Finance Analyst - Cost and Inventory

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Role reports to:

Senior Finance Analyst

Location:

Asia Pacific, Philippines, National Capital, Paranaque

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

What You Will Do 

The Finance Analyst – APSC position will primarily be responsible for inventory costing for raw materials, semi-finished goods, finished goods and promotional materials and samples. This role will also include month-end closing tasks, preparation and analysis of Balance Sheet reconciliations and analysis of Operation P&L results, and participation in business planning process of the assigned country or manufacturing site in the Asia Pacific region.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Product costing.

• Perform month-end closing tasks as well as review results of jobs executed by a third-party provider.
  Prepare financial analysis such as Purchase Price Variance analysis, Gross Profit Analysis, SLOB, GIT, Inventory DOS, etc.

• Reconcile all Balance Sheet Inventory related accounts and some prepaid and accrual clearing accounts.

• Assist the team during BP and ensure that product costing is done according to regional guidelines and timelines.

• Support local finance in preparation of Ops PL during BP and on budget updates.

• Assist in the preparation of requirements for external & internal audits.

• Liaise with business partners to resolve/ follow up any issues related to inventory.

• Resolve queries raised by business partners on an ad hoc basis.

• Prepare information related to inventory purchases for hedging purposes as required by regional treasury team.

• Participates in all process improvement projects.

What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

• At least 2 years accounting experience in a manufacturing (food or non-food), audit or financial shared services firm preferred

• Strong team working and relationship building skills

• Exhibit a high level of autonomy as demonstrated via independent decision-making, prioritizing own workload and project management skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for daily operations and interfacing with internal and external customers

• Ability to read, understand, verbally exchange information and compose written material for business purposes in English

• Experience in using ERP systems required; SAP applications preferred

• Proficiency in basic MS Office applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) also required

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