Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager  

Position Summary

The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager – Asia will be a member of the Company's global finance team located in Asia and reporting to the Director of FP&A at the Corporate Headquarters in the US. The position requires knowledge of both Finance and Accounting principles, experience with advanced financial modeling and analysis techniques, and understanding of budgeting and forecasting processes. The incumbent will display effective planning and organizational skills, be results oriented, develop effective business relationships, and possess the ability to competently manage multiple priorities. The ideal candidate will display high business acumen and analytical thinking, and demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint).

Essential Responsibilities and Accountabilities

As a Finance employee, this position will be responsible for providing financial decision support to the Asia-Pacific management team while ensuring adherence to global finance policies. Areas of responsibility include overseeing budgeting and forecasting, capital planning, support regional M&A activity and Business Transformation planning.

• Collaborate with Corporate FP&A and Asia-Pacific Management teams to provide effective financial management of ongoing operations and projects within the region
• Provide analytical support for long range strategic planning in the region and ensure local plans are aligned to broader business initiatives and strategy
• Locally administer the annual budget process using corporate provided templates and in accordance with established timelines
• Ensure corporate team has full visibility into financial performance and plans/forecasts in the Asia region
• Ability to reconcile corporate standardized reporting with local management reporting generated in the region
• Consolidate and analyze financial and non-financial data from various internal sources (budgets, income statements, production systems, data warehouses, etc.), use financial modeling to evaluate impacts of various strategic and operational activities, and identify risks and opportunities in achieving plan
• Assist FP&A team in completing the monthly and quarterly financial reporting packets for the Board of Directors, Company Owners and Executive Leadership Team
• Track performance vs. budget, monitor variances and make recommendations to improve performance
• Support the broader organization on special projects, ad-hoc analyses and requests as needed
• Recommend and implement system/process improvements to enhance corporate finance function
• Limited travel may occasionally be required (<10%)

Competency Requirements

• Highly driven, self-motivated and willing to take initiative to “figure it out” and own a process through to completion
• Must be a team player capable of interacting with all levels of employees and senior management
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to convey information concisely in writing and verbally at an Executive level
• Very detail and process oriented, with ability to translate data and analysis into coherent information linked to the business “big picture”
• Ability to understand and frame complex issues in a consolidated and straightforward manner
• Ability to define problems, collect data from multiple sources, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Works independently, effectively managing tasks and tight deadlines with minimal supervision
• Excellent computer skills – MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
  

Educational & Experience Minimum Requirements

• BA in Finance/Accounting or Business – MBA a plus