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Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic and operational plans for the APAC region, lead the annual OP and monthly forecast processes, and develop and present financial packets to the Board
  
• Ensure the APAC region stays on track to deliver financial results, including Net Sales, Profit and WC
  
• Install relevant key performance indicators for the APAC region and individual countries.
  
• Run financial analysis of major projects and identify major business or savings opportunities as well as cash improvement opportunities.
  
• Ensure compliance as well as appropriate internal controls in line with internal/external standards and requirements. 
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Ensure all local practices are fully in line with financial, legal, and guiding principles.
  
• Actively search and identify new market and acquisition opportunities.
  
• Functionally lead, coach, and develop the local controllers and finance talents.
  
• Drive systematic improvements in organization design, people, processes, and systems.
  
• Prepare and submit all investment requests for the region.
  

Qualifications:
Professional Experience and Education

• More than 10 years in business/controlling, regional exposure or multi-market experience is required
  
• Experience in managing a joint venture is advantageous
  
• Possesses extensive finance process knowledge, particularly within organizations that utilize shared services centers, along with strong experience in transactional finance
  
• Experience to deal with people from various countries and culture.
  
• Fluent in both spoken and written English
  
  

Specific knowledge

• Business and financial leadership skills.
  
• Extensive knowledge of financial and controlling implications on operational and strategic business decisions.
  
• Strong business acumen and holistic thinking.
  
• Taking the initiative and acting independently in each framework.
  
• Able to deal with ambiguity and find win-win solutions in difficult situations.
  
• Business travel is expected.
  

Specific competencies

• Standing alone 
  
• Dealing with ambiguity 
  
• Building effective teams and sizing up people 
  
• Learning on the fly 
  
• Decision quality 
  
• Holistic thinking 
  
• Business acumen 
  

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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