Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis:

•  Identifies new metrics (i.e. KPIs) to drive performance relative to strategic priorities. Enhance scenario planning analysis for strategic planning activities.
•  Identify and drive value within business (stretch targets). Measured by profit improvement (wider margins), lower cost and driving performance. Focus management on most critical risks and opportunities.
•  Thoroughly understands how to win in our markets and actions necessary to achieve.
•  Demonstrates an application of broad/diverse commercial knowledge with understanding of how all areas come together and operate as a business.
•  Supports the enterprise/business with new business activities and issues resolution, including M&A/ JV, business transactions, tax and customs issues, monitoring the performance of the new acquired business etc. and liaising with legal and other cross-functional departments as necessary.
•  Understands, translates, and provides insight into business performance against competitor & industry trends.
•  Partner closely with the other functions and business managers to ensure strategies are accomplished.
•  Provides financial and change leadership by actively participating in high level business strategy planning. Provides necessary support to accomplish plans/strategy.
•  Participate in business customer solution teams with focus on offering financial solutions to customers.
•  Deliver clear presentations including defending positions on controversial topics, adapt style to continuously seek ‘win/win’ solutions.
•  Communicates as an official spokesperson for the function within the businesss group and enterprise in a variety of settings.

Budgeting and Forecasting:

•  Advises and provides financial leadership to the business group and businesses in the group.
•  Acts as a leadership team member of the appropriate Business Leadership teams.
•  Provide broad knowledge of and connect with right relationships with COE partners for areas such as Tax, Treasury, Risk Management, Controls, etc.
•  Partners closely with COE and the cross-business/functional senior managers to play an active role in enhancing connectivity and communication.
•  Able to drive the behavior, results or agenda needed for the business. Has a point of view and communicates it effectively thus influencing colleagues by supporting them, challenging them, providing unique perspective and delivering value.
•  Partner closely and leverage the Accounting and Finance teams for key information points including historical reporting and data collection. May include activities related to cost accounting, margin reporting, analysis of data and management reports, activity based costing or cost allocation to products and customers, management reports generation, etc.
•  Lead business processes, participate in M&A , etc as requested by the Group FP&A Finance Lead

Talent Development:

•  Identify, develop and coach direct reports to ensure a high performing team. Capable of initiating change, empowering the team and driving results. Ensures the right mix of talent, balanced in possessing and growing FP&A skills.
• Identify talent and champion development opportunities reflective of the business needs, succession plans and growth objectives.

Qualifications:

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
•  Minimum of 7 years relevant experience
•  English Proficiency
•  Demonstrated ability to develop long term strategic plans
•  Strong accounting experience with very good technical knowledge
•  Demonstrated change agility
•  Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization
•  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
•  Strong problem solving and analytical skills
•  Demonstrated flexibility and ability to deal with ambiguity
•  Strong leadership, team building, interpersonal and communication skills