Job Description

Education and Experience

Must be Qualified Chartered Accountant Must have 2 Years relevant experience in FP&A in product or Pharma Industry A minimum of 4-5 years progressive working experience, 2 years should be relevant FP&A experience in a product Industry. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a range of culturally and functionally diverse people. Education: Chartered Accountant Computer literacy Experience in using SAP S4 HANA Experience in system planning tools such as BPC/TM1 etc Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools Language literacy English (Oral and written)
Reporting to : Finance Manager in Singapore

Forecasting, Budgeting, Strategy planning

Responsible for preparation of financial plans (LRP, PLN, LBE, ACT, Quarterly projections), submission in Global planning systems (BPC, SAP) and Actuals Variance analysis vs Plan/forecast. Lead the financial planning & reporting processes including design of templates & processes to improve efficiency and accuracy. Timely address of queries from various stakeholders Analyze performance (tracking revenue & expenses regularly) and provide variance explanations and recommendations for operational efficiency and provide business counseling to relevant stakeholders, with the objective of adding value to the business. Understand, communicate, and explain variance within the business. Identify root causes and follow up actions for each. Advise business teams on process-related matters that arise. Act as primary liaison with line of Asia consolidations team to ensure accuracy and timeliness of information

Business Partnering:

Partner with India commercial leadership with supervision of Head Commercial Finance to drive commercial / financial objectives by leading affiliate or country-specific projects. Create P&L statements and other reports on financial performance for executive management to review. Preparation of monthly business review deck in collaboration with functional stakeholders Leading finance on S&OP discussions for benchmark analysis & demand assumptions working with Supply Chain and commercial team.

Ad-hoc Projects, Process Improvement and Expense Efficiency

To take leadership or to provide support towards any business or finance projects as they arise. To drive excellence in FP&A outputs To identify and drive continuous process improvement, particularly around financial planning. To identify and drive continuous process standardization and simplification to improve efficiency. Expertise

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a range of culturally and functionally diverse people.

Essential Skills, Experience, and Competencies (includes Licenses, Credentials)

Effectively manage the engagement and collaboration of the team to achieve a common goal Strong commercial analytical skill, strategy thinking, financial analysis and finance modelling skill Agile: could react quickly to requests in a short deadline and able to deliver with limited information or resources Process improvements & simplification Strong interpersonal skills with ability to effectively influence people Previous FP&A roles in pharmaceutical manufacturing strongly preferred. Previous Cost Accounting experience preferred. * Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics Required.