JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Finance Manager with expertise in project management and financial reporting to join our team. This role will oversee the financial aspects of the SAP system implementation project, consolidate management reporting and budget processes across the organization.
In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to monitor progress of SAP system implementation until full deployment. You will consolidate business requirements, ensure alignment with group-wide standards, and drive consistency in financial data and processes. Additionally, you will manage the consolidation of management reports, ensuring that financial data is accurately compiled and communicated to stakeholders, as well as overseeing the budget process to ensure alignment with company objectives.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SAP project management
- Oversee the progress of the SAP implementation project, ensuring milestones are met and the project stays aligned with business objectives.
- Consolidate business requirements from various stakeholders to ensure alignment with group-wide standards and processes, ensuring consistency across all functions.
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure that financial data requirements are accurately captured and integrated into the SAP system.
- Facilitate the alignment of financial processes across the group by identifying opportunities for standardization within SAP and ensuring the system meets reporting needs.
- Assist in the development and implementation of financial processes within SAP to ensure seamless integration with existing financial systems and improve reporting efficiency.
- Provide regular updates and progress reports to senior leadership on the SAP implementation, highlighting key milestones and any potential issues.
- Ensure that financial processes within SAP comply with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
Management Reporting & Financial Analysis
- Work and deliver Monthly accurate results consolidation with relevant commentary and back up workings.
- Consolidate & Review Downstream Management Reporting for all BU’s in Down Stream and ensure accuracy. Provide relevant commentary. Ensure that the reporting time lines are adhered to.
- Prepare the presentation and back slides for Monthly & Quarterly EBM on Consolidate Results with commentaries and comparison to budget.
- Perform profitability analysis and provide insights on key drivers for profitability and rational for cost with drill down of country/BU/ Product/ SKU vies.
- Review monthly financials submissions and ensure that all accounting and reporting treatments are aligned across all offices;
- Review weekly and monthly working capital and ensure sufficient business rational are provide to support the variance in working capital along with balance sheet items.
- Perform statutory to management reconciliation at downstream level to ensure data integrity.
- Work on adhoc analysis and support business and management with the relevant analysis.
- Coordinate annual financial audits ensuring completion and facilitate relevant review and signatory requirements;
- Providing advisory on accounting standards to destination office teams
Annual Budget
- To drive the annual business plan and budget process, including through analysis of all Budget numbers.
The ideal candidate will possess strong financial acumen, project management skills, and a good understanding of SAP systems, as well as the ability to drive the alignment of financial processes and reporting across multiple business units.