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Primary Objective:

The Business Finance Partner role is to maximize the value of the commercial operations of the region by partnering with multi-disciplinary teams as a trusted advisor, proactively identifying opportunities and risks to consistently deliver on the business objectives by:
•    Being a strategic partner to the business team, built on strong commercial acumen, financial expertise and decision support skills;
•    Integrating within Brand/Functional teams – understanding the environment and Patient Journeys, ultimately maximizing the P&L;
•    Maintaining appropriate stewardship and controls throughout the affiliates’ operations and performance; ensuring integrity of financial information and documentation; leading  the regional internal and external consolidation and reporting;
•    Being externally engaged with Finance contacts from a variety of stakeholder groups.
Responsibilities:

1.    Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis: Plan/S&OP/LRP/LBE Cycles & Actuals
•    Manage, coordinate and consolidate, accurate and well supported Plans/S&OP/LRP/LBE's for Asia aligned with the guidance from Area and Global HQ teams.
•    Ensure all financials are reasonable with well supported documentation and clearly written commentary.
•    Financial Reporting Data Interpretation:
o    Execute monthly financial result analysis to include appropriate variance analysis and provide clear and concise commentary to expand management’s understanding and drive for results
o    Track and analyze actuals versus budget for individual brands, functions and specific campaigns
o    Prepare and distribute monthly regional financial reports that bring the numbers to life
o    Supports region’s internal and external reporting/consolidation, being fully responsible for the high-quality preparation and submission of month-end financial reports to the Area and Global HQ finance teams.
•    Experience of collaborating within matrix organization.
•    Act as a liaison between affiliates and Area.
•    Review affiliate submissions for consistency to ensure that submission to Area is accurate and reflects the regional performance. 
•    Drive continuous process optimization, standardization, and stability. 
2.    Financial Support - Internal Customers:
•    Partner with the Brand/Functional teams, the Regional Finance Manager, Regional Finance Director, Regional VP and other Regional LT members, providing strategic support in the decision making by creating models, making educated suggestions and monitoring and identifying opportunities and risks. 
•    Proactively identify and communicate issues and opportunities as they arise and collaboratively work to develop appropriate solutions and contingency plans.
•    Collaborate with Regional FP&A Manager, Regional Finance Director, Medical Affairs and Market Access departments to for any ad-hoc requests and analysis.
 

•    University Degree in Finance/Business/Economics (MBA, CPA, CMA or CFA designation is an advantage).
•    8 years + of relevant experience in financial planning/business finance support department of a multinational company (Pharma or FMCG experience is preferred)
•    Strong analytical and organizational skills.
•    Solid understanding of planning requirements/process
•    Experience in business development and structuring/modelling – thorough understanding of the planned business model, thrive for risk mitigation
•    Strong analytical skills with ability to identify & pursue opportunities across the business, capabilities for project management
•    Strong communication and interpersonal skills
•    Be able to self-prioritize, recommend and implement process improvements and handle multiple tasks
•    Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, ability to work independently and within a team
 

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