Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Manage the all functions providing Finance & Operations support to the aG Asia organization. More specifically, provide oversight over the financial reporting & planning for Finance activities. Ensure operational excellence for demand planning, customer service, and coordination with local adidas entity on shared services support.
Finance duties
Support business with financial input for making decisions including analysis on margins, return on investment Manage reporting for the consolidated financial results including analysis of actuals, forecasts, and budgets against targets Ensure the successful completion and analysis of reporting to Global BU for ad-hoc, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually reporting requirements Manage budgets/forecasts related to OPEX, CAPEX, and cash flows Develop reports and information that support the Company on its effectiveness and progress against objectives
Operations
Manage processes over demand planning, purchasing forecast, etc. Support activities related to logistics with shared service warehouse including capacity planning, inventory management, KPI analysis, process improvement and trouble shooting related to golf products Support organization with overall inventory management through stock reporting, analysis, KPI data, etc. Supervise activities related to the Customer Service Centre (CSC)
Controlling
Ensure compliance with IFRS and Group Finance Manual (GFM) at all times Maintain a strong internal control environment by montoring the effectiveness of the control environment, establishing proper internal controls over decision making, and adherence with local & group policies Complete annual assessment of the organisations internal controls through ICS (Internal Control System) Identify & recommend opportunities for creating or enhancing business procedures in order to improve controls or gain efficiencies Coordinate with local, regional, and Global Legal teams on all legal and contract issues Work with IT Department to develop and enhance systems to improve operational efficiency of Finance and other departments
People Management
Make policy decisions and accept responsibility for operations, performance of staff, achievement of targets and adherence to budgets, standards and procedures. Control the selection and training of Finance & Operations staff, establish leadership with positive tone at the top, set performance plans and delegate responsibilities to staff Provide timely feedback and complete regular performance reviews for staff to optimise team performance Ensures that direct reports set high quality performance plans and goals with their teams Cooperates with superior & HR Manager in all pay decisions regarding subordinates Develops workforce planning for the Department as required (including coaching and teamwork training)
Key Relationships:
aG Asia Senior Management, Global BU Finance and Operations teams, adidas Japan (shared services), Dalian FSS, and adidas Greater Asia Finance and Operations teams.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Interpersonal skills to manage and develop people, communicate effectively externally and internally, manage diverse relationships Strong financial background with understanding of key concepts for tax, accounting, etc. Basic understanding of operations and related activities Ability to organise and plan while multi-tasking many different priorities Perform analysis and problem solving, ability to make decisions Project and people management experience is critical to position Develop relationships with Regional/Global personnel
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree in Business Certified or Chartered Accountant with accreditation preferred At least 10 years relevant experience within Finance role Preference for good Operational knowledge & background Experience in people management Fluent in Japanese and English
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