Finance Manager

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Role Overview

This role acts as a strategic Finance Business Partner to the MSD South East Asia Commercial Leadership team, driving sustainable and profitable growth. The position is pivotal in enabling data-driven decision-making through robust financial planning, forecasting, analytics, and process excellence. It strengthens financial discipline, optimizes return on investment, and ensures delivery of key financial KPIs including Revenue and EBITA.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Business Partnering

• Partner closely with the MSD South East Asia Commercial Leader to deliver sustainable, profitable growth and meet or exceed Revenue and EBITA targets.
• Lead core planning cycles including Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Strategic Plan, Rolling Forecast, and management reporting.
• Drive Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews (MBR/QBR), highlighting risks, opportunities, and actionable insights.
• Collaborate with Regional and Country Commercial & Finance leadership to ensure alignment and delivery of financial commitments.
• Provide timely, accurate financial reporting & forward-looking insights to support decision-making.
• Strengthen pipeline discipline, funnel health, and revenue visibility to improve forecast accuracy.
• Drive revenue quality by analyzing business drivers and supporting strategic growth initiatives.
• Optimize marketing investments by improving ROI and eliminating low-return spend.
• Generate competitive and market insights to support above-market growth strategies.
• Partner with Supply Chain to optimize inventory levels and working capital management.
• Conduct market visits to gather on-ground insights into customer behavior and competition.

Financial Planning & Analytics Excellence

• Own end-to-end P&L management, including variance analysis (Actual vs AOP vs Prior Year) and KPI performance tracking.
• Drive improvements in gross margin through product mix optimization, pricing strategies, and cost of goods (COGS) initiatives.
• Lead cost containment efforts to ensure effective allocation and utilization of resources.
• Enhance forecasting rigor through improved processes, tools, and governance.
• Build and strengthen business intelligence capabilities using advanced analytics and dashboards.
• Lead pipeline, backlog, and conversion analytics to improve target setting and revenue predictability.
• Improve CRM hygiene and embed forecasting discipline across commercial teams.
• Act as FP&A Subject Matter Expert (SME) for MSD South East Asia, including tools such as Hyperion Planning, SPoT-GLA, APAC DB, and BI Revenue Cube.
• Foster strong cross-functional collaboration across global, regional, BU, and country stakeholders.

Operational Excellence & Process Improvement

• Drive automation and simplification of financial reporting and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance agility and “bias for action.”
• Strengthen internal controls to ensure a compliant and streamlined operating environment.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs and Delegation of Authority; proactively address deviations.
• Develop & enhance performance dashboards (Power BI) to support business decision-making.
• Constructively challenge assumptions to improve financial accuracy and accountability.

 

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA with 8–10 years of relevant experience in FP&A / business finance.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen with demonstrated impact on business performance.
• Experience working with ERP systems (E1/SAP); exposure to Hyperion Planning preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, multicultural environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight timelines in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of credibility with strong relationship-building skills across all organizational levels.

Location

This role is based out of Singapore Office