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SUMMARY
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As a member of this team, you will play a critical role in delivering innovative technology solutions for finance operations in the APAC region.
The FP&A Assistant Manager works closely with business partners in the market to streamline workflows and increase efficiency and accuracy. Unlike traditional accounting services, we leverage our expertise in systems integration and process automation to provide end-to-end operational support to the markets.
Our ideal candidate is someone who has background in both financial and technology and has experience developing and implementing solutions to optimize financial processes. You will work closely with our IT and finance departments to identify improvement opportunities and drive innovation through technology.
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES
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Regional Operational Support
- Support the month-end close and regular planning process by data preparation and consolidation
- Support day-to-day data integration, quality assurance and correction (i.e. adjustments) activities
- Drive automation initiatives for daily operational activities
- Perform data quality improvement activities with the Business Intelligence team
- Support data analysis and investigation activities
- Work closely with market finance management in APAC region (incl. mapping maintenance)
- Work closely with group FP&A managers in UK
New Financial Application Development
- Assist in the design of the solution and integration architecture
- Assist with vendor selection
- Gather user requirements and design system solutions with vendors
- Perform configurations and system setup including but not limited to accounts and mapping setup
- Perform preliminary system testing based on provided requirements
- Organize and support UAT exercises in projects
- Prepare materials and support user training for system deployment
- Document standard operating procedures (SOP) for planning processes
- Support transformational changes on system and processes
Continuous Improvement
- Manage internal (i.e. in-house) development of new functionalities in planning tools, i.e. Anaplan / Jedox
- Explore and implement new workflow automation using Anaplan / Alteryx scripts
- Own and optimize standard operating procedures (SOP) for planning processes
- Work with vendors for new automation opportunities and coordinate new project initiatives
- Achieve target service level for customer support
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QUALIFICATIONS
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- Education
- College degree in accounting or finance related field
- Experience
- At least 5 years of accounting or relevant experience, particularly in system accounting and financial planning
- Licensure and Certification
- Certified Public Accountant CPA License is an advantage
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Technical Skills
- Exposure in SQL Database
- Financial applications / reporting tools, e.g. Anaplan / Jedox, SAP BPC, Microsoft Power BI, Power Apps, Alteryx is a plus
- Abilities
- Act as a bridge between UK Headquarters / DDC IT team and finance users
- Ability to collect requirements and coordinate user acceptance test UAT with markets across the region
- Perform system integration test SIT and system testing
- Ability to work in a team, take initiative, pay attention to detail and manage time well, experience in working under shared service centers is preferable
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HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT (HSE) ACCOUNTABILITIES
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- Responsibilities
- Participate in any HSE activities for the market and report any point for concerns according to current work set up.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The physical requirements of this position involve sedentary work, which involves sitting most of the time
- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body
- The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, and viewing a computer terminal
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WORK ENVIRONMENT
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The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Workstations located in air-conditioned offices with adequate lighting. Must perform work outdoors from time to time.
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SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
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This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
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