APAC Finance Manager

Primary Job Function:

• Main lead in charge of EPD APAC cash flow management (balance sheet, cash flow) by running accurate reporting and RLBE/annual planning process, best practice sharing, accurate financial forecast, timely risk analysis, scenarios, and contingency plans to meet the area’s financial targets.
• Partner with Regional Finance Director APAC and key stakeholders on strategic projects such as: L&A deals, business structure, divestments, supporting the key transformational projects across EPD.
• Partner with Regional Finance Director APAC / APAC DVP and APAC Region GMs/key function heads to analyse the full financial impact of strategic and tactical initiatives and provide analytical insights on top and bottom-line growth and trend lines, analyse variances vs. various financial benchmarks.
• Responsible for managing and coordinating finance projects and initiatives across APAC.
• Provide Analytics to support Business Discussions with different stakeholders and SLT.
• Set up ROI and Measurement metrics for activities.
• Project Management and follow ups.
• Create Dashboard to better understand and drive the business.
• Lead financial modelling of Commercial projects in the region, those led by Commercial Excellence, Market Access, Marketing or any other support function.
• Support and involve in Go to Market, Cost to Serve Initiatives with APAC HQ commercial functions for key markets
• Set up and manage reviews with stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of projects.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Exercise proper controllership responsibilities, including revenue recognition, channel inventory, AR/Aging and balance sheet reviews, affiliate DSO/DOH/cash flow control and improvement, management of returns, obsolescence, reserves and accruals.
• Assess and challenge all departmental processes with an eye towards innovation and operational excellence.
• Consults with key stakeholders to develop project requirements; tracks performance to project plans and executes on final project delivery.
• Lead role in project management of all finance projects across the APAC enabling efficient and structured execution of the projects.
• Develops and identifies “Best Practices” and ensure adoption across APAC.
• Establishes understanding, buy-in and commitment to finance strategy across regional and local organization to successfully drive and lead the projects.
• Initiates and leads globally launched finance projects & initiatives.
• Support Go to Market exercises and Commercial Projects led by Commercial Excellence , Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Market Access Departments
• Driving analysis about efficiency and performance of commercial organization in APAC.
• Support commercial teams and provide alignment with HQ Support functions in Quarterly Sales Targeting processes.
• Modelling and analysis of tender scenarios and co-ordinate with Market Access & Finance Teams.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in finance, Business Admiration, accounting or equivalent. A MBA from a reputed instituted would be preferred5-10 years of experience required in highly competitive and fast-moving environment. Prior experience in emerging markets is a plus
• Relevant experience at the affiliate or regional level in managerial positions
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Familiarity with EPD is a plus
• Winning mentality, “can-do” attitude, customer focus, result-driven and pragmatic
• Strategic conceptualization and articulation skills. Ability to translate concepts into tangible results
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence in a matrix and at Sr. Management level
• Problem solving skills, business acumen, industry knowledge and project management skills
• Data analytics and quantitative skills
• Accountability for delivering high quality results
• Cultural adaptability and emotional intelligence
• Strong business partnering mindset
• English mandatory, additional languages appreciated