Director, Financial Planning and Analysis and Head of Finance, India

Role Overview: You will report to and collaborate closely with the VP of FP&A to develop data and analysis for business leaders, driving the business forward. As the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, APAC, you will play a crucial role in establishing essential business decision models. Key Responsibilities: - Lead strategic assessments both externally (e.g. marketplace, competitor, technology, customer) and internally (technology, product, business unit). - Evaluate the impact of external trends and provide actionable recommendations. - Assist FP&A in developing the annual business plan and supporting the creation of Vertical-Enterprise sector and strategic plans with vertical leaders, sales, and customer solutions functions. - Report on the performance of key strategies through dashboards, KPIs, etc. - Analyze market, customer, product, competitive, technology, and regulatory trends to offer strategic recommendations in coordination with Sales and Customer Solutions teams. - Collaborate extensively with marketing and product teams during strategy setting, identifying ROI, costs, pricing, product development plan, and timeline. - Lead and manage strategic assessments based on external trends and internal analysis of the Company's products, services, and business units to assist in setting strategies. - Track external statistics and utilize data for pricing, product development, etc. - Drive the creation of the company-wide 3-year strategic plan, including perspectives on potential future scenarios, market positioning, gaps, opportunities, and priorities following the consolidation curve framework. - Actively identify and utilize frameworks and tools to enhance the planning process efficacy. - Oversee the development and improvement of budgeting, financial forecasting processes, and modeling tools. - Manage financial and strategic activities at the Operations level, advising the Sr Dir Finance for Operations and staff in all areas of business performance and administration. - Conduct ad hoc analysis to understand and manage the business, implementing initiatives in margin improvement, compliance, and system enhancements. - Prioritize, schedule, and assign tasks to staff, fostering a team environment through effective communication of departmental and individual objectives. - Act as a business partner to the head of SVP of International and SVP of Global Operations on financial and operational activities. Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting, Master's preferred. - Minimum of 10+ years of progressive finance experience, with a strong background in identifying critical data for business decisions and leading data analysis. - Experience in competitive analysis and designing business plans to compete effectively. - Proficiency in RPA, Hyperion, Microsoft Dynamics GP, and SAP PBC would be beneficial. (Note: The "What Do We Offer" section was not provided in the given Job Description.),