Enthusiasm, team player, sense of curiosity, positive attitude to change
• Diplomacy with capability to put a stand to his/her positions

Job Posting End Date:

2024-10-01

Target Hire Date:

2024-07-01

Target End Date: