ASEAN Markets Finance Advisor

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About the Oppoortunity

The ASEAN Commercial/Business Finance Manager provides commercial market insights and support to the ASEAN markets leadership executive and facilitates the connection between finance, markets and business teams.  The Commercial/Business Finance Manager will team and collaborate with senior stakeholders including markets operations, finance leadership and business development as well as the wider business finance network across Asia-Pacific and globally.  The Commercial/Business Finance Manager will provide insight into market trends and commercial performance (including analysis and modelling) as well as advising on and operationalizing markets initiatives.  In addition, this role will lead key processes such as revenue planning, advice on cost budgets for marketing and business development (including looking at return on investment) and drive leading practice in ASEAN.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Global integrated planning processes for the ASEAN Region, working with markets leaders to establish and embed appropriate stretch targets. Includes aligning partner accountabilities with markets metrics, identifying potential risks and challenges in achieving revenue plan, and advice on strategies to address these.
• Advise on how to drive, monitor and nurture the right behaviours across the organisation both throughout the year and during planning.  Work closely with stakeholders from markets, service lines and business development to align on expectations.
• Provide insights into performance by analysing data throughout the year on revenue, sales & pipeline, margin, trends, and annualized impacts, to support forward looking commercial insights and recommendations on how to achieve optimal financial performance. Creating and delivering insightful and impactful messaging to markets leaders, in support of decision making including placing financial metrics in the context of the ASEAN market. Work with markets leadership / operations to identify reporting needs and strategy to respond including maximising usage of global reporting tool and library.
• Advise on cost budgets by enabling markets leaders to make effective investment decisions including analysing return on investment. Support market segment and account leaders in planning and monitoring NBD spend.
• Lead the implementation of markets finance initiatives across the region.
• To supervise ASEAN portfolio finance advisors providing strategic finance advisory support across key accounts and projects in the region
• Supervise resources from the shared service centre in providing additional analysis / preparing leadership information. 

Skills and Attribute for Success

• Graduate and/or professional certification in a business related field of study (i.e. Accounting, Finance)
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to understand commercial drivers of engagement performance
• Exceptional written and oral presentation skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and articulate manner
• Proven ability to build credibility and trust with senior stakeholders
• Proactive approach to work and the ability to anticipate the needs of the business and deliver accordingly

Ideally, you’ll also have

• 7 years of relevant experience to perform this position
• A deep understanding of the drivers of commercial revenue performance including pricing and margin is essential with knowledge of a professional services environment preferred
• Experience with using data visualisation tools such as PowerBI and/or advanced Excel skills

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