Regional Associate Director, FP&A
The Regional Associate Director, FP&A at WPP Media is a pivotal role within the Asia Pacific finance team, based in Hong Kong. This position is responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis function across multiple countries in the region, ensuring accurate and timely management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. The role requires a strategic mindset and the ability to operate independently within a fast-paced, multinational environment.
Key responsibilities include providing timely and quality monthly management and KPI reporting to management, leading the financial budget, forecasting, and planning processes across the region, and ensuring compliance with accounting and company policies and controls. The role also involves acting as a business partner for regional offices, reviewing financial reporting with SOX compliance, performing detailed financial and profitability analyses, and making appropriate recommendations while highlighting risks and opportunities. Additionally, the position requires close collaboration with regional and country finance teams, effective communication with global finance and country finance teams, providing finance support to management, and leading process improvement initiatives and supporting ad hoc projects.
The ideal candidate should possess strong business acumen with a strategic mindset, be analytical with good communication skills, detail-oriented, and able to operate independently. Hands-on experience in financial planning and analysis reporting is essential. A degree holder in Accounting, Finance, or related disciplines, and a qualified accountant with at least 12 years of relevant experience in management reporting, FP&A, or audit from a sizable multinational corporation is required. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability and confidence to work at all levels, and being highly organized with the ability to multi-task under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with multiple legal entities and business units are also necessary.
WPP Media offers a dynamic work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and connection. Employees can tap into the global WPP Media and WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. The company provides competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days. The organization is committed to fostering a culture of respect where everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.