Strategic business partner to Sales & Marketing business unit/department, building strong relationships, leading financial reviews to understand challenges and opportunities, as well as manage overheads & capital expenditures in partnership with the Business Unit leaders.
Responsible in implementing the business planning cycle within the business units/department, including annual operating budgets, quarterly forecast/LE and long term financial plan to ensure alignment with overall business strategies and financial targets.
Responsible for ensuring BU/department's Targets/Scorecard are aligned with the overall business strategies & financial targets, leading Dashboard review & monitoring progress on a monthly basis, creating bridge gap analysis as necessary to ensure achievement of goals.
Leads the monitoring and consolidation of cost saving initiatives as part of the Cost Governance Team, providing transparency & ensuring accountability within the Business Unit/department.
Responsible for reviewing and documenting the BU/department's existing policies & procedures, coordinating with other Finance business partners as necessary, implementing best practice in the industry with internal controls in mind, and ensuring the BU/department's compliance to such.
Responsible for creating adhoc financial reports and analysis that will help improve the BU/department's operations and achievement of targets. l Contribute to ad-hoc projects as needed, and continually automate/ streamline processes to improve business efficiency across the organization. l Incorporates health, safety, security, and environmental compliance in the planning and implementation of Finance operations and initiatives.
Other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications:
Graduate of Finance or any related course. CPA preferred. At least 6 years overall experience in Finance.
At least 2-3 years Managerial experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, preferably with focus on Function Controllership/Business partnering within a fast-paced business/industry.
Experience in Logistics & Services industry is an advantage.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills i.e., analyze data, capture gaps while executing control, identify ways to fix the issue and suggest necessary process improvement to avoid such instances from recurring
Stakeholder management i.e., engage with senior leaders, manage expectations and ability to speak-up & influence without authority.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and familiar with ERP system, preferably with Netsuite
Demonstrated project management experience and the ability to work cross-functionally.
Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
