Finance Director

Job description

Work Location: Shanghai City As the Finance Director you will be leading all Finance activities within Emerging Markets China. You will report to the Finance Director of Emerging Markets. You will be based in Shanghai China. Key responsibilities in this role are to lead the finance operations and ensure compliance with accounting, tax, and legal requirements, You will also manage group reporting in accordance with ASSA ABLOY rules and prepare business plans, budgets, and accurate forecasts. You need to drive activities to improve company performance and identify cost savings. You will be responsible for business controlling with KPI’s accurately to follow business performance and communicating to stakeholders. You will also be the person to design and implement an internal control framework to ensure compliance, and support internal and external audits. You will oversee finance-related IT systems. You will lead teams that cover controlling & accounting functions, and you will have 4-5 direct reports. Most of them are based in Shanghai and Changshu. As a member of the management team, you will contribute to the company's strategy and performance. Your day-to-day work will also include acting according to, and building an organizational culture based on our values of Empowerment, Innovation, and Integrity. To succeed in this role we believe you need to be an experienced finance professional with an advanced understanding of our business, paired with the ability to build and deliver on short and long-term plans. You understand the advantages of clear structure and processes, as well as delegation and accountability, and you have the capability and ambition to drive this development within the organization. Furthermore, we see you as a skilled leader who knows the importance of communication and creating engagement with people at all levels in the organization, to get to where we want to be. We trust you have a university degree in Finance and at least 5 years of experience in managing a Finance organization at an international company, preferably in a matrix environment. A high level of English, written and spoken, is also required for this role. We are the ASSA ABLOY Group Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.