Senior Finance Manager, Product & Innovation

About Us

At Dyson, we believe in the relentless pursuit of continuous improvement, raising the bar and achieving new heights. We’ve spent the last 27 years pioneering inventions and continually improving. We’re growing fast. And our ambition is huge. But it’s not simply about more people and more profit. Dyson is all about pioneering ideas and new technologies. It’s about inventing the future. Our philosophy remains the same as it was 27 years ago when James Dyson invented the first cyclonic vacuum cleaner.

About The Role

In this role based in Singapore, you will report to the Head of Finance who has cost oversight of existing product portfolio. Your role will be leading with financial analysis and insight that supports the delivery of the Lifecycle Cost strategic objectives and saving targets; we play a key part in Dyson overall success.

The role assumes active engagement in senior management decision-making processes including attendance at senior management meetings and insights-based advisory during key decision-making moments; in this capacity, you will work closely with the Innovation and Design Engineering leadership and organization in partnership with key corporate functions such as Commercials, Procurement and Operations by providing them with data-based insights, summarizing financial models and presenting potential scenarios.

The focus is to drive savings initiatives and providing insights that inform decision-making around costs and supply to ensure we optimize the use of our financial resources and continue to improve profitability.

Core Accountabilities

• Responsible for the accuracy and timely DDU Cost Savings Report monthly.
• Lead month-end P&L meetings and have discussions on the saving reconciliation with Group Finance and FP&A teams.
• Take accountability for the timely and accurate preparation of PCV reconciliation.
• Analyze the financial results and highlight the risks, opportunities, and areas of focus to RDD/Design Leaders across Category.
• Partner with Head of Finance in other finance groups, to discuss cost savings realized and optimize financial outcomes.
• Support DDU Cost Reduction Programme and act as a single point of contact for Finance across teams.
• Lead the review and management of our cost targets across categories.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior management to support decision making.

About You

• Able to demonstrate previous experience of using extensive financial information to support executive level decision making, developing, and using advanced/complex financial models, and making business recommendations from the analysis of corporate financial statements.
• At least 10 years of working experience in finance (e.g., Controlling, FP&A, Market Commercial, Operations).
• A globally recognized professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA), with significant post-qualification experience.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
• A bias for action, with high levels of resilience and drive, able to see the strategic big picture but also to roll sleeves up and get into the detail and delivery of financial projects.
• Energetic, engaging, and pacey, with high EQ and the ability to motivate and inspire in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, across all seniorities within the business.
• Culturally aware, with an international mindset, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a complex matrix organisation.
• Excellent organizational, planning, budget, and project management skills, able to manage conflicting priorities.
• A problem solver, creative, analytical, able to work under pressure and deliver results, energetic, engaging, positive, inquisitive, and resilient, with a natural curiosity in Dyson’s overall business support.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other dimension of diversity.