• Position pipelined for fast-track to Regional Head position

• High visibility position with opportunity to partner with Country Heads and Regional CEO

• Company is in high growth mode and position will be involved with M&A transactions

 Our client is one of the largest B2B manufacturers globally, with more than 13,000 employees, and achieved continued strong growth throughout the past few years. They have an innovative and forward-thinking culture, operating at a dynamic pace, which has helped them to maintain their edge over competitors in the market.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing, leading and, in some cases supporting, various initiatives including pricing and margin optimisation, cash flow and ROIC improvements.

• Communicating results and recommendations to key stakeholders for improvements that will lead to volume and revenue generation, margin improvement and streamlining operations.

• Developing and continuously improving the management cycle and manage Group’s planning processes, including annual budget & business plans and monthly rolling forecasts.

• Providing market trend analysis with corresponding financial modelling and commentary to the key stakeholders.

• Managing, leading, or supporting the transformation of the commercial and planning function across the region, including optimization and enhancement of finance reporting systems, analytics platforms, and processes.

• Partnering with cross-country and functional teams to maximise return on investments, especially in growth initiatives, sales & marketing investments, and cost improvement initiatives.

• Utilising BI and statistical analysis tools to delivery meaningful insights into business performance.

• Preparing financials for business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions.

• Managing cash flow forecast, including cash working profit, working capital and investments leading to improvement in return on invested capital (ROIC). 

Key Requirements

• Strong technical skills in accounting, finance, and statistical analysis.

• Successful track record in finance business partnering and financial planning & analysis.

• Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity, poise, maturity, and precision both written and verbal.

• Strategic critical thinker, who provides innovative and creative solutions leveraging emerging technological advances with focus on practical delivery.

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