Maersk

Regional LnS Finance Business Partner

PA - Panama City Full time
The Regional Financial Business Partner (FBP) for Logistics & Services (L&S) acts as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, driving financial performance, business decision-making, and value creation across the L&S portfolio. This role bridges finance and commercial/operational teams, ensuring financial insights, transparency, and accountability that enable profitable growth, efficient resource allocation, and disciplined execution of the regional strategy.

Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering & Performance Management

  • Serve as the primary finance partner to the Regional L&S leadership team, providing strategic financial guidance.

  • Drive performance reviews, translating financial results into actionable insights.

  • Proactively challenge business assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and support corrective actions.

  • Partner with product, commercial, and operations teams to evaluate profitability, pricing, and cost-to-serve models.

Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Lead regional forecasting, budgeting, and target-setting for L&S.

  • Ensure accurate reporting and transparent variance analysis against budgets, forecasts, and business cases.

  • Build robust financial models and scenario planning to support investment decisions.

Strategic & Operational Support

  • Support execution of the regional L&S strategy, including Project Logistics, Customs, Cold Chain Logistics and Lead Logistics (among others).

  • Drive business cases for new products, solutions, and investments, ensuring sound ROIC and alignment with strategic priorities.

  • Contribute to cross-functional projects, including process improvements, digital initiatives, and efficiency programs.

Stakeholder Management

  • Act as a trusted partner for Regional and Global Finance, Product, and Area leadership.

  • Provide clear communication of financial performance and outlook to senior stakeholders.

  • Ensure alignment between regional and global finance teams, embedding financial discipline and accountability in decision-making.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or professional certification (CPA, CMA, ACCA) preferred.

  • 5 years’ experience in Finance, with at least 3–5 years in a business partnering role, ideally within logistics, shipping, or supply chain industries.

  • Strong knowledge of P&L management, financial modelling, and performance management.

  • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive business outcomes through financial insights.

  • Experience working in a multinational, matrixed environment.

  • Advanced Excel and financial systems skills (e.g., SAP, Power BI, TM1, or similar).

Key Competencies

  • Strategic Mindset: Ability to see the big picture and connect financial performance to business outcomes.

  • Analytical Excellence: Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills.

  • Influencing & Communication: Skilled at challenging assumptions and presenting financial insights in a clear, business-oriented manner.

  • Collaboration: Builds strong relationships across functions and geographies.

  • Ownership & Drive: Hands-on, action-oriented, and accountable for results.

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