Associate Finance Manager

position works closely with Commercial Team, Selling & Marketing and Supply Chain. Apart from close relationships with commercial colleagues in respective Channel, they will also be required to have strong relationship within BU Finance, CFC/GFS, FP&A team, SC Finance as well as sector's Regional Finance. This role is expected to have high engagement in cross functional projects

Strategic / Business Planning & Financial forecasting and reporting:

• Partner with Commercial colleagues for annual business planning and rolling forecasts ( including LRFP)in line with Company growth initiatives

• Perform financial forecasting exercise in providing accurate financial forecast with risks and opportunities clearly identified.

• Ensure timely and accurately reporting to Global / Regional planning systems.

• Improve current planning processes in driving better accuracy, efficiency & simplicity

Business Analysis:

• Drive business financial performance. Play a key role in tracking and shaping the business performance towards financial commitments.

• Explore and work towards profitability improvement initiatives e.g. pricing and profitability, cost effectiveness

• Working to improve cash flow by keeping close monitoring of AR & Inventory

Finance efficiency improvement:

• Regularly exchange constructive feedback with CFM/GS for opportunities in driving more efficiency of Finance supports.

• Challenge the current process in the market and always look for opportunities in reducing complexity.

• Support Regional/Global initiatives in driving more effectiveness and efficiency of Finance function.

Compliance

• Ensure awareness of compliance requirements in the Commercial Team.

• Keep SOPs updated and fully adhered to SOX requirement. Timely remediate any anticipated control concern working closely with Compliance Manager, SEAI

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Finance with minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in business partnering Finance roles.

• MBA / Professional certification (e.g. ACCA/CA/CPA/CMA) will be a plus.

• Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.

• Strong compliance culture and experience in planning, forecasting and analysis

• Excellent systems and analytical skills

• People Management

Core proficiencies required for this role:

• High Integrity
• Teamwork
• Reliability
• Agility and highly Resilience to changes
• Ability to prioritise and standardize processes to improve effectives and efficiencies