Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities

i) Finance, Accounting and Internal Control

1. Closing & Reporting: Lead the monthly/annual financial closing process to ensure timely, high-quality reporting in compliance with regional accounting policies and local statutory regulations.
2. Operational Oversight & Optimization: Oversee core financial processes (R2R, O2C, P2P) and continuously drive digital transformation, process automation, and best practices.
3. Treasury & Risk Management: Monitor cash flow, currency exposure, and net working capital, implementing active measures to optimize working capital management.
4. Internal Controls & Audit: Implement and safeguard a robust internal control framework, driving compliance across the organization with statutory, taxation, and customs requirements. Ensure full readiness for internal and external audits

ii) Hands-on FP&A & Business Partnering

1. Commercial Co-Pilot: Partner deeply with the General Manager, BU Heads, and Supply Chain to provide profitability analysis, P&L simulation, cost/price controlling, and business case evaluations.
2. Budgeting & Forecasting: Direct and execute the annual budgeting, monthly rolling forecast, and 5-year planning processes, ensuring seamless cross-functional data consolidation and regional alignment.
3. Business Insights: Enhance management reporting by identifying variance trends and translating numbers into actionable strategic recommendations to support executive decision-making.

iii) Tax Governance

1. Ensure corporate tax compliance (direct/indirect taxes, VAT, TP documentation) and align with group tax strategies to optimize tax efficiency and minimize risks.

iv) Team Leadership & Succession Pipeline

1. Team Management: Directly lead a team of 2 experienced accounting personnel, fostering a high-performing and professional accounting service culture.

Required requisites:

i) Experience and qualifications

1. Experience: 10+ years of well-rounded experience across F&A, FP&A, and business partnering within an MNC environment (Pharma or FMCG sector highly preferred), with at least 4 years in a managerial capacity. Proven track record of moving beyond numbers to influence commercial outcomes.
2. Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
3. Technical Skills: Sound knowledge of Taiwan tax laws, accounting principles, budget modeling, and internal controls. Proficiency in local ERP and regional consolidation tools (e.g., Tagetik) is valued.
4. Leadership Style: Affirmative but constructive leader with excellent interpersonal skills; able to uphold financial integrity and challenge the status quo while building collaborative, win-win solutions with stakeholders.
5. Communication: Fluency in English (spoken and written) with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders with clarity and conviction.

ii) Core Competencies

1. Execution Excellence: Stands up for financial integrity and internal controls with a solution-oriented approach; able to influence stakeholders and navigate conflicts constructively without being abrasive.
2. Environment Acumen: Drives a business-partnering mindset, coaches the team on commercial models, and anticipates market/customer dynamics to secure long-term value.
3. Enriching Self & Others: Sets stretch objectives, actively addresses performance gaps, and serves as a role model for organizational values particularly during change management or restructuring.