Finance Director APAC

THE ROLE

The Finance Team At Everpure

Puritans come from various backgrounds and we thrive off of challenging the norm. This cross-pollination of backgrounds has led to numerous groundbreaking ideas and helped build one of the most reliable and easy to use storage systems in the industry. We strive to hire the best and brightest people, who excel in cutting-edge, fast-paced, collaborative and transparent environments. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to solve real-world problems while making work an enjoyable experience.
Our International business is our high growth engine of Everpure, covering the Theaters of APJ, EMEA and LATAM. The Theaters each have their own unique capabilities, cultural diversity but all have a thirst for analytical information and that's where you come in.
 
WHAT YOU'LL DO

We are seeking an exceptional Finance Director to support the APAC Sales team reporting to the AVP of International Sales Finance. This role will focus heavily on business partnering with Country and Regional leaders, in a very varied role, covering all aspects from Commercial deal support in conjunction with our deal desk, working with our Shared Services team on building out intelligence, analytics and reporting to reviewing leading indicators of performance such as pipeline or Expense to Bookings with Sales leadership. This is an instrumental role for Finance to provide value added analysis to the business, it requires a high level of cross-group collaboration, analytical skills, experience in influencing others and executive maturity skills. You will have the unique opportunity to lead and influence a core part of Everpure's strategy.

Grow the Business

• Drive and influence deal structuring activities in partnership with sales teams, expanding sales finance participation in large or complex deal reviews and providing leadership to sponsor and assist deals
• Understand the story behind the numbers and translate this into forward-looking narratives and forecasts which align with underlying business and market insights
• Identify and utilize the right data to help sales leaders see around corners and continue to grow the business with minimal disruption
• Provide economic and financial analysis to support pricing strategies and investment decisions
• Be responsible for understanding, forecasting and optimizing the core drivers of revenue in the various segments and territories

Drive Finance & Business Excellence

• Establish and improve metrics and reporting with focus on data consistency and most impactful and actionable insights
• Drive financial empowerment and accountability at multiple levels of management in the APAC region, and across all actionable investment areas
• Challenge existing norms or courses of action, facilitating fully informed decision-making. Help institute balanced decision-making, driving the business to identify both risks and opportunities
• Drive financial planning, forecasting, and reporting activities, including Expense-to-Bookings (E:B) reporting processes
• Provide analytical support to Sales leadership and drive ad-hoc cross-functional projects.

Cross-team Collaboration

• Deliver Results through Teamwork: Work effectively across teams including field management, Sales Operations, Revenue Accounting, Order Management, Tax, Legal, and HR. Align people and resources, establishing high standards of performance and creating a climate of mutual accountability that delivers expected business results
• Provide support to the International team on special projects and initiatives
• Drive continual process improvement leveraging best practices, standardization, and automation to scale the business.
• We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Sydney office in compliance with Everpure's policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.

WHAT YOU BRING

• The position requires an individual who understands how to get things done through influence and collaboration. The ability to work across organizational boundaries to build alignment and drive closure on issues and results is very important.
• Highly motivated, self-starter with the ability to work independently in a fast pace and ambiguous environment, simultaneously manage multiple priorities and drive continuous process improvements.
• Excellent business acumen, strategic thinking, and analytical skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; skilled in translating ideas into clear, high impact communications. Must be collaborative and willing to work in an open office, team environment.
• Finance, Accounting, Economics BS degree or equivalent. MBA preferred and a plus.
• 10+ Years experience in high tech environments/ industry.
• Prior experience of working with ERP systems including NetSuite, Anaplan or similar financial planning tools. Ability to create reports and dashboards is a plus.

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