Apac Regional Chief Financial Officer

**OUR CULTURE AND VALUES**

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

**We are Leading**

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

**We are Responsible**

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

**We are Agile**

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

**We are Fun**

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

The Regional APAC Region Chief Financial Officer will report to Fluence Corporate Chief Financial Officer and will serve as a true business and strategic partner to the Regional APAC President and the leadership team.

The Regional APAC Financial Officer will be directly responsible for driving and assessing financial results, delivering timely and accurate financial reporting, providing a controlled and compliant environment, ensuring optimal cash management, and in partnership with the President, APAC, managing all regional capital markets activities to include APAC region equity and debt raises and investor engagement.

Importantly, the Regional APAC Financial Officer will look to continually optimize areas of growth and lead with a strategic mindset. The Regional APAC Financial Officer is responsible for quantifying risks and articulating the financial implications of those risks to the CFO and the APAC leadership team. This person will also oversee strategic planning, forecast modeling and analysis and lead aspects of the regional M&A process and corporate and project-level financings.

Lastly, the Regional APAC Financial Officer will be responsible for increasing the region’s ability to anticipate critical business issues and will be expected to weigh in on several different areas of the organization. The Regional APAC Financial Officer will be comfortable leading from the ground level and have a pulse on all business activities. They will demonstrate a collaborative management style and consistently provide responsive communication to business leadership regarding all areas of the finance function.

**As the APAC Region Chief Financial Officer at Fluence, you will**:

- Complete P&L and balance sheet ownership of the APAC region.
- Plan, develop, direct, and evaluate the APAC regional’s fiscal function and performance.
- Serve as an advisor to the President, APAC and the executive leadership team regarding all regional fiscal matters of the company.
- Participate in the analysis and implementation of the regional’s strategic plans and manage relationships with strategic partners.
- Structure, develop, and lead a best-in-class regional finance team.
- Represent the region with investment bankers, investors, and analysts and potential direct shareholder engagement outreach initiatives.
- Maintain an excellent understanding of debt and equity markets, and plan for and provide adequate liquidity for the company.
- Oversee banking relationships and lead the financing required to support operations and growth initiatives.
- Manage the capital structure to provide adequate capital, maximize cash flow and minimize financial risk.
- Recommend benchmarks to measure the financial and operating performance of the company and its departments.
- Direct preparation of budgets, financial forecasting and financial modeling.
- Develop and implement a financial planning and analysis capability and install financial processes and systems to provide the leadership team the proper actionable data with which to make effective decisions.
- Establish rigor around and a focus on business analysis, metrics and KPIs, accountability and continuous improvement to accelerate growth and improve financial and operational performance.
- Optimize handling of bank and deposit relationships and/or working capital credit lines and initiate appropriate strategies to enhance cash position.
- Manage cash flow projection process and reporting to meet operating needs.
- Evaluate and support execution of M&A opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary, accounting, and financial reporting requirements.
- Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements.
- Advise on contracts, into which the company may enter, from a financial and business perspective.
- Oversee and manage preparation and reviews of all regulatory tax reporting requirements.

**What will you bring to Fluence?**:

- More than 15 years of broad financial leadership, having serve