Finance Support Manager – Material (6-Month Contract)

Main Responsibilities

Business Partnering:

• Monthly analysis on top RPM price movement by category and cascade cost impact to BU Finance.

• Act as Finance gateway and ensure SRS process governance with procurement team via monthly pre-approval SRS review and quarterly post-approval SRS validation.

• Provide ad-hoc material cost analysis as requested.

• Partner with BU Finance and attend CCBT.

Finance S&OP:

• Lead GCU process for consolidated SCC cost preparation and review with FET S&OP team.

• Review material cost assumption provided to GCU and flag significant cost risk & opportunity to BU Finance.

Material Price FC & MEC:

• Coordinate with regional PF and SCFS to sign-off quarterly material price according to the agreed timeline.

• Perform hygiene and reasonableness check of forecasted material price which is to be used to calculate material price inflation and construct local P&L forecast.

• Ensure material forecast accuracy to ensure the business team make informed pricing decision.

• Manage and consolidate CMA forecast to capture cost impact which is not managed by regional procurement.

• Work with procurement & SU FBP to manage saving forecast (material buying, product logic, material waste saving).

• Track actual material costs against the above forecasted drivers where possible to identify action for performance improvement.

• Provide monthly result commentary and related analysis e.g. PPV analysis and GMVA analysis.

Stakeholder Management:

• Partner cluster procurement team and local procurement team.

• Lead discussion with local procurement including RM team, PM team and 3PM team.

• Liaise and work with regional SCF team in driving material cost saving and supporting project-based requests that will lead to cluster material cost achievement.

• Drive communication and collaboration with local BU Finance to strengthen collaboration and S&OP understanding within local Finance team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.

• 5 years of relevant experience minimum.

• Good analytical, planning, interpersonal and presentation skills.

• Hands-on, good teamwork.

• Good command of English, both written and spoken

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