Lenovo

■ About Lenovo culture 

Our culture defines us…it's our DNA. We call it the “We Are Lenovo” culture and it's the values we share and the business practices we deploy. It's how we address our day-to-day commitments. The “We Are Lenovo” culture is embodied in the statement: We do what we say, we own what we do, and we like to constantly wow our customers

・CUSTOMERS in everything we do Ÿ 

・Global TEAM players guided by integrity and TRUST Ÿ 

・ENTREPRENEURS committed to driving change Ÿ 

・INNOVATORS who relentlessly pursue new idea 

Our culture is what has enabled us to consistently raise the bar on delivering break-through innovations, award-winning designs, and strong financial performance. To know more about who we are, visit https://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/about/whoweare. 

◇Position Description◇

■ About Lenovo F&A and this role 

Lenovo F&A (管理財務部) houses a variety of roles from FP&A・Controller (経営管理), to Accounting, Tax, and Treasury/AR, offering a wide variety of skill and career development opportunities. 

The Financial Controller acts as the trusted partner of the Business segment leader in respective areas, supporting business growth and financial planning/operation. S/he champions the business process control (discipline and framework), drives effectiveness and efficiency in reporting/analysis, thus providing timely and high-quality financial support to enable sound business decision making. 

■ About Organization 

- Manager: Japan Segment Controller（Senior Finance Manager) 

- Subordinates: None 

- Number of Peers: approximately 6 (Segment Controllers and FP&A Analysts/Senior Analysts) who are in equivalent roles with differing business/functional counterparts.

■ Roles and responsibilities 

The Segment Controller (Senior Financial Analyst) will work as the Finance partner to support one of Japan’s segment business by: 

- working with segment sales, operation, marketing, and service teams, to control the business progress through forecasting, actual and performance tracking. 

- help drive business decision/activities including: analyzing variances and trends, capturing new / significant business opportunity, and identifying/providing insights to improve structural financials 

- being responsible for maintaining discipline in his/her work process by establishing a strong/sustainable framework and simplifying/automating routine work. 

■ Key Interaction with: 

- Japan GM, Japan CFO, Japan function teams, Segment leader, Segment 4P/SOP, AP Segment Controllers, COE (Center of Excellence) team based in Dalian China.

◇Requirements◇

■Must Have – essential

【Experience】

・3-5 year experience financial analysis and/or reporting, with particular emphasis on revenue/cost/expense. Ÿ 

・Analytical proficiency with strong financial background. Ÿ 

・Positive and proactive problem-solving attitude. Ÿ 

・Ability to organize / prioritize work in order to deliver against fast turnaround expectations.

【Skill, Competency】

・Good written and verbal communication skills in English and Japanese. Ÿ 

・Strong MS Excel / Powerpoint skills. Ÿ 

・Positive and proactive problem-solving attitude.

■Good to have – desirable

【Experience】

・IT or related industry experience is an advantage. 

・Experience in a large multinational (e.g. Fortune 500), matrix organization is a plus.

【Skill, Competency】

・MBA, CPA, and/or CFA desirable, but not required. 

・Broad systems and also specific application experience (SAP, Qliksense, Power BI), but also ability to take part in transforming legacy systems/processes. 

・Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) is a plus.