Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (APAC)

The Senior FP&A (APAC) Lead is responsible for driving financial planning, strategic budgeting, forecasting, and regional management reporting across Asia-Pacific markets, with direct oversight of assigned trading and distribution business units in Thailand and Vietnam. Reporting to the Senior Controller , this role serves as a key financial business partner to regional management, reviewing local accounting outputs prepared by third-party service providers, performing complex multi-source data reconciliations across local and non-integrated ERP systems, and delivering insightful financial analysis and commentary to regional management in Singapore. The position plays a critical role in improving financial visibility, strengthening reporting accuracy, and providing actionable insights to support effective business and strategic decision-making across the region. Key Responsibilities Accounting Oversight & Regional Consolidation: Review overall financial outputs from external accounting firms, ensure adherence to internal controls and IFRS standards, and consolidate entity financial statements into the group APAC reporting framework. Budgeting, Forecasting & Strategic Planning: Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial planning for assigned Business Units in Thailand and Vietnam, ensuring alignment with corporate targets. Trading Performance & Variance Analysis: Perform in-depth variance analyses (Actual vs. Budget/Forecast) across revenue, gross margins, pricing structures, and OPEX for trading operations; identify risks, commercial drivers, and actionable mitigation plans. Regional Executive Reporting: Prepare executive presentations, monthly performance packages, and strategic commentary in English for the Sr. Controller, local business unit heads, and regional leadership in Singapore. Commercial Business Partnering: Collaborate with commercial, sales, and logistics teams to support key business decisions, optimize product pricing models, enforce cost control measures, and evaluate project ROI. Multi-Source Data Reconciliation & Modeling: Extract, clean, and reconcile complex financial datasets from non-integrated or local ERP environments; construct robust financial models in Excel to support scenario and sensitivity analysis. Systems & Workflow Automation: Streamline FP&A processes, leverage advanced Excel tools and BI dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) to automate reporting, and standardize financial workflows across operating units. Qualifications & Requirements Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; CPA, CFA, or MBA credential preferred. Experience: 5–10 years of progressive experience in FP&A or corporate finance, including at least 5 years in a supervisory or senior-level role. Direct experience within trading, distribution, or multinational companies (MNC) is strongly preferred. Technical & System Skills: Advanced Excel mastery (complex formulas, PivotTables, Power Query, large-dataset modeling). Hands-on proficiency with accounting software and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Winspeed, or local equivalents). Financial & Group Reporting Expertise: Strong exposure to Group reporting, multi-source reporting reconciliations, internal controls, audit processes, and IFRS standards. Experience working with non-integrated or local ERP environments is required. Language Proficiency: Good command of spoken and written English for direct reporting, presentations, and stakeholder management with the regional team in Singapore. Soft Skills: Exceptional analytical capabilities, problem-solving mindset, and strong interpersonal skills to influence cross-functional teams and align business units with regional strategy. Work Environment & Location Office Base: Bangna Office, Thailand Work Arrangement: Hybrid model (2 Days WFH per week)