Finance Director, APAC

Position Summary

The successful candidate will be a proven Operations Finance professional, who is both hands-on and strategic thinking, and is able to drive fiscal and operational discipline and growth plans for the business. They will create and drive key strategies that move the operations forward, while collaboratively driving operational excellence and financial rigor. They must possess superior finance acumen, a business partner mindset, leadership skills, agility, collaboration, and impactful communications skills.

Principal Responsibilities

•    Partner with the Head of Manufacturing for India, Malaysia and USA locations. Achieve short-term and long-term financial goals. Be a strong finance representative on the regional management team, collaborating with the other team members to achieve our goals and objectives. Achieving the correct balance between investments and returns, working toward a collective vision for the region.
•    Responsible for the development and direction of the regional finance team, ensuring we have strong succession planning, and robust development plans in place for all team members.
•    Mentor and coach to the finance team, assigning stretch goals where appropriate and create an environment in which everyone can thrive. Create a long-term vision for the finance team within the region, identifying weaknesses and building a stronger team for the future.
•    Oversee the monthly close process for all sites within the region, consolidation of results and presentation to regional management. Collaborate with the regional team to ensure targets and deadlines are achieved.
•    Oversee and direct accounting and forecasting activities for the region. This will include the regular forecasting cycle, the annual planning process, the annual strategic plan, as well as any other ad-hoc requests that may arise.
•    Oversee the financial execution of strategic projects for the region, including footprint consolidation projects where appropriate. Ensure that there is consistency between operational results and project savings, and that accurate projections are shared with the management team.
•    Oversee other finance transformation projects for the region, as agreed with the global operations finance site leads.
•    Oversee internal control requirements in all the regional sites.
•    Provide management with timely reviews of the region’s financial status and progress in its various activities and programs.
•    Ensure compliance with all banking and legal directorship requirements across all entities.
•    Identify and establish daily, weekly reporting system that tracks key metrics to key stakeholders in the business unit and corporate.
•    Establish and improve processes to ensure financial results are forecasted accurately.
•    Maintain compliance with principles of accepted employee conduct and ethics per Teleflex policy and as specified in departmental policies and procedures.
•    Contribute to the Company culture of being collaborative, respectful, transparent, ethical, efficient, high-achieving, and fun!

Education / Experience Requirements

•    Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA preferred.
•    7+ years of experience in a similar role within a manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and/or supply chain operations required. Experience in the medical device industry preferred.
•    Demonstrated expertise in cost center accounting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, inventory management required.

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

•    The successful candidate will demonstrate a combination of intellect, technical skills, vision, and collegiality consistent with the culture and momentum of Teleflex, while exhibiting the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.
•    Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills; Proven track record of leading, inspiring, and building high-performance finance teams.
•    Ability to work successfully with a diverse group of people and be a team player.
•    Must display initiative in anticipating and meeting or exceeding the business demands of senior-level executives. The candidate must thrive in a fast-paced environment with the ability to communicate and present clearly to executive management.
•    Strong business partnering skills and holistic view of business strategy, processes, and financial objectives.
•    Engage others in open dialogue and adapt own influence approach to different stakeholders in ways that address their interests or concerns.
•    Delegate responsibilities to team members where appropriate.
•    M&A experience preferred.
•    Experience with financial reporting, forecasting and analysis across the income statement and balance sheet.
•    Strong analytical skills with high-degree of attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
•    Advanced in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.