Toa Payoh - Assistant Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (Asia Pacific)

Join a Global Icon in Travel and Lifestyle - Lead Financial Strategy Across Asia

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving business performance through data and insights?

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Assistant Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to shape the financial direction of our Asia operations. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a globally recognized brand and play a key role in influencing regional decision-making and growth.

Responsibilities:

1. Regional Consolidation and Management Reporting

• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close and consolidation process across the region.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and internal account policies.
• Review and validate intercompany eliminations and consolidation adjustments
• Prepare timely and accurate regional management reports, dashboards, and financial analysis.
• Deliver key performance indicators, trends, and variance analysis

1. Financial Planning & Budgeting

• Lead and manage the annual budgeting and long-range planning processes across Asia markets.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align financial plans with strategic and operational goals.
• Ensure timely consolidation and review of budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans.

1. Forecasting & Reporting

• Oversee the monthly forecasting cycle, identifying risks and opportunities across the region.
• Prepare and present monthly management reports, including P&L analysis, variance analysis, and business performance commentary.
• Support regional leadership with real-time financial insights to aid decision-making.

1. Business Performance & Strategic Analysis

• Conduct financial modelling, scenario analysis, and sensitivity testing to support business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with commercial, supply chain, and brand teams to evaluate business performance and identify cost optimization or revenue growth opportunities.
• Analyze KPIs and market trends across product lines, channels (retail, e-commerce, wholesale), and geographies.

1. Business Partnering

• Act as a strategic advisor to regional and local leadership teams, ensuring financial discipline in operational and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with country finance teams to drive consistency and best practices across the region.

1. Process Improvement & Systems

• Drive enhancements in FP&A processes, tools, and systems (e.g., SAP, Power BI, Hyperion) for improved accuracy and efficiency.
• Support digital transformation and data analytics initiatives to enhance financial insights.

1. Team Management & Coaching

• Provide strong leadership, motivation, and guidance to the FP&A team to foster a high-performance culture.
• Act as a people manager, responsible for the continuous professional development and upskilling of team members.
• Support career progression through coaching, mentoring, and regular performance feedback.
• Promote a collaborative and inclusive work environment across regional and local finance teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related disciplines, with AICPA/ACCA /CPA Australia qualification or equivalent.
• MBA is preferable but not essential.
• Minimum 10-15 years of progressive FP&A experience with at least 5 years in the regional managerial role in MNCs
• Strong background in the retail or consumer good industry
• Deep understanding of P&L, retail metrics and business drivers
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Working at decentralization regional business model is definitely an asset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing at all organizational levels.
• Strong mindset on teamwork.
• Proficient in financial systems (e.g. SAP, Hyperion) and data visualization tools (e.g. power BI, Tableau).
• Fluency in both written and spoken English is required.
• Travel may be required on an occasional basis.