Director, Finance Operations

Job description

About our group: The Finance organization partners with Global Procurement, Commodity Management, and Supply Chain Operations to support strategic decision-making and deliver sustainable business results. The team provides financial planning, performance management, cost and working-capital insights, and decision support across a complex global operating environment. We also advance the use of analytics, automation, digital tools, and artificial intelligence to modernize finance processes and enable scalable, data-driven ways of working. About the role - you will: Serve as a strategic finance leader and trusted advisor to senior leaders across Global Procurement, Commodity Management, and Supply Chain Operations. Shape financial strategy and lead annual planning, forecasting, and long-range planning activities. Develop business cases, scenario analyses, and actionable recommendations that support sound business decisions. Analyze cost structures, commodity and supplier dynamics, sourcing alternatives, contracts, pricing, and total cost of ownership. Provide financial support for supplier negotiations, product-cost optimization, supplier transitions, working-capital improvements, and supply chain initiatives. Manage budgets and forecasts, monitor performance against targets, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions. Champion decision-ready data and expand the use of dashboards, self-service analytics, automation, predictive analytics, and generative AI. Apply digital and AI capabilities to planning, forecasting, reporting, performance management, and decision-making. Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives that simplify, standardize, and modernize finance processes. Define measurable transformation outcomes and drive the adoption of digital solutions and new ways of working. Lead, mentor, and develop a global finance team. Build team capabilities in finance business partnership, analytics, data literacy, digital tools, and AI. Support talent development and succession planning across the organization. About you: Strategic and commercial finance leadership, with the ability to translate complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable business recommendations. Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence decisions across functions, organizational levels, and geographies. Demonstrated effectiveness in navigating complex global organizations and leading teams through change. Strong financial expertise combined with a demonstrated commitment to analytics, technology, automation, and continuous improvement. Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey data through compelling business narratives. Proven capability to develop high-performing teams and foster collaboration, accountability, learning, and innovation. Results-oriented approach, with the ability to balance long-term strategy and operational execution. Your experience includes: A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field. At least 12 years of progressive finance experience, including experience in leadership roles. Significant experience supporting Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, or related functions. Experience in financial planning and analysis, cost analysis, working-capital management, and operational finance. Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and leading cross-functional transformation in a complex global organization. Practical experience applying AI, including generative AI, to finance or operational planning, forecasting, reporting, analytics, decision-making, or productivity. Advanced capability in analytics, data visualization, and business intelligence. Strong executive communication and presentation skills. Preferred experience includes: An MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent qualification. An industry-recognized certification or formal credential in AI, generative AI, machine learning, data science, data analytics, or a related discipline. Experience in technology, manufacturing, data storage, semiconductor, or global supply chain environments. Experience leading enterprise-scale transformation. Proficiency with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, or comparable platforms. Location: Location : Shugart, Singapore Travel : None