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About the Role

Lead the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function across the Japan and Korea Operating Unit, providing strategic financial leadership and ensuring alignment between financial plans, business priorities, and long-term growth objectives. Drive analysis of financial, commercial, and operational performance, including volume, mix, profitability, cash flow, and working capital, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and actions to improve business outcomes. Deliver executive-level reporting, dashboards, and presentations, translating complex financial and operational data into actionable insights that support strategic decision making.

Responsibilities

Lead the FP&A function, partnering closely with Commercial, Strategy, Investment Management, Supply Chain, and Center Finance teams.
Lead Business Planning, Rolling Estimates, Long-Range Planning forecasting, and performance reporting processes.
Deliver actionable financial insights and a comprehensive performance narrative.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing FP&A team.
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and strong business partnership.
Direct and oversee the end-to-end financial planning cycle, including Business Plan (BP), Rolling Estimates (RE), Long-Range Planning (LRP).
Provide clear recommendations and insights to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
Establish and lead target-setting frameworks, planning assumptions, scenario planning, and financial performance requirements.
Drive analysis of financial, commercial, and operational performance, including volume, mix, profitability, cash flow, and working capital.
Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and actions to improve business outcomes.
Deliver executive-level reporting, dashboards, and presentations.
Champion strong financial governance, compliance, forecasting discipline, and operational excellence.
Drive continuous improvement, simplification, automation, and digital transformation initiatives across finance processes.

Requirements

University degree or equivalent qualification in business/finance
At least 10 years of professional experience
Fluency in English (written and oral)
Excellent Command of key MS Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, etc).
Advanced command of Excel

Skills

Budgeting
Communication
Decision Making
Economics
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Forecasting Process (Inactive)
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Group Problem Solving
Internal Auditing
Microsoft Office
Preparation of Financial Reports
Teamwork
Value Chain

Location

Japan
Tokyo

Work Type

00% - 25% Travel Required

Experience Level

Senior Director
At least 10 years of professional experience

Education Level

University degree or equivalent qualification in business/finance

About the Company

Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world.
We work with a diversified group of customers which range from retail & grocery outlets, theme parks, movie theatres, restaurants, and many more each day.
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference.
We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves.
We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve.
We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years.