Regional Finance Manager

The Regional Finance Manager will be responsible for Pharm Asia Pacific Regional Office controllership, as well as Collaboration Reporting to Global Alliance Management Finance team. This position will be required to actively engage and influence regional management team for key decision making, including playing a pivotal role in supporting the regional business partners to deliver business plans and drive commercial insights to shape commercial decisions. The Regional Finance Manager will report to the Regional Senior Finance Manager.

Detailed responsibilities include:
Pharm Asia Pacific Regional Office Controllership

Direct business partnering with the regional management team to provide Finance guidance, fact-based analytics and lead business plan/forecast process (including recurring business reviews). This would include decision support, framing ad-hoc reporting or analytic requests, business plan, and target setting, including closely monitoring performance, highlighting risk and opportunities, supporting business partners in timely delivery of financial commitments.
- Pharm Asia Pacific Regional Office controllership includes monthly/quarterly closing, reporting, financial planning and forecast process. Requires close collaboration with regional commercial and functional teams, and acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing guidance/training and support to business partners.
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis to regional management team for decision-making, lead and assist in various regional strategic initiatives, such as shaping Excelerate model, business case analytics, external benchmark etc.
- Lead Regional Capital Appropriation Request (CAR) approval process through partnership with Regional Project Lead. This includes financial assessment and appropriate Capex vs Opex classification in compliant manner.
- Maintain strong financial compliance by ensuring 100% compliance with J&J governance process and globally guided policy (WWP).

Collaboration Reporting (Imbruvica and CAR-T)
- Asia Pacific Regional Lead responsible for the reporting and FP&A of external partnership brands.
- Responsible in reviewing Asia Pacific countries’ submissions, analysing business performance, framing assumptions, highlighting risks & opportunities and preparing Asia Pacific’s management review decks. This requires close collaboration with local countries, global and regional cross-functional teams.
- Acts as SME, providing guidance/training to countries and business partners.
- Ensure compliance with global guided collaboration reporting requirements.

Talent Management
- Lead and drive the development plans for the team, as well as being an active contributor to all succession planning and talent discussions.

Other Activities
- Coordinate and support any global projects as necessary from Asia Pacific regional finance perspective.
- Support any ad-hoc financial analytics required by the regional cross-functional and management team.
- Support/Lead any finance strategic initiatives for the Asia Pacific Regional Office. Continuous improvement projects including documentation review and update.

**Qualifications**:

- Required Minimum Education: Bachelors or Equivalent
- Preferred Area of Study: Finance/Accounting, CPA, CMA or other financial certification
- Required Years of Related Experience: 8-10 Years
- Highly motivated individual with strong analytical skills, good communication and business partnership skills, strong collaboration and learning agility
- Ability to partner with associates at all levels of the organization, including interacting with senior leadership, and operate well in a highly complex & ambiguous environment is required
- Strong knowledge of general finance/accounting processes
- Independent thinking and strong planning/prioritization are critical to success
- Proven ability to effectively manage people, with a consistent track record of elevating employee/team performance
- Experience of working in Pharm industry is a plus
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office is required (PPT, EXCEL)