The opportunity:

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Senior Manager of FP&A will play a pivotal business partnering role and will provide financial direction to senior leadership for the region and globally, while providing leadership on forecasting, business planning, management reporting, business analytics activities along with ad hoc projects when needed. A hands-on and thoughtful team player who can build and oversee the tools and processes to help us scale for the future. He/she will also bring a strong analytical toolset, and experience in managing the planning activities of a global matrix organization. This role also helps to build financial literacy among the Asia Management Team with transparency and accountability for driving profitability and opportunity, and ensure that finance is seen as a value-added business partner.

You will:

• Be the business partner with Asia leadership focusing on the rest of Asia operations and partners management, to support key business decisions and evaluate progress.

• Manage and participate in the analysis and interpretation of operating results. Preparation of executive reports, review of financing activities, and financial analysis of various contemplated actions.

• Conduct financial modelling and business cases to understand and evaluate key business drivers for investment decisions.

• Partake in the analysis and evaluation of economic implications and trade-offs for establishing footholds in new APAC countries. Providing insight from both financial and commercial lenses in assessing local markets, regulatory environments, and cultural nuances to navigate potential challenges and leverage opportunities for growth.

• Assist leadership to identify strategic initiatives and coordinate projects to address opportunities and risks.

• Recommend changes or develop frameworks that optimize for the overall health of the business.

• Drive continuous improvement of a cohesive finance function to produce innovation in reporting, planning and analysis.

• Work closely with various finance functions across different regions and to contribute ideas and drive changes where necessary.

• Develop ad-hoc reports and analysis to support strategic planning as needed.

You should have:

• 8-10 years of progressive professional experience with increasing responsibility, scope and leadership in FP&A function.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to interact with various leadership levels.

• Strong problem-solving ability combined with impeccable business judgment and ability to communicate clearly and influence leadership teams.

• Exceptional analytical skills and drive to deep dive into the key drivers of each problem.

• High proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Google applications.

• Highly motivated, independent with a high level of ownership and always looking for opportunities to excel and challenge the status quo.

• Experience in reporting and data analytic tools including Looker, SQL, Adaptive Insights and NetSuite is highly preferable.

• Adaptable, organized, strategically focused, detail oriented, and able to deal with ambiguity in a constantly evolving environment.

About Flexport:

We believe trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global trade easy for everyone. Flexport is building the platform for global logistics, empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services to grow and innovate. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $10B of merchandise across 112 countries every year.

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Don’t be! Our mission is to make global trade easy for everyone. That’s why it’s important to bring people from diverse backgrounds and experiences together with our industry veterans to help move the global logistics industry forward.

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At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global trade easy for everyone relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.