Senior Business Controller (APAC)

Key Responsibility

Undertake and manage all aspects of regional operational financial management, including business controlling, budget and forecasts preparation, as well as development of internal performance management

Demonstrate thorough business and customer understanding

Delivering value added reports and analyses that support the implementation of the business strategy and goals in order to increase valuable information for decision support.

Bridge finance and operations, making timely controlling and reporting

Train country-based finance functions to further develop capabilities in controlling and business partnering

• Primary Tasks

• Regional Business Partner: Perform analysis and support the regional management within financial and business matters

• Business controller of entities within the region: Business insights; understanding business developments and synergies from a performance point of view; i.e. P&L analysis and performance including related balance sheet items such as WIP.

• Business insights; understanding business developments and synergies from a performance point of view; i.e. P&L analysis and performance including related balance sheet items such as WIP.

• Gross Profit optimisation and controlling

• Net Working Capital optimisation and liquidity controlling

• Budget controlling and rolling forecast controlling

• Qualifications

• Master or Bachelors in Finance and Accounting /CA Chartered Accountant / or similar

• 5+ years of experience from a similar position in a larger international company

• Proven working experience as a Controller or like with combined accounting, finance and leadership experience

• Thorough knowledge with business controlling with best-in-class processes

• Preferably knowledge within the freight forwarding business

• Experience in working with AS400 and/or D365FO is an advantage

• Experience in working with BI / PowerBI is an advantage

• Experienced user of Excel

• Experienced user of AI

• Personal Attributes
  Thorough, proactive, analytic with experience of driving change, delivering Operational Excellence and embedding best in class finance processes and procedures

• Strong stakeholder management with successful collaboration between finance and business people

• Can-do and will-do attitude

• Self-supporting and a team player

• Hands-on approach

• Capable of managing a department with multiple locations

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken (English)