Senior Finance Manager

Job description: Senior Finance Manager

Related Work Experience

· Experience in a similar position handling management reports, budgets and forecasts, and project

feasibility reports, among others;

· Working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Programs (ERP); hands on experience of SAP is an

advantage;

· Good command of the MS Office Suite (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint)

· Familiarity with operations and set-up of manufacturing entities, either from finance, corporate

planning, or owning entity's perspective; industry experience in a food or fast-moving consumer

goods set up is a definite advantage;

Skills and Competencies:

Key Skills:

· Collaboration, leadership, and communication skills;

· Critical thinking and analytical skills;

· Computer proficiency: a working knowledge of ERP systems (preferably SAP) and databases, and

proficiency in the use of MS Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint);

Key Competencies:

· Strong analytical skills with a penchant for accuracy, precision, clarity and problem solving;

· Developed knowledge of business operations and procedures in a manufacturing setting;

· Attention to details, dependable organization skills, and capable of researching and developing

project proposals and plans;

· Dependable and able to work independently, with minimal supervision while able to seek support

and guidance when required;

· Skilled at managing time and able to plan and prioritize workload;

· Teamsmanship in working within the team and across sections and departments;

· Communication skills, both written and oral, with internal and external counterparts. Fluency in

English;

· Working knowledge of industry practices, accounting and audit principles, statutory

considerations.

Job Responsibilities/Key Result Are (KRA)

· Preparing budgets and forecasts, from liaising with the component sections of the business unit to

the submission of required reports and analysis;

· Maintaining commercial information, including those relating to prince calculations for

management decisions and for the maintenance of prices in the enterprise resource planning system

(SAP);

· Researching industry trends and conducting relevant and current research in line with strategic

directions.

· Preparing reports on strategic ideas along with the relevant research findings

· Preparing financial models and project proposals in support of strategic initiatives and operating

projects.

· Contributing to periodic financial reports and analysis submitted to the Group, external entities and

business unit management;

· Analyzing financial information in aid of financial planning and to assist senior business managers,

in decision-making, in the preparation of financial reports, and in developing and implementing

strategies to maximize business resources;

· Management of day-to-day accounting processes (AR/AP, etc).

· Compliance management and monitoring

· Performing other designated tasks:

o In periodic finance and accounting processes, i.e., month-end and year-end close activities

o As necessitated by audits and compliance mandates, e.g., financial, tax and other regulatory

audits, regulatory filings, accrediting agency audits, customer audits, etc.

o As back-up support, where needed, to ensure SAP activities are uninterrupted;

o As required to support Finance Department and other tasks