Monroe Consulting Group Philippines, an executive search firm, is recruiting on behalf of one of the largest manufacturers that supplies flour to various industries, including baking, food processing, and manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
- 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;
- Performing other designated tasks: o In periodic finance and accounting processes, i.e., month-end and year-end close activities
- As necessitated by audits and compliance mandates, e.g., financial, tax and other regulatory audits, regulatory filings, accrediting agency audits, customer audits, etc.
- As back-up support, where needed, to ensure SAP activities are uninterrupted;
- As required to support Finance Department and other tasks.
Key Requirements
- * 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)
- Minimum 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;
- 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.
