Finance Manager

Dyson Institute; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson Institute in Batangas, Philippines, invites an experienced Finance Manager to join the In-House Manufacturing Finance Team. You will partner with site management to drive financial planning, budgeting, and cost analysis for in-house manufacturing operations, delivering KPIs and process improvements.

Lead month-end close, forecast, and ad hoc analyses, with a focus on manufacturing costing, inventory, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent post-graduate qualification with manufacturing and costing experience.
• At least 7 to 8 years of relevant work experience in financial planning and analysis, including leadership.
• Experience in rigorous financial planning, analysis and/or strategy.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel.
• SAP experience is a plus.
• Strong planning, organisation and presentation skills.
• Ability to work across functions and cultures with remote teams.
• Proactive problem-solving and process improvement mindset.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Partner with DDM management to support site financial and operational objectives.
• Drive month-end close, budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Prepare and review detailed manufacturing cost analyses and models.
• Lead review of operational processes to ensure compliance and cost optimisation.
• Manage inventory control of raw materials, sub-assemblies, and finished goods.
• Review operating spend for alignment with budget and priorities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional/remote teams on finance activities.
• Prepare and review ad hoc financial analyses as required.

Skills

Accounting qualification

Manufacturing costing

Financial planning & analysis

Leadership

Excel proficiency

SAP familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Data modeling

English communication

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Finance Manager – In House Manufacturing Finance (PH) Description

The In-House Manufacturing Finance Team oversees the financial operations of Dyson’s in-house manufacturing sites in Singapore and Philippines. As part of the Financial Business Control Team, the objective is to collaborate with stakeholders on financial planning and analysis, management reporting, and process and systems controls to support the delivery of key operational objectives. The team aims to maintain a flexible and collaborative working relationship with stakeholders to achieve common goals while ensuring a highly effective control environment. We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join our In-House Manufacturing Finance Team in the Philippines to manage and drive various aspects of finance operations. The incumbent will possess strong leadership skills, a good understanding of manufacturing finance and take the lead in business partnering with key stakeholders to deliver financial and operational KPIs. From time to time, the incumbent will also be involved in ad hoc analysis together with their stakeholders on new opportunities identified. This will include but not limited to the product costings of new in house manufactured technology, site growth initiatives etc. The role is a key position of the in-house manufacturing finance function and allows the incumbent a great opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of Dyson’s in house manufacturing technology. The role is based in Batangas, Philippines and reports into the Senior Finance Manager – In House Manufacturing.

Accountabilities

• Business Partner with the DDM management team to support achievement of the site’s financial and operational objectives
• Drive the month end close activities as well as budget planning and forecasting
• Prepare and review detailed manufacturing cost analysis and modelling to drive financial insights and recommendations to support business planning and decision‑making
• Lead the review of key operational processes to ensure compliance with regulations and policies and drive process improvements, manufacturing efficiency and cost optimisation
• Manage inventory control of raw materials, sub‑assemblies, spare parts, and finished products to maintain optimal and accurate inventory levels
• Review operating spend to ensure alignment with budget, policy, and business priorities
• Collaborate with cross‑functional and/or remote teams in the finance activities
• Prepare and review ad hoc financial analysis as require

Skills

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent post-graduate qualification with manufacturing and costing experience.
• At least 7 to 8 years of relevant work experience in financial planning and analysis, including experience in a leadership position
• Experience in rigorous financial planning, analysis and/or strategy experience
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel
• Proficiency in SAP is a plus
• Strong planning and organisation skills
• Ability to understand concepts and ideas quickly and model data in meaningful ways
• Naturally inquisitive, comfortable interrogating existing processes and systems and problem‑solve
• Proactive in proposing ideas and challenging status quo
• Experience in working across functions and cultures, with remote teams
• Excellent personal and business presentation skills
• Assertive and able to influence peers and upwards
• Proficient in spoken & written English
• Independent, with a strong sense of operational discipline and ability to meet deadlines

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.

At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.