Financial / Business Planning & Analysis Manager

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We don't rest on our rich heritage of innovation. We leverage it to inspire solutions that will power the next hundred years. We invest continually in R&D and technology, so our products not only outperform industry standards; they exceed our customers' demanding expectations. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow. And we are constantly expanding our product catalog and value-added service offerings to support every facet of our customers' operations. In the most extreme environments and those more familiar, Gates is there with the right product, in the right place at the right time. Whether building original equipment or maintaining products in the aftermarket, we enable companies in every industry to be more efficient, productive, and profitable. We are Gates.
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We are searching for a BPA Manager, East Asia and India who possesses solid financial planning skills to operate effectively in a matrix environment and have confidence in driving aggressive growth plans. The person should have a consultative and collaborative leadership style, proven business transformation track record and experienced in building effective teams. We are only shortlisting driven, resilient, enterprising, agile, and motivated leaders who wants to be part of a growing company.
**THE ROLE**
This role is responsible for business planning and forecasting in East Asia and India. This role oversees regional financial reporting and work closely with the team members to consolidating the data and analysis across the region.
**YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
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- Other duties may be assigned beyond the core functions listed below._
- Maximum 3 pointers per accountability_
Accountability #1: Customer (Internal / External Stakeholders)
- Coordinate financial review meetings, work with each BU to deliver accurate reporting and financial forecast
- Coordinate and consolidate Reporting requests for EA&I as well as provide technical support to sites finance teams in relation to GAAP conversion
Accountability #2: Process / Performance
- Prepare and submit flash reports to global leadership team and regional leadership team
- Prepare consolidated regular (monthly) financial reports, analysis, bridges
- Provide management with insights into drivers of revenue, risks, and opportunities as well as variance analysis of actual, prior year and forecast
- Establish monthly/quarterly business review material template for sites and support material preparation for regional leadership team
- Establish monthly KPI tracker / dashboard reports for regional and country team
- Improve current process on reporting and analysis, to adopt new tools, to automate/reduce manual processes
- Lead annual budget / quarterly forecast process include but not limited to below
- Design budget and forecast schedule for the whole region, establish templates, publish key assumptions, determine, and submit accounting changes proposal, collect, and consolidate sites 'submissions and analyze and comment on the reporting of preliminary and final packs.
- Support functional leaders, coordinate functional costs forecast, budgeting, actual reporting, and analysis at EA&I level, design customization reports as well as lead harmonization projects requested by functional leaders
- Complete budget/forecast packs and key P&L components analysis (Pricing/FX/Mix/IC markup elimination/Inflation/CI/SGA) per corporate timeline
- Coordinate and consolidate daily & weekly sales reports for EA&I
- Coordinate and consolidate risk and exposure reports
- Participate in the internal control and compliance activities, including SOX testing/review, Control Self-Assessment and Balance Sheet Review as necessary
- Share best practice and comply with GAAP and corporate guidelines
Accountability #3: People
- Provide administration support in relation to BI to EA&I Finance users and provide trainings as necessary
- Be responsible for special projects and driving improvements in manufacturing sites regarding financial processes working capital and inventory/materials
- Assists with ad hoc regional finance projects when required
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**KEYS TO SUCCESS**:
- Lead with an outside in mindset to place customers in the center of everything we do.
- Exemplify Gates ethics and core values to develop talents with right skills, knowledge and behavior,
- Advocate reward for performance to drive accountability for sustainable growth
- Design a contemporary and innovative learning environment to attract diverse talent pool.
**YOUR QUALIFICATIONS/ QUALIFICATIONS & PREFERRED SKILLS**:
- 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._
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Business or Accounting degree