<p><strong>Company Profile</strong></p><p>Large FMCG company with a global presence.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><ul><li>Lead finance as a strategic partner to commercial leaders, shaping strategy and ensuring disciplined execution across the business units</li><li>Co-own the commercial P&amp;L with business unit heads, driving performance, accountability, and sustainable value</li><li>Lead forecasting, budgeting, and planning, giving senior leaders clear, data-driven insights for key decisions</li><li>Drive pricing, revenue growth, and cost optimization initiatives to improve margins</li><li>Build a high-performing commercial finance team and position Finance as a trusted strategic advisor</li><li>Strengthen governance, systems (including SAP), controls, and best practices for efficient commercial processes</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Your Skills </strong></p><ul><li>Fluent Japanese and high business level English</li><li>5+ years of progressive leadership experience in Finance and/or Commercial functions, with a track record of leading teams and driving performance and transformation</li><li>Strong accounting expertise and financial acumen, with the ability to turn data into strategic business insights</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across cultures and functions</li><li>Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives, and to act as a trusted advisor</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Key Highlights of the Role </strong></p><ul><li>Work for a global leader with a huge presence</li><li>Good work/life balance</li><li>Includes flex time (11:00 - 15:00) and work from home options</li><li>Most finance members working on hybrid system</li><li>This role serves as a critical stepping stone for broader finance leadership, offering exposure and potential career pathways into IR, FP&amp;A, and Finance Strategy</li><li>Retirement allowance system (100% company-funded corporate DC pension plan), employee stock ownership plan, group insurance</li><li>Special leaves available including, but not limited to, family and health leave available including menstrual, maternity, childcare, and nursing care leave</li><li>Reduced hours for childcare</li><li>Challenge leave available for 6 months to 3 years of leave for career advancement (degrees or specialized skills)</li><li>Welcome back system (re-employment)</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Location </strong></p><p>Tokyo</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p>15 - 20 million yen</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reference Number: 06940-0013522876</p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (</em><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy"><em>https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</em></a><em>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/QnJlbm5hLkh5YWt1bm8uMTUwOTEuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">