Finance Business Partner

Job Description Global Procurement

Job title – Finance Business Partner

Functional overview

The purpose of Asahi Procurement is to safeguard the existing value and to unlock new sources of sustainable value for Asahi, our customers, and the planet. This is done through partnering with Asahi business stakeholders and a high-performing supplier network.

Procurement capabilities are mobilized to improve product and service quality, mitigate risks, drive total cost of ownership and infuse top-line growth for Asahi local businesses.

Asahi Procurement aspires to be the partner of choice for internal clients as well as for external suppliers; trusted for being an inspirational business advocate; connecting people and driving sustainable procurement value; while aiming to achieve operational and transactional excellence to ensure business continuity.

Excellence in procurement is achieved by establishing strong partnerships for strategic internal and external cooperation, as well as responding innovatively and agilely to business disruptions and challenges.

No matter if Procurement people are based in Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Europe or any other location, there is a one-direction approach used to maximize value delivery in a consistent way.

Cost and Net Working Capital efficiency is equally important as proactive risk management is. The aspiration for continuity, sustainability, and circular economy is reflected in everything we do. Moreover, Procurement employees are not only experts in their categories but also ambassadors for corporate social responsibility. Following the Asahi Group philosophy, Procurement thinks globally and acts locally.

Job title : Finance Business Partner

Reporting to: Finance Planning & Analysis Lead - GPO

Main interfaces

Internally

·         Finance Director - GPO

·         GPO Leadership

·         Procurement category managers/leads

·         AGH Finance

·         Regional Finance teams

Externally

·         External finance bodies

Main purpose of the job

Provide financial analysis and generate insights to support the procurement function in delivery of its financial objectives and performance. Manage the operational process of the global procurement benefit methodology. Constructively challenge the ambition and viability of procurement strategy and generate insightful analysis in order to increase the total procurement benefits deliveries. Provide financial input of the procurement function into the long-term regional and global strategic financial business plans, the annual budgets, and any other forecasts. Partnering with external accounting services team in order to deliver the comprehensive local statutory accounting statements of GPO office entity and all the group finance reporting requirements. Support the FP&A Lead - GPO in key projects.

Accountabilities and deliverables 

1.    Handle the financial planning and forecasting process throughout the year to ensure alignment with the total business planning processes and to ensure expectations are met and deliverables are executed in a timely manner. Be a key point of contact for the regional and global reporting and FP&A team related to the finance planning and forecasting.

2.    Manage the operational process of the global procurement benefit methodology, which provides transparent evaluation of the procurement function values creation. Cooperate with regional procurement finance business partners in order to standardize all the processes related to the methodology.

3.    Partner with Global procurement excellence & operations team to globally manage procurement benefits reporting

4.    Provide financial governance and guidance to ensure correct accounting processes & procedures are followed. Partner with external accounting team in order to deliver the comprehensive local statutory accounting statements.

5.    Review actual financial performance with functional heads/managers to understand drivers of performance and ensure any risks and opportunities are identified and communicated early to relevant stakeholders with interventions/action plans put in place.

6.    Manage the operational process of Global procurement fees cross-charging mechanism.

7.    Develop and build strong working relationship with key stakeholders to enable open and honest business discussions.

8.    Seek continuous improvement in ways of working and align best practice across the team in conjunction with other finance business partners.  Proactively work with peers to identify and implement efficiencies

9.    Provide finance support to selected key projects

Procurement functional competencies

Competency Level

1.    Category management - N/A

2.    Strategic Sourcing and Contracting - N/A

3.    Stakeholder & Supplier Management - Foundation

4.    Risk Management and Governance - Foundation

5.    Sustainability, Supplier Innovation & Value creation - N/A

6.    Process Excellence - Foundation

Key competencies

Competency Level

1.     Challenge constructively and think strategically - Advanced

2.    Generate value-adding business insights from financial analysis - Advanced

3.    Effectively communicate to & influence stakeholders at all levels across the organization - experienced

4.    Demonstrate a curious approach to the wider business & industry - Advanced

5.    Collaborative working style, being assertive when required - Advanced

6.    Ability to deal with complexity - Advanced

7.    Self-motivated and resilient with a strong work ethic - Advanced

8.    Proactive approach and positive can-do attitude, willing to take the initiative - Advanced

9.    Ability to adapt to change - Advanced

10. Continuous search for improvement and innovative thinking - Advanced

Qualification criteria

·        University degree, preferably in Business related field

·        5+ years of professional business experience preferably in international FMCG industry

·        Previous experience Finance Business Partnering, or similar type of role required

·        Working knowledge of International Accounting Standards

·        Proficiency in English

Competitive salary package.

Health, Life and Dental coverage.

Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

Dynamic and inclusive work environment.