Director, Finance and Operations TR APAC

Moet Hennessy (MH) aims at making our commercial organization agile and efficient to deliver on our promises to shaping change, cultural and operational transformation. Our vision is to lead the future of luxury wines and spirits from nature to communities. Our company success will be created by pioneering people with passion for crafting experiences and turning challenges into opportunities to innovate.

Our strength comes from being diverse, yet we are unified by five core values: Sharing, Elegance, Epicureanism, Integrity, and Spirit of conquest. It starts from creating an efficient and caring work environment where all can reach their full potential. Being respectful, inclusive, and embracing diversity makes others feel valued. In Moet Hennessy, we strive to search for harmony, moderation and concentrate on the essential. We always open new territories and push the limits. Our commitment to the planet, to our Maisons, and to our employees is what we believe in and makes us different.

Moët Hennessy Travel Retail (TR) works in close relationship with its Duty-Free customers to deliver unique brand experience and elevate travellers’ journey at the top Airports and Downtown stores across the world. We are dedicated to share and promote with passion, our Wines & Spirits portfolio with the travellers.

At MH TR APAC, the Director, Finance and Operations, acts as a Key Business Partner to understand the complex business environment of the region. He/She will act as a Key Functional Leader for all projects happening in the region and to oversee financial operations and driving financial performance of each market across the APAC region, as well as support the management team in implementing GTR Strategy and to influence important decisions in business monitoring and organization.

This role requires a strong understanding of financial management, analysis, and reporting, as well as the ability to provide strategic financial guidance to regional and local teams and as key point of contact for central HQ too. As a strategic business partner, he/she manages, with a team of 5, the business controlling, the financial and business performance reporting, the supply planning operations, and the internal control in order to drive TR APAC performance.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Financial Leadership:

1. Develop and implement financial strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure effective financial management across the region.
2. Collaborate with executive and operational teams to align financial strategies with business objectives.
3. Provide insights on market trends, risks, and opportunities to inform strategic decisions.
4. Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes for the region, aligned with GTR central Finance and actively contribute in the setting of assumptions (Sell Out, Sell-In, OPEX and CAPEX).

Financial Performance Management / Business Control:

1. Partner with regional and sales teams to establish financial objectives, budgets, and forecasts aligned with business goals and help them achieve financial and operational goals.
2. Monitor, plan, analyze financial performance and operational results; identify areas of improvement, risk & opportunities and provide recommendations for cost optimization, revenue growth, business review and decision-making purposes.
3. Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor business & financial performance.
4. Analyze financial and operational results to identify trends, variances, and improvement opportunities.
5. Challenge and validate CAPEX requests and follow with a post-mortem performance review.
6. Drive Regional RRSP pricing strategy, monthly RSP monitoring & analysis, delivering price list / price updates on time.
7. Ensure a relevant Credit Management in line with MHAP DSO guidelines.

Financial Analysis and Reporting:

1. Lead the Budget, Risk & Opportunity cycles and the landing for the region: Establish the calendar, provide guidance and support to the markets, rationalize the assumptions.
2. Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reviews with actionable recommendations and detailed financial analyses to support business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives.
3. Own volumes, net sales and MOP (market operating profit) reporting to GTR and MH on a monthly basis for actuals.

Data & Systems:

1. Drive the culture of data-driven decision making within TR APAC.
2. Develop and implement a comprehensive data analytics strategy aligned with the company's goals and objectives.
3. Collaborate with executive leadership to identify and prioritize business opportunities that can be addressed through data analytics and meaningful dashboards.

Operations:

1. Drive the end-to-end planning cycle so product forecast supports business and financial plans and ultimately maximizes sales and inventory depletion.
2. Anticipate any supply issues/challenges and partner with Maisons and APAC regional team to ensure on time & full delivery of products to TR channel.
3. Review the product allocations with the leadership team to drive profitability & ensure forecast aligned to potential sales to manage warehouse inventory & slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
4. Responsible for accurate monthly Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) reporting to Maisons and Best Estimate reporting.

Internal Control:

1. Drive the compliance, integrity agenda and ERICA processes (Internal control processes) across the Region, with the support from respective APAC markets.
2. Drive positive audit results and guarantee resolution of audit challenges.
3. Set up, streamline, improve and rationalize existing internal processes and implement new processes.

Team Leadership and Development:

1. Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
2. Review and adapt the Roles & Responsibilities of the team, depending on the organisation’s evolving needs and constantly having succession planning in mind.
3. Drive the team development and capability building.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

1. At least 10 years’ experience in Finance with strong financial analysis background and have been in a regional role for at least 5 years.
2. Strong business acumen, analytical skills, budgeting, forecasting skills with accuracy and attention to detail.
3. Self-starter, action and result oriented and continuous improvement mindset.
4. Ability to manage complexity but being able to simplify in restitution.
5. Ability to manage ambiguity and pressure: highly organized being able to work with limited direction, and able to set and adjust priorities independently.
6. Effective communications and presentation skills – ability to prepare and deliver presentations to senior management.
7. Ability to establish and maintain meaningful working relationships with different stakeholders.
8. Strong interpersonal skill and able to connect with people from different cultures.
9. Ability to build a high performing team by leveraging the team strength and supporting their development.
10. Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion-Essbase, Cognos, PowerBI) and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.