Oversee the reporting of the Asia-Pacific region’s financial results and ensuring compliance with timelines.Work with the product groups to resolve identified issues impacting the financial results.
Provide guidance and structure to ensure divisions (both WOFE and Joint Ventures) have adequate financial systems, controls and procedures in place to ensure complete, accurate and timely reporting of monthly results and Corporate Policies and external GAAP requirements.
Represent MPT shareholder on the board of directors for the China Transmissions System Joint Ventures.
Monitor customer program status in terms of key financial performance indicators.
Manage and oversee, along with Product group finance leaders, divisional planning process for business planning and forecasting with responsibility to report-out to global leadership functions;
Lead the MPT Asia Group Office budget process & direct oversight over group office finance staff.
Identify targets within the business plan and monitor performance versus the targets.
Review customer quotations and capital expenditures; challenge assumptions and provide recommendation
Lead business case analysis for strategic projects within the region.
Oversight of the China Transmissions Volume Planning & Market Intelligence reporting by the Joint Ventures – monthly oversight review with MPT SLT and for Forecasting & Business Plan risk assessments
Responsible for MPT divisions (WOFE and JVs) oversight management analysis of results, variance analysis, corporate assessments on financial risk and judgemental actions & balance sheet robustness.
Work with all levels of management across all functions on special projects as requested by Exec Leaders.
Support key contractual and commercial negotiations and insights for strategic customer topics.
Finance lead on mergers & acquisitions, business development and Asia / China strategy for MPT.
Provide executive report out on quarterly basis through QRM reviews with MPT SLT submissions.
Liaise with MPT Corporate Finance on reporting matters and follow-up on divisional issues by providing guidance and direction on remediation items through best practices.
Assist in the coordination of external audits and review all legal entity financial reports for Board sign-off.
Review cash management structures and support company Treasury with funding requirements, cash forecasting and mitigation of currency exposures & approval of Level 2 payments in China.
Liaise with company’s Tax on tax planning initiatives and participate at a high level in the tax audit process with company to ensure consistency across the divisions.
