MANAGER, FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Job Summary

Manager, FP&A supports the Senior Manager in driving financial planning, reporting excellence, and regional finance coordination across APAC. This role partners closely with business leaders, regional finance, and Operating companies (OpCos) to deliver timely insights, ensure governance, and support strategic decision‑making.

Job Description

Financial Closing & Reporting

• Support and deliver accurate and timely month‑end and year‑end financial close in line with group timelines.
• Review journals, accruals, reconciliations, fixed assets, and analytical variance explanations.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packs with clear financial and business insights.
• Coordinate reporting submissions and ensure compliance with group accounting policies and standards.
• Ad-hoc business performance reporting.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis

• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and rolling outlooks in accordance with APAC timelines.
• Develop financial models and conduct variance, trend, and scenario analysis.
• Support management review discussions and provide actionable financial insights to business stakeholders.

APAC Regional Coordination

• Act as a key finance liaison between RCL and OpCos on:
  • Monthly closing, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
  • Taxation, CBCR, audit coordination, and audit fee proposals.
  • Ad‑hoc regional finance requests.
• Provide guidance and technical support to finance teams across APAC OpCos.

Systems, Analytics & Finance Transformation

• Assist in administrating finance related systems i.e. D365, SAP Concur, AP Business Proposal Portal, ADR Portal, AP Business Travel Portal, Docuware, and etc.
• Support feasibility studies and implementations for finance systems (e.g. D365, Tagetik, AP Workflow).
• Deploy business intelligence tools and develop dashboard reports for management.
• Collect and review user feedback on finance systems; liaise with vendors for enhancements and change requests.

Audit, Tax & Compliance

• Support external audits, tax reviews, and statutory reporting activities.
• Coordinate with auditors, tax agents, and internal stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, SOPs, and ISMS requirements.
• Review and enhance Finance Policies and SOPs to align with the Ricoh Group Standards.

People & Stakeholder Management

• Provide guidance and on‑the‑job support to junior finance staff and OpCo finance members.
• Partner with business leaders to support performance management and informed decision‑making.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, analytics, and governance.

Note:

• Scope of work will be revised depending on the management needs or request. Others related duties as and when assigned by the superior from time to time

Education

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; professional qualification preferred (ACCA / CPA / CA).
• 6–10 years of experience in FP&A, financial control, or regional finance roles.

Skills

• Experience working with APAC or multinational environments is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical, financial modelling, and reporting system exposure (e.g. ERP, Tagetik, BI tools).
• Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases.
• Strong financial analysis and business partnering skills
• Good understanding of accounting, audit, and tax fundamentals
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across regions
• High integrity, attention to detail, and governance mindset
• Proactive, hands‑on, and improvement‑driven approach