Regional Finance Director, EPD APAC

About the role

The Regional Finance Director is a key member of the APAC Leadership Team and the principal finance business partner to the Divisional Vice President, APAC. The role covers financial planning, business performance management, demand planning, governance, risk management and finance talent development across 11 affiliate markets generating about USD 635 million in annual revenue. It leads a geographically dispersed finance and demand planning organization and requires travel of about 50% of the time.

Key responsibilities

• Act as strategic advisor to the APAC Divisional Vice President and affiliate General Managers, influencing growth investments, portfolio prioritization, pricing, acquisitions and divestitures
• Lead annual plan, quarterly LBE, strategic plan and long-range planning, and set financial KPIs and dashboards
• Evaluate commercial investments, promotions, new products and pricing, and drive gross and operating margin optimization
• Oversight of demand planning and forecasting, and collaboration with supply chain and commercial teams to improve forecast accuracy and inventory management
• Optimize working capital, inventory turns and cash generation, and support regional S&OP
• Maintain controls, compliance with local regulations and corporate policies, and lead financial risk identification and audit oversight
• Build and develop the finance and demand planning team, including succession planning and talent development
• Drive finance transformation, digital adoption, automation, advanced analytics and AI-enabled decision support

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline
• Minimum 15 years of progressive finance leadership in multinational organizations
• Experience leading regional finance organizations across multiple countries and cultures
• Experience in FP&A, commercial finance, forecasting, strategic planning and performance management
• Preferred: MBA, CPA, CMA, ACCA, CA or equivalent; experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, FMCG or consumer healthcare
• Experience managing demand planning, S&OP, inventory management and working capital

Required skills

• FP&A, demand planning, S&OP, financial controls and internal audit and compliance
• SAP and ERP systems
• Forecasting and analytics