Operations Finance Lead

Responsibilities:
• Acting as a business partner to the Business Unit Production Manager.
• Proactively and constructively providing guidance to improve operation performance and thus achieving cost competitiveness.
• Manage and control manufacturing variances including efficiency, waste, labor, and material usage variances. Ensure inventory accuracy through cycle count.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly plant operational and financial performance reporting.
• Ensure accurate standard costing is maintained.
• Capable of simulating product costing to support new innovation projects via good BOM and production process understanding.
• Benchmark standard costing among manufacturing networks to optimize COGS position.
• Oversee inventory valuation and ensure accurate reflection of inventory costs.
• Work closely with production, procurement, and supply chain finance teams to ensure alignment on cost management strategies.
• Prepare and analyze plant operational and financial performance on a monthly basis.
• Assist in preparing plant variance outlooks, lead annual standards cost review process, and assist in various facets of the plant budgeting process.
• Analyze and forecast manufacturing variances and common costs on a monthly basis.
• Ensure provisions and accruals are recorded based on accounting procedures and policies.
• Carry out monthly SOX controls procedures.
• Track, validate, and monitor Continuous Improvement and cost savings projects.
• Miscellaneous Analysis: any ad hoc task as assigned by management.

Requirements:
• Minimum degree in Accountancy/Finance; ACCA, CIMA, or CPA preferred.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in manufacturing accounting with a good understanding of standard costing and variance analysis.
• Preferably in a multi-national manufacturing environment.
• SAP or equivalent ERP system exposure is a must.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Application must be willing to work at Senai Plants.