# ASIA BU S&T Finance Manager

## About the Role

The ASIA BU S&T Finance Manager is responsible for managing a broad cost base across APAC, including FTE costs, global allocations, IT investments, IT Capex, software and licenses, discretionary spend, and other costs such as consultants, OBS, contractors, leasing, and rental.

The role works closely with the APAC S&T team and the function lead in ICC to support month-end close, forecasting, reporting, and pre-MEC activities. It also partners with the ICC Manager in discussions with senior stakeholders to challenge overspend, recommend savings, and present financials with clear insight.

This is a business partnering role focused on accurate reporting, process adherence, and improving how the team works.

## Key Responsibilities

– Manage monthly timelines for month-end close, forecasting, reporting, and pre-MEC activities.
– Extract reports from SAP and prepare spend reporting by function.
– Reconcile reported figures to source systems and ensure accuracy.
– Partner with budget owners to review spend, challenge overspend, and support the function owner in ICC.
– Support standardization and optimization initiatives with the Opex Manager.
– Identify opportunities to improve team ways of working.
– Partner with BU FP&A teams to support accurate P&L reporting and process adherence.
– Build an understanding of global function financial objectives to operate effectively as a business partner.
– Maintain strong business-partner relationships with budget owners, function heads, and the ICC C&B team.
– Support ICC ways of working and operating standards.

## Required Skills

– Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
– 7–9 years of relevant finance experience.
– Strong FP&A experience, including forecasting and planning cycles.
– Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for financial modelling.
– Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint.
– Ability to learn in-house software applications quickly.
– Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
– Experience working in a multicultural environment.

## Preferred Skills

– Master’s degree.
– Experience with IBM Planning Analytics (TM1).

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

– **Finance Systems & Tools:** SAP, IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), in-house software applications
– **Productivity Tools:** Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Manage S&T cost categories including FTE, global allocations, IT investments, IT Capex, software and licenses, and other operating spend.
– Support month-end close, forecasting, reporting, and pre-MEC cost activities.
– Produce function-level spend reports and reconcile them to source systems.
– Challenge overspend with budget owners and support savings recommendations.
– Contribute to standardization, optimization, and improved cost processes.
– Support accurate P&L reporting and financial insight for stakeholders.

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers ownership of a wide S&T cost portfolio across APAC, including FTE, allocations, IT spend, and other operating costs. It combines monthly close activities, forecasting, reporting, and direct business partnering with budget owners, function heads, and senior stakeholders. For finance professionals with strong FP&A experience, it provides an opportunity to improve reporting quality, support savings initiatives, and influence financial decisions across the business.