East Asia Region Finance Leader

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Reporting to the APAC CFO, the role will have direct oversight of business partnering and FP&A across the East Asia region. This role will support to the region boards on business planning and driving the business performance.

You will be a member of the regional finance team and lead the team and day to day delivery to the Region leadership of key financial insights and other financial support to help them drive towards ABP and other key targets.

-                Reporting to the APAC CFO (Singapore) to help them deliver strategic support to region boards on business planning and driving business performance.

-                Lead the East Asia Finance team and day to day delivery to the Region leadership of key financial insights and other financial support to help them drive towards ABP and other key targets.

-                Deliver the Business Partnering and Financial Planning & Analysis support to the Region help drive the financial and commercial performance of the business.

-                Lead the business partnering teams in the Region and their support to relevant Geographies, Groups and Portfolios to help them drive towards their targets.

-                Coordinate with centrally led, globally integrated Financial Operations, including Manila Shared Services centre and other globally integrated finance functions including Statutory accounting /Tax to ensure these elements are delivered effectively into the Region.

-                Liaise closely with members of the globally integrated Finance team to ensure a joined-up delivery across the Region and Arup. 

-                Drive delivery of the Annual Business Plan, including supporting the Region in actions to meet and/or exceed its targets, with a particular focus of delivery within the ‘Sal to Revenue’ model parameters.

-                Take part in aspects of the wider Finance Leadership Team including involvement in any ad hoc projects.

-                Support delivery of the objectives of the Commercial initiatives including business recovery taskforce priorities.

-                Coordinate and collaborate with other integrated functions including Company secretarial, DT, HSEQ, Legal, M&C, People, Arup University. 

-                Continue own personal/professional development to evolve your finance leadership skills and experience

-                Travel within Regional Geographies to establish and maintain relationships and oversight, and to globally agreed leadership meetings from time to time.

-                Based in Hong Kong, language requirements etc.

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