Head of Commercial Finance - Chinese Speaker

This role required candidate based in North Jakarta, Indonesia.

Our client is a rapidly growing multinational FMCG company specializing in frozen and chilled food products, with a strong presence across Southeast Asia and Indonesia as one of its key markets.

The company operates localized manufacturing and distribution activities in Indonesia, supported by multiple production facilities, cold-chain logistics networks, and a nationwide commercial distribution network serving various retail and consumer channels.

With continued expansion across Indonesia and international markets, the company is strengthening its commercial finance organization to improve profitability, pricing strategy, trade spend effectiveness, investment decisions, and financial governance across multiple business units and trading entities.

The Head of Commercial Finance – Chinese Speaker is a senior finance business partnering role responsible for driving commercial performance, revenue optimization, financial decision-making, and financial governance across multiple business units and trading entities.

The role will work closely with General Managers, Finance Managers, Finance Analysts, and commercial teams to analyze product and channel profitability, optimize pricing and trade spend, evaluate promotional investments, and provide data-driven recommendations to support revenue and margin growth.

The position will also lead financial feasibility studies and investment analysis for major corporate projects, including factory expansion, new production facilities, capital expenditure, and long-term strategic investments.

Strong Mandarin and English communication skills are essential, as the role will regularly present financial analysis, commercial recommendations, and investment evaluations to senior Chinese-speaking management and regional/global stakeholders.

• Oversee commercial financial performance and decision-support activities across multiple business units and trading entities.
• Partner closely with Business Unit General Managers, Finance Managers, Finance Analysts, and commercial leadership to support business decisions.
• Analyze product-level gross margins, SKU profitability, and sales channel profitability to identify opportunities for margin improvement.
• Develop and evaluate pricing models and pricing strategies for existing products and new product launches.
• Analyze sales volumes, product mix, customer profitability, and channel performance to identify commercial growth opportunities.
• Evaluate trade spend, promotional investments, retailer incentives, discounts, and promotional ROI across modern and traditional trade channels.
• Recommend improvements to trade spend allocation and promotional strategies while maintaining appropriate profit margins.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis of raw material costs, market pricing, competitive activities, and other key commercial drivers.
• Lead financial feasibility studies for major corporate expansion and investment projects.
• Develop financial models, scenario analyses, Cap Ex comparisons, ROI evaluations, and investment recommendations for major projects.
• Support financial evaluation of new factory construction, production capacity expansion, new production lines, and other strategic investments.
• Establish consistent commercial finance governance, analytical methodologies, and reporting standards across multiple business units.
• Consolidate and analyze financial and commercial data from multiple entities to provide clear management insights.
• Prepare executive-level financial presentations, commercial reviews, feasibility studies, and strategic recommendations.
• Deliver financial briefings and business recommendations in Mandarin Chinese and…