Supply Chain Finance Associate Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

1. Financial Partnership & Analysis:

• Proactively work with the P&M and Supply Chain teams to provide financial perspectives on operational matters.

• Support decision-making by analyzing financial data and offering insights into supply chain and manufacturing operations.

• Manage the labor cost (direct labor + indirect labor) and productivity management.

• Ensure timely reporting and monitor expenses, offering proposals to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

2. Standard Cost Price Development:

• Lead costing calculations for NPD, existing SKUs and conduct cost analysis and benchmarking.

• Consolidation and analysis of standard cost price development during the budgeting cycle.

• Provide commentary on variances at the SKU level and manufacturing type level, ensuring alignment with financial goals.

• Ensure using the correct BOM, Routing and reflect the cost improvement into SCP

• Lead the costing benchmarking exercise, comparing internal and external performance, identifying cost optimization opportunities.

3. Annual Budget + LRP Process:

• Provide active support for the annual budget process, including managing standard cost price, overhead allocation, and labor rate calculations.

• Coordinate the alignment and preparation of long-range planning operations, ensuring consistency with overall business strategy and financial goals.

• Work closely with FP&A team to align on budgeting and forecasting timelines, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.

4. Month end closing process:

• Analyze variances and communicate findings to the finance team and management.

• Oversee month-end closing activities and generate accurate, timely financial reports related to the Production P&L.

• Ensure that reports are aligned with the business financial goals and objectives

5. Productivity Agenda Co-Pilot:

• Collaborate closely with P&M to enhance productivity through accurate tracking, forecasting, and budgeting

• Collaborate with the manufacturing team to deliver the productivity agenda, particularly focusing on the PPE program and operational efficiencies.

6. Non-Financial KPI & Operational Support:

• Work closely with operational teams to support the tracking of non-financial KPIs and performance metrics.

• Ensure adherence to operational processes and guidelines while providing recommendations to enhance performance.

7. Innovation and operational

• Lead the digitalization and automation transformation of all SC Finance reports to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

• Manage SAP Hana Master Data for the OC, ensuring timely updates in compliance with group requirements and alignment with local SAP systems.

• Take full ownership of daily financial management and perform other accounting-related tasks as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

A) Education, Qualifications and Training: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

B) Experience required:

• At least 5 years of costing experience in manufacturing organization with more than 300 SKUs, an FMCG is an advantage

• Proven experience in finance business partnering, cost management, standard costing and financial analysis

• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.

C) Specialised Knowledge or Skills required (e.g. Technical, Cross-functional, etc.):

• Excellent computer skills in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint). Advanced Excel user is a must. Familiarity with SAP

• Advanced written and spoken English