Job Description:Finance Director, IT APAC ( )**Job Description**:Finance Director, IT APACJob Number:)BrandJob:Finance and AccountingPrimary LocationSchedule:Full:timeShift:1st (Day) Shift**Job Type**:StandardDescriptionPosition SummaryContribute to shaping the strategic direction of IT in the APAC Region;Evaluate financial impact of strategic choices from both Corporate IT and Regional Business perspectives;Provide financial analysis and guidance on all IT activities, plans and targets;Lead the Financial Planning and Analysis process for IT in APAC, including performance measurement, budget and estimate management, resource allocation, trend analysis and financial analysis.- Partner with APAC IT Leadership team to develop the IT strategy and 3:year long range plan to guide annual investment decisions.- Ensure the annual Plan delivers on Corporate IT and Region's Strategies and Long Range Plans, working across Corporate IT, Regional IT, APAC Leadership and affiliate finance teams.- Collaborate with Corporate IT Finance, Regional IT leadership and lead affiliate Finance teams to manage the annual Plan process.Demand Management and Governance- Develop and promote IT project demand management with leadership teams in the regions to optimize resource usage against the organization's/region's strategic objectives.- Assist management with preparation and business cases reviews for proposed changes to IT investments and monitor benefits realization.- Collaborate with Demand Management Team to develop and monitor adherence of project management and IT governance disciplines to ensure project success.- Develop financial allocation methodologies for region wide IT developments, ensuring effective communications of the changes and financial impacts to all IT and business stakeholders.- Support Business Case and value realization process related to the IT Projects Portfolio.Business Intelligence and Analytics- Ensure consistency of IT financial reporting data across regions to support analytics.- Support Finance Advance initiatives, COA simplification and driver:based budgeting efforts as it relates to IT to ensure that transitional and reporting tasks are outsourced / centralized where possible.- Drive centralization and simplification of reporting, leveraging internal shared services (OneSource) and existing tools (Power Automate/PowerBI).- Provide insight through effective presentation and interpretation of company data.Business Partnering and Change Management- Collaborate with Regional Finance, Affiliate FDs, and Functional leads to provide IT Finance leadership, entailing analysis and guidance on all IT assets, services and resources in region.- Partner key external IT support providers, particularly outsourced partners, to manage financial process in region.- Partner with IP and APAC IT Operating Management on the execution and financial management ofIT related Contracts, SOWs, and services agreements.- Provide guidance and ensure compliancy with IT finance and portfolio management procedures; following ITIL processes; US GAAP; and Fixed Asset Polices.- Key Finance liaison point between International IT Finance and APAC Finance teams.- Ability to understand and effectively articulate complex IT process to business stakeholders in a language that they understand.- Use appropriate financial mechanisms to manage and support global and regional IT transformational activities, ensuring effective communications of the changes to all IT and business stakeholders.Leadership and Line Management Responsibilities- Direct line management and facilitate successful development of reports.- Key member of APAC IT Leadership Team to provide general operational and decision support to the APAC IT organization.- Key member of the APAC Finance Leadership team and work closely with Regional FP and A team to ensure alignment.- Provide leadership within Regional and Affiliate teams o
