Regional Commercial Finance Manager (Asia Pacific)
London, Gb
• Principle finance manager dedicated to business development, strategy, and effectiveness of group’s $6 billion business in Asia Pacific, the group’s most strategically important region. Primary finance advisor to Regional Heads of corporate functions (Strategy, PMO, HR, Legal, Corporate Affairs, IT) for regional budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial modeling. • Managed the region’s budgeting/reporting process of the 300+ Finance Managers in 20+ operating companies in Asia Pacific. • Finance manager for acquisition team during $500 million acquisition of tobacco company, PT Bentoel Internasional Investama Tbk, increasing BAT’s market share from 2% to 10% in Indonesia, the fifth largest tobacco market in the world.• Finance lead for HR Shared Services project that standardized global HR processes, developed a global SAP-HR system, outsourced regional payroll, and set up a HR shared services center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Developed and updated financial model to analyze ROI with wage arbitrage as the major benefit – 10yr project NPV of over $30 million. • Project lead and negotiator for BAT’s $5 million per-year lease during BAT’s relocation of Regional Office to Two IFC, the most prestigious commercial building in Hong Kong. • Finance lead for BAT’s regional contract with Shangri-la Hotels that produced annual savings of over $1 million.