PE Asia Finance Manager at Stanley Black & Decker in Suzhou, China

Job description

• Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future.
• It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of nearly 60,000 professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, STANLEY® and BLACK+DECKER®

Responsibilities

• The Tools & Outdoor division of SBD, which drives $13B of the total $16B business, is currently seeking a Finance Manager, Taiwan Engineering to join the Global Engineering and Technology Finance team which supports the Product Execution organization and has the responsibility for providing financial leadership and decision support to the Engineering organization.
• The PE Asia Finance Manager will report directly to the Finance Director, ASIA Engineering and to your engineering business partners.
• Evaluate financial potential of new programs (NPD, Productivity, GSC Initiatives, etc.) using financial models to analyze payback/returns and drive prioritization based on investments and current resource utilization.
• Support Engineering rhythms by performing analysis and delivering insights specific to the Asia Engineering team which helps ensure projects are delivered on time, on quality, and on budget.
• Manage deliverables in support of key financial rhythms including the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, monthly business reviews, 3-year strategic plan, and executive meetings.
• Act as finance liaison with Tools & Outdoor FP&A, Brand Finance and GSC Finance.
• Partner with Brand Team & Design Center Leader on ad-hoc requests and special projects.
• Help us transform by developing new financial processes to improve transparency around Engineering ROI while also driving efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function.
• Provide critical feedback throughout the project/initiative planning processes to ensure projects are financially viable (accurate & complete business cases), supportive of strategic goals, and modeled with accurate financial data.
• Provide project-level insights to SG&A (Development Costs), especially around resourcing and indirect spend within Pro-Electrified Products.
• Provide insights to CAPEX (NPD Tooling, R&D, etc.) for investments.

Requirements

• You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
• High business acumen and solid analytical & problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize across multiple deliverables, project manage initiatives & develop new financial processes
• Strong executive communication/presentation skills & ability to work cross-functionally
• 4-7 Years of Relevant Financial Experience & Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
• A Working Knowledge of ERPs, Financial Reporting Systems (BA&R, HFM) and PowerBI

Skills

Required

• High business acumen
• Project management
• Develop new financial processes
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Working knowledge of ERPs
• Financial Reporting Systems (BA&R, HFM)
• PowerBI

Benefits

• You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.
• Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
• We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
• You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.