Finance Leader

Responsibilities
• Demonstrates a high degree of business acumen and is able to quickly grasp the Services business model and key business drivers to help drive the stabilization and growth agenda of the BMS business.
• Uses financial and operational data to analyse trends and financial impact to provide meaningful operational performance insight that helps the business execute on operational commitments and meet financial targets.
• Provides input to the business to evaluate investments, drive orders negotiation and payment terms to maximize operating income and cash flow.
• Evaluates growth opportunity with the business leadership with country and services specific strategies.
• Plays the role of financial adviser and business advocate whilst maintaining compliance to financial controls, policies and principles
• Analyses and interprets business profitability and leading indicators such as product margin analysis, and country specific growth. Leads the AOP planning process for a region and the monthly financial review. Performs ad-hoc analysis to determine business trends and provide decision support financial information. Analyses the impact of moving into new areas of business.
• Works closely with the regional and global supply chain leadership to drive regional revenue, ensuring robust process and KPI’s including past due tracking.
• Reviews working capital and drives cash flow improvement initiatives for the region. Directs analysis of receivables, payables, POs and vendor balances. Performs additional adhoc analysis as required to drive C2C efficiency. Interacts with WC lead on cash calls and setting WC targets for the region.
• Reviews General accounting activities. Ensures books are closed in compliance with accounting rules and policies .Ensures a robust internal controls environment