Finance Business Partner, APAC

The Company:

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. You’ll be joining over 24,500 people in 50 countries on the leading edge of your field.

This position is with Hexagon’s Mining division, a global technology leader, and solution provider for surface and underground mine challenges, with proven technologies for planning, operations, and safety.

Purpose of Position:

As a Finance Business Partner supporting the Mining Sector of Hexagon’s Autonomous Solutions Division, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting our Mining sector business. Your mission? The Finance Business Partner will play a crucial role in driving financial performance and providing strategic insights to support decision-making across the Mining sector business.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Collaborate with Mining EVP and VP Finance, Commercial to develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial plans aligned with Strategy.
• Support the bi-annual MTFP strategy process.
• Support the quarterly business review process.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights and guidance on business strategies .
• Conduct risk assessment and management activities, identifying potential financial risks and developing mitigation strategies.
• Link R&D to offer launch and P&L impact.
• Build a cash conversion and recurring revenue culture.
• In concert with finance operations, develop and maintain financial models to support decision-making and strategic initiatives.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis to support key business initiatives and identify areas for improvement.
• Oversee assigned project portfolios, ensuring successful execution of initiatives.
• Perform variance analysis and provide explanations for financial performance against budget and forecast.
• Actively drive cash conversion performance
• Assist in the preparation of management reports and presentations for senior leadership.\
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies and monitor changes in regulatory requirements.
• Champion internal controls as per Key Control area.
• In concert with legal – ensure compliance to sales order contract risk tolerances, anti-competition constraints, fraud and bribery controls and gift and hospitality policies.
• In concert with Export Control – uphold necessary controls and boundaries as required for controlled goods.
• In concert with Credit Control – uphold the credit risk tolerances, activity work to improve aged receivables.
• Champion cybers and physical security, data privacy, data governance, compliance
• Act as a trusted advisor to finance and commercial leadership teams.
• Prioritize stakeholder needs and enhance their experience.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ensure alignment between corporate services and stakeholder expectations
• Provide recommendations for process improvements and efficiencies to enhance financial performance.
• Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) as required.
• M&A Pre closing and post close follow up aligned with PMI practices.
• Key Performance Metrics
  • Laser focused on partnering the business to build sustainable revenue growth, from idea to offer, from brand to order and from quote to cash.
  • Gross margin accountability, in concert with supply chain, to ensure that pricing models reflect market opportunity whilst covering cost. Enable supply chain optimization through excellence in sales forecasting
  • Maintain rigor in engineering and innovation, with projects based on market needs, and customer demand ensuring that lifetime use justifies the investment
  • Build a culture of opex leverage, taking advantage of scale, systems, tools and playbooks to enhance profit through reuse of resources
  • Partner with the various corporate services (quality, HR, IT, Legal & Compliance, Real Estate) teams to ensure customer and employee satisfaction
  • In concert with strategy, support the M&A pipeline from LOI through DD to PMI rigorously applying both commercial and financial logic.

Knowledge and Experience - Required:

• Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or STEM field, CPA / CMA or MBA or similar preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of Experience in progressive finance business partner positions

Knowledge and Experience - Desired:

• Strategic Vision: The ideal candidate should have a strong strategic mindset, capable of envisioning the future landscape of autonomous solutions. They must be able to define and communicate a clear vision for their area of responsibility’s growth and transformation.
• Storytelling: The ideal candidate should have a excellent ability to build compelling and easy to understand stories in terms of performance, strategy and outlook. Advanced desktop publishing skills such as PPT, Canva, Tableau required.
• Industry Expertise: Understanding of the software, hardware, emerging technology landscape in a multi-national preferred.
• Transformation Leadership: Experience in organizational transformations. Should have a track record of successfully navigating change, optimizing processes, and achieving business outcomes.
• Business Acumen: Strong business acumen is necessary to make informed decisions, allocate resources effectively, and drive profitability. This includes financial analysis, market insights, and risk management.
• Collaboration and Influence: Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills are vital.
• Change Management: Ability to navigate complex organizational changes, address resistance, and ensure smooth adoption of new strategies and processes.
• Technical Understanding: While not necessarily an engineer, the partner should grasp the technical aspects of the Mining sector including Familiarity with mining technologies would be advantageous.
• Results-Oriented: The partner must be driven by results. Setting measurable goals, tracking progress, and adjusting strategies as needed are critical.

Travel:

• 15%

Hexagon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against any job applicant based on protected characteristics.