Manager, FP&A, APAC

JOB OVERVIEW The primary focus of this role is to work in a team to design, build, and manage a financial planning, analysis, & reporting function for APAC UP&E Finance: Fit-for-purpose for a start-up environment, focusing on areas that best support the group’s aggressive growth strategy, and Scalable for the world-class organization that we are setting out to build. Note: APAC covers Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, SEA, India & South Asia KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Build and manage annual P&L budget and forecasts for selected APAC territories (covering Japan and Korea) Perform and facilitate financial validation processes on revenues and costs, identify key financial risks and opportunities and report the updates in forms P&L statements and financial excel models. Partner with key regional business leaders and finance teams to achieve financial targets and drive financial performances. Work as a team member of APAC Finance to play a cross-regional APAC roles such as managing APAC revenue pivot tables and consolidating regional forecast deliverables. Recurring processes: Annual budgeting process Quarterly financial forecasting and pacing (quarterly closing) Quarterly licensee reporting of royalties Examples of specific tasks (that one may be involved): Facilitate financial forecast discussions with key market business leaders, analyze and identify key business drivers, risks and opportunities. Perform, report and deliver financial forecast analysis comparing vs. budget and prior year performance in forms of excel financial models. Communicate and support licensees with forecast and royalty uploading processes using internally developed internet-based systems. Preparation of forecast submission templates and facilitate the submission from licensees and rendering parties. Preparation of presentation slides for annual budget and quarterly reviews with senior management teams Research and preparation of market or competitive data and information reports to uncover business opportunities and risks on an ad-hoc basis General: Provide strong professional and technical leadership, implementing best practices. Process Improvement (financial & operational)