Finance Business Partner

at  The Cooper Companies

This role will involve in analyzing actual results, providing insights, develop dynamic scenarios from risk and opportunities and offering recommendations in supporting management decision-making for the region. This person will work with multiple stakeholders across the APAC Region supporting on various initiatives like analyze revenues & budgets, develop benchmarking on OpEx efficiency, and narratives in presentations for management on key takeaway.
This is a highly visible role within the APAC Region that requires strong analytical, planning, sharp finance skills, drive insights and making an impact to the business. The position is based out of our Singapore Regional Office and reports to the Regional FP&A Manager, APAC.
The Finance Business Partner plays a key hands-on and critical role in bridging the gap between Finance and other countries / departments within the region. He / she will be performing financial analytics for the organization and forecasting our financial performance supporting business strategies. He / She will assist the Regional FP&A Manager / APAC Director FP&A / TW & HK in the preparation of monthly high level quarter outlook, quarterly forecasts, and annual budgets. He / she will also be involved in the demand planning / o9 process to support in building up the region R&O.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• US GAAP experience essential.
• Budgeting & forecasting experience required.
• Significant experience creating, tracking, and controlling financial actual, forecasts and metrics.
• Experience developing financial models pertaining to P&L, predominantly in Excel.
• Strong ability to analyze Actual vs. Budget / Forecast variances and summarize underlying drivers of variances as well as relevance to operations.
• Strong business partnering skillset is required – Working with countries and regional stakeholders, providing support and advice, driving insights and key takeaways, where necessary
• Knowledge of accounting is preferred.
• Ability to develop Excel / PowerPoint presentations, on an ad hoc basis, for management, in an environment demanding both accuracy and speed.
• Excellent skills in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and working knowledge of Hyperion EssBase are required. Knowledge of Cognos and Tableau will be an added advantage.
• Cross culture working within the APAC region to coordinate requests and develop strong working relationships.Energetic, self-starter, showing good inquisitiveness and desire to understand the business more deeply.

EXPERIENCE:

• 10 to 12 years of professional experiences, primarily in Finance, with 5 to 8 years in FP&A in a multinational commercial corporation.
• Working experience in Pharmaceutical or Medical Devices industry preferred.Regional experience working with different countries across Asia Pacific would be an advantage

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting / Finance.
• Support in the preparation of monthly high level quarter outlook, quarterly forecast, annual Budget, and submissions for the APAC Region.
• Coordinate and consolidate monthly and quarter revenue estimate on for the Region basis with each country on a weekly/bi-monthly basis. Running trend analysis, providing insights and recommendations on the forecast.
• Provide reports, variance analysis, commentaries, and key insights of financial results to support the monthly close process and as well as any ad-hoc management requests.
• Drive insight analysis and develop dynamic scenarios from risk and opportunities and offering recommendations in supporting management decision-making.
• To monitor and understand HC movement across the region comparing to Budget, Forecast and year to go hiring.
• To review and ensure countries CapEx forecast, Budget and actual are submitted in the system.
• To review countries revenue, evaluate and identify risks/opportunities with key insights and recommendations for management decision.
• Create benchmarking metrics to enhance P&L efficiency, significantly benefitting the business.
• To evaluate and enhance Financial reporting including Actuals, Forecast and Budget.
• To provide insight analytics on various items that have a financial impact.
• Business partnering to countries / other departments to support management decision-making in meeting business strategies.
• Drive training to local Controllers / Finance Managers or analyst to maximize the use of any relevant analytics and EPM system.
• Manages the Regional functions quarterly forecast, budget, actual variances analysis and cost center reporting.
• To aid in strengthening the region R&O by leveraging insights from demand planning / o9 process.
• Any other duties or projects as assigned, and job descriptions may change according to organization needs.

Please refer the Job description for details