Head of FP&A, APAC

The Head of FP&A APAC leads financial planning forecasting performance management and strategic financial support across the APAC region. The role is a key business partner to the APAC President and CFO providing forward-looking insights scenario analysis and strategic guidance to drive growth and value creation.

The position oversees FP&A transformation and automation initiatives supports commercial finance and distributor best practices and leads regional FP&A teams including the APAC FP&A Finance Transformation Manager.
 

Strategic Planning & Executive Support

• Lead the APAC strategic planning and long-range planning process in partnership with the President and CFO.
• Provide financial leadership on growth strategy portfolio choices market expansion and resource allocation.
• Deliver clear financial narratives scenarios and recommendations to support executive decision-making.- Act as a trusted advisor to the President and CFO on performance outlook risks and opportunities.

FP&A Leadership & Performance Management

• Lead end-to-end FP&A activities across APAC including budgeting forecasting rolling forecasts and performance management.
• Ensure strong forecast accuracy disciplined planning and timely performance insights.
• Define the regional FP&A strategy aligned with global finance priorities and business objectives.

FP&A Transformation & Simplification

• Sponsor and oversee FP&A transformation initiatives across the region.
• Drive standardization simplification and automation of FP&A processes.
• Partner with Global Finance Transformation teams to implement global FP&A standards tools and planning models.

Commercial Finance & Distributor Management

• Provide commercial finance leadership covering pricing margins trade spend and profitability management.
• Support financial performance management of distributor and indirect sales models including demand forecasting inventory visibility and working capital considerations.
• Promote best practices in distributor performance management KPIs and financial transparency.
• Support go-to-market decisions through financial analysis and scenario modeling.

Business Partnering (Marketing R&D & Commercial)

• Act as a senior finance partner to Marketing R&D Sales and Commercial teams.
• Support marketing investment decisions innovation pipelines and product portfolio performance.
• Ensure alignment between strategy financial plans and execution.

Team Leadership & Governance

• Lead develop and mentor regional FP&A and commercial finance teams.
• Set clear objectives performance expectations and development plans.
• Ensure strong governance controls and compliance across FP&A and commercial finance processes.

Performance Management & Risk

• Monitor regional financial performance key commercial risks and opportunities.
• Ensure timely escalation and corrective actions where required.
• Maintain financial transparency and strong management discipline.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in finance and accounting
• 8 to 10 Years experience in finance and accounting
• Proven leadership experience in FP&A commercial finance or regional finance roles.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior executives (President CFO leadership teams).
• Strong background in strategic planning and long-range financial modeling.
• Experience supporting distributor-based and indirect sales business models.
• Track record of driving finance transformation and automation initiatives.
• Strong executive communication influence and leadership skills.
• Experience working across multiple geographies.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time