Finance Manager, Apac

Job Specification

The APAC Finance Manager will be responsible for providing financial leadership across the APAC Operating Company (APAC OPCO), partnering with the business to ensure delivery of objectives in-line with the wider Group strategy. The role reports to the APAC General Manager,and will work closely with internal stakeholders such as APAC Commercial and Operational teams, as well as Group Finance.

Principal Accountabilities

Responsibilities and duties will include but not be limited to:

- Financial Reporting - Leading and overall responsibility for the delivery of the monthly internal reporting for the APAC OPCO. Timely production of the monthly financial management reporting pack, ensuring all data & KPI’s are completed and understood. Detailed financial commentary to support;
- Financial Planning - Ownership of the budget and forecasting cycle for the APAC OPCO. Set the direction and provide leadership to the wider APAC team to ensure that the budget / forecast is delivered on-time, and in-line with Group strategy;
- Process & Systems - Overall responsibility for APAC reporting processes and systems, including M3 (ERP System) and supplementary packages, managing staff to drive efficiency and improve integrity of financial reporting for the APAC OPCO;
- Business Partnering
- Provide senior management leadership in the development and execution of the financial management and business strategy for APAC OPCO.
- Key partner to GM in development and implementation of the OpCo 5 year strategic plan
- Partners collaboratively with Operations, HR & Sales to facilitate decision support and performance management.
- Analysis and modelling to support business decisions such as capital investment or contract tender. With scenario and sensitivity analysis, comprehension and big picture outlook.
- Challenges perceptions in pursuit of the best outcome for the Company including commercial negotiations/approaches and fleet management.
- Product and Service line comprehension to foster healthy strategic discussions on business performance and outlook, enabling healthy challenge to the OpCo management team.
- An active member of the monthly business performance reviews with a clear understanding of the business from both a commercial and operations perspective while having financial oversight
- Identifies risks (financial and non-financial), and contributes to the development of actions / strategies to mitigate those risks
- Identify opportunities for process improvement within finance and across other business functions. Lead or participate in optimisation projects
- Cash Management - Ownership of the cash management cycle for the APAC OPCO. Prepare rolling cashflow forecast to ensure cashflow challenges / requirements are identified and understood in a timely manner. Effective cash planning. Debt management;
- Statutory Reporting - Oversee the APAC annual audit and standard forms process in-line with year-end reporting timetable. Preparation of statutory accounts for APAC OPCO for board approval / sign-off;
- Corporate Governance - Ensure compliance with APAC OPCO / GROUP internal control policies and procedures are adhered to. Manage relationships with both internal and external audit teams, ensuring audits are closed out timely. Ensure any findings are addressed and closed-out. Lead by example and promote best practice;
- Tax Compliance - Manage the preparation and timely submission of all direct / indirect taxation returns / documents to the appropriate tax authority for APAC OPCO. Support the Group Tax Manager on ad-hoc projects as required;
- Continuous Improvement - Seek opportunities for business / process improvements to enhance APAC Opco performance. Examples might include further development of service level reporting, customer profitability analysis or reporting improvements;
- People - Lead and develop the APAC Finance team, encouraging a culture of high performance, on-time reporting / delivery, and continuous improvement. Establish and monitor staff performance and development goals, conduct regular performance appraisals (check-ins);
- Safety - Promote a strong safety culture within the business leading by example and undertaking regular site safety audits.

Qualifications and Experience
- ICAS, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant
- Self-motivated and the ability to work autonomously, as well as in a team.
- Strong conceptual and business analytical, due diligence and evaluation skills
- Experience with ERP systems
- Highly developed communication skills at all levels
- Ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Prior supervisory experience essential
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business preferred