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About the Role

We are seeking a high-performing finance professional to lead effective people leadership for Japan Finance and Group Finance Operation Centre, and to evolve our Finance function towards a modern, AI-enabled, insight-led operating model. This role will deliver trusted financial information, strengthen controls, and provide forward-looking insights to support effective decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality financial analysis and insights that link performance to business drivers and support strategic decision-making.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance and the wider organisation to provide constructive challenge, clear recommendations, and actionable options.
• Support planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis, including identification of key assumptions, sensitivities, and risks.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of finance processes, including standardisation, simplification, and automation of repeatable activities.
• Promote strong governance and control discipline, ensuring outputs are accurate, auditable, and compliant with relevant regulatory and internal requirements.
• Support data quality and integrity by identifying issues, investigating root causes, and working with relevant teams to implement sustainable fixes.
• Produce clear, concise management information and commentary, focusing on “so what” and “what next”.
• Track actions and outcomes to ensure delivery against agreed objectives and timelines.

Requirements

• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to connect financial outcomes to business performance drivers.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with experience in process optimisation and/or automation (e.g., workflow tools, reporting automation, or similar).
• Strong analytical capability, including structured problem solving and the ability to work with uncertainty through scenario-based thinking.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and influence stakeholders at different levels.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across functions (e.g., Risk, Treasury, Technology, Operations, and business teams).
• Learning agility and adaptability in a changing environment, with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• A strong sense of ownership, accountability, and delivery focus.

Skills

• Financial analysis
• Business partnering
• Planning
• Forecasting
• Scenario analysis
• Process improvement
• Automation
• Governance and control
• Data quality management
• Management reporting
• Stakeholder management
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Adaptability
• Ownership
• Accountability
• Delivery focus
• Japanese language proficiency
• English language proficiency

Education Level

• Professional finance/accounting qualification and/or equivalent relevant experience is preferred