AP FP&A Manager

Recognized as “the stand-out brand in the EHS consulting market” by independent research firm Verdantix, and leader in Asset Management by ALM, DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) is a global operations management consulting company that has been advising leading industrial companies around the world for over 50 years.  We leverage not only 200 years of DuPont experience in operating high-hazard facilities around the world, but also the unique talents of our expert consultants.  Our strength is our people – a diverse team of individuals with experience across a broad range of industries, functions and disciplines.

Companies come to us because they want to bring about lasting change that makes them safer, more dynamic and more productive places to work. They trust us because we have real life experience of the situations they face, we help them implement and operationalize their solutions and we are passionate about what we do.  We zero in on what matters: protecting and improving lives, operations and assets.

Reporting to the FP&A APAC Lead, we are looking for an experienced FP&A Manager. The candidate will work for the AP Region in close collaboration with the business leaders covering all four markets (ANZ, ASEAN, China and India).

Principal Responsibilities :

·       Leading the budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes for the AP region. Establishing appropriate inputs/outputs, timetables, and necessary levels of analysis to clearly ‘tell the story’, to enable informed decisions to be made by the business.

·       You will provide FP&A support to the senior management team to help drive deeper understanding of sales pipeline, revenues, contract sold pricing,  project and customer profitability.

·       Actively review the projects with project controllers in F&O and CRM, making sure that all the expenses/costs are charged to the project and Backlog/Milestones maintenance is 100% accurate all the time.

·       Making a difference in AP Region/Market performance: Push for FSE chargeability and utilization, A/R follow up on a weekly basis with business, track performance of the projects in Power BI; challenge/analyze with the PMs when the project has deviations or you spot any concerns.

·       Acting as a Finance Business Partner to other team members within Corporate Controlling. Providing Data & Analytics whenever profound and in-depth knowledge about financial planning is required.

·       Detailed review and analysis of financial clauses of customer contracts in collaboration with the legal entity financial controllers and Global Tax Manager in the assessment of tax matters (VAT, WHT, PE risk and etc).

·       Planning, executing and/or leading selected special projects that require cross-functional engagement and external stakeholders, controlling project activities to fulfil objectives and satisfy project requirements.

·       M&A Activities: Hands-on execution of financial and operational matters from due diligence to post-acquisition integration.

·       Work regularly with the Market Leaders and country managers on financial matters and ad-hoc requests, proposals/tenders, etc. Support the management in implementing and coordinating economic analysis, identifying KPI and profit drivers.

Education / Experience Requirements

EDUCATION:

·       Accredited University Finance degree,

·       Qualified Accountant (CA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent), highly desirable.

EXPERIENCE:

• 5-10 years solid Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis on Corporate/Group Controlling level and project costing, including 3 years in similar role.

• Experience in a global management consulting firm is preferred

• Experience and knowledge of tax implications (VAT, WHT and etc.) is preferred.

• Exposure to M&A due diligence and post-acquisition/integration activities.

• Very good command of ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 desirable) and advanced Power Point and Excel skills including macros.

• Strong organizational skills, structured, results driven. Able to cope with changing environment and priorities.

• Hands-on, pragmatic, able to translate theoretical knowledge into business reality.

• Team player focused on results and collaboration.

• Proven experience of business partnering, commercial acumen and understanding business strategy.

• Excellent financial communication skills tailored for senior leaders and the ability to influence, collaborate and build relationships across global teams.