Regional FP&A Senior Specialist
Job Summary
The Regional FP&A Senior Specialist supports APAC management by enhancing financial steering, forecasting, and performance analysis. This role acts as a key finance business partner, translating complex financial data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making. You will lead budgeting, management reporting, and process improvements across the multinational APAC organization.
Responsibilities
- Manage monthly closing and performance variance analysis.
- Prepare regional management reports and KPI dashboards.
- Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes.
- Provide financial insights for regional business decision-making.
- Drive process automation and efficiency improvements.
Required Skills
- 6-9+ years experience in FP&A or Controlling.
- Advanced financial modeling and Excel proficiency.
- Experience with SAP, TM1, and Power BI.
- Fluency in English and Chinese.
- Strong analytical and business partnering skills.
Job Details
Responsibilities:
1. Month-End Closing & Performance Analysis
- Support FP&A activities during monthly closing in collaboration with Accounting and Controlling.
- Ensure accurate, compliant closing-related analyses.
- Monitor actual results against budget and forecasts.
- Perform variance analyses (Budget/Forecast vs. Actual) with root-cause explanations.
- Follow up on issues and support timely resolution.
2. Management Reporting & Regional Transparency
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting packages.
- Provide deviation analysis and commentary for management reviews.
- Coordinate APAC Finance reporting to ensure consistency and data quality.
- Develop and improve dashboards, KPIs, and performance tracking tools.
3. Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Coordinate annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes.
- Engage with Sales, Purchasing, and Production to build realistic planning assumptions.
- Challenge business inputs and maintain financial models from topline to EBT.
- Support strategic planning via scenario and sensitivity analyses.
4. Finance Business Partnering & Value Creation
- Act as a finance business partner to regional management.
- Analyze initiatives related to productivity, pricing, margin development, and working capital.
- Translate financial impacts into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders.
5. FP&A Process Improvement & Automation
- Improve FP&A processes, methodologies, and data quality.
- Increase efficiency via automation and reduction of manual work.
- Leverage modern FP&A tools, BI solutions, and AI-supported analysis.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics (Master’s/CPA/CMA/ACCA preferred).
- Experience: 6-9+ years in FP&A, Financial Analysis, or Controlling in a multinational environment.
- Technical Skills: Strong financial modeling, advanced Excel, PowerPoint, ERP systems (e.g., SAP), planning tools (e.g., TM1), and BI tools (e.g., Power BI).
- Languages: Fluent English; Chinese proficiency required for regional collaboration.