Business Controller, SASEA

Sandvik Coromant, part of Sandvik Machining Solutions, is the world’s leading supplier of tools, tooling solutions and know-how for the metalworking industry. With extensive investments in research and development, we create unique innovations and set new productivity standards together with our customers. These include the world's major automotive, aerospace and energy industries. Sandvik Coromant has more than 1700 patents in its portfolio today, around 8,000 employees, and is represented in more than 150 countries.

We are now looking for an Business Controller to contribute to reach the overall operational and financial goals for the Sales Area South & East Asia (SASEA).

Location

SASEA (Singapore or Japan).

JOB PURPOSE

The main purpose of the position is to contribute to reach the overall operational and financial goals for the Sales area. Through fulfilling all the main responsibilities, this role will support the execution of key activities and ensuring the performance according to expectation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Partnering

• Work closely with the Sales Area Management Team to align financial strategies with business objectives and support company’s strategic agenda.

• Provide transparent and accurate financial information to facilitate informed business decisions.

• Encourage agility within the Sales Area by challenging and improving existing processes.

• Participates in the development of business strategies and plans, including performance management, modeling, analysis, and comments on financial implications.

• Build strong relationships and network with key stakeholders.

Perform analysis & monitoring

• Conduct variance analysis, monitor financial results against plans, and oversee business plan implementation actions.

• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to proactively identify business opportunities and threats.

• Continuously monitor performance and provide proactive ad-hoc analysis of current issues.

Financial reporting & recommendations

• Prepare and present accurate and timely financial reports

• Coordinate and facilitate management meetings to review cost and reporting metrics.

• Provide financial perspective on operational issues.

• Support key business decision with fact-based analysis and simulation and drive actions to close gaps.

Performance management

• Actively driving strong performance management within sales area

• Structured way of identifying improvement potential, agree upon activities and follow-up result

• Partner with HR and sales management to design, evaluate, monitor, and analyze incentive plans (SIP/STI), ensuring cost control, sustainability, and alignment with strategic business objectives.

Strategic Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Participate in the development of business strategies and plans, providing insights on financial implications.

• Business planning activities with different horizons

• Lead the forecasting and budgeting process.

Costs control

• Costs control, A/R & Overdues management and overall profitability improvements.

• Managing costs, investments, estimates, and future spending while making sure that overall internal control systems and compliance requirements are fulfilled within the sales area.

• Responsible for monitoring cost control, advising on gaps for actions, as well as drive flexibility actions for cost base improvements.

Compliance

• Secure compliance with local and international guidelines and regulations.

Contribute to Business control community

• Contribute to networks in Business control by sharing knowledge & good practices and support competence development.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AS REQUIRED (Localized)

• Follows Internal Rules Regulations, in due time provides and correctly processes internal documents determined by the company.

• Constantly increases the level of the professional development through the training arranged by the company and also independently.

• Carries out other requests of the company management concerning activity of the company.

MAIN RIGHTS

• Are provided within the rules determined by documents of the companies of the Sandvik group (Fair Play, Code of conduct, Machining Solutions Operational Manual) and Sandvik legal entity for realization of the assigned job duties.

• Has the right to demand from the company administration to create and maintain working conditions at the necessary level (according to the requirements of the Labor Regulations of the country).

RESPONSIBILITY

Bears full responsibility for high-quality performance of the job duties, observance of Company rules and the labor legislation of the country.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Competencies are a group of behaviors that encompass knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics that, together, drive performance.

• Lead and develop people in line with Sandvik Leadership Model and Sandvik Core Values.

• Very high integrity and self-motivation.

• Strong knowledge and skills in finance, pricing and profitability management.

• Identification, analysis and responding to gaps & opportunities; strong business sense and ability to take proactive action.

• High level presentation skills coupled with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excel in data processing, analysis and presentation of financial and operational results.

• Able to explain financial actions and concepts to non-financial colleagues.

• Self-driven with the ability to multi-task and prioritize workloads to meet strict deadlines.

• Be solution oriented and flexible to be able to adapt changing environment/business needs; vs fixed mindset.

• Able to pay great attention to details, and see the big picture at the same time and able to deliver “good enough” when needed = understand how each action serve to strategy execution and results.

• Work closely with relevant stakeholders across the organization in order to proactively identify opportunities and threats and based on these develop and implement fit-for-purpose actionable and anchored actions.

• Proven ability to work as a flexible team player, communicate effectively at all levels in a matrix organization, and comfortable to challenge executive/senior management with factual data and analysis.

• Ability to handle a high workload and a flexible work and travel schedule.

• Ability to build and cultivate cross functional teams.

• Effective stakeholder management and excellent communication skills across all organizational levels within a multicultural environment.

• Forward thinking anticipating emerging business trend, pro-active and solution-orientated approach to business paired with strong conflict, negotiation and people management skills .

• Ability to apply digital tools of Office 365 in daily work with internal and external stakeholders (ex., Teams and etc.) to strengthen performance, follow-up and ensure structured approach in attaining objectives and goals.

• Designing and measuring KPI's (financial and operational).

• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum 3-5 years of experience of senior Business controlling position in large matrix organization.

EDUCATION

University degree in Finance or/and Business Administration.

OTHER INFORMATION

May require extensive travel within assigned geography [SASEA].

In addition, the employee may be assigned other duties within the area of their competence.