APAC Materials Group Finance Director - Financial Planning and Analysis

• Divisional Results Actively lead/support the Region in meeting or exceeding all expectations related to the key financial objectives including Sales EBIT Quarterly FCF and EVA.

• Business Partnership Maintain a leadership role in a variety of business initiatives supporting growth and productivity.  Oversee Operations and SG&A budgeting and cost management processes.  Provide strong business finance partnership to key regional team leaders: VP/GM Operation Supply Chain and Procurement VP Marketing VP R&D VP and HR VP

• Lead the regional COE team for Commercial Finance Operation Finance FP&A and SG&A in the processes such as annual planning strategic planning forecasting weekly pulse and business reviews and all other Commercial and Operations reporting.  

• Provides expertise and guidance to design and establish COE data/report structure and ensure system performance qualities such as availability scalability. Drive continuous improvement  automation and transformation to support indepth business analysis and planning. 

• Lead the digital transformation journey for the region in the areas of (but not limited to) BI Enterprise Planning Module and next generation of ERP implementation.

• Support financial assessment and the management of the growth portfolio key business initiatives and capital investment with involvement in acquisition scouting assessment negotiation and integration.

• People Management and Development Recruit retain and develop a talented pool of employees creating a solid succession pipeline for all roles.  Utilize AD performance Management system and tools to improve employees professional  and personal development as well as their readiness to feed the succession pipeline.

• Lead and drive efforts to automate the reporting where possible reduce time to complete and provide more accurate and useful data.  Help the business interpret the results.

• Annual Operating Plan Lead the annual operating plan process for the region working with all functions to develop a strong financial and operational plan to be presented to the Global Leadership Team.

Qualifications :

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with 12 15 years of relevant finance experience (MBA a strong plus)

• 35 Years as a finance/FPA leader for a business preferably in a manufacturing environment (U.S. MNC experience a strong plus)

• Operating experience within the Asia Pacific region in particularly the leading markets (China India) is strongly desirable

• Proven analytical skills and strong business acumen

• Welldeveloped leadership skills and experience in managing large and multicultural teams

• Solid track record in digital transformation and ERP implementation

• Proven ability to build relationships and influence decision making of key stakeholders

• Excellent communication skills and demonstrates strong leadership presence

• Ability to work crossculturally and in a matrix organization

• Ability to travel (20%); open for relocation in the future

Additional Information :

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We are open to adjusting the job level and responsibilities based on the successful candidates skills and experiences.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime