Manager Finance

EBM; Hazara Division; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EBM seeks an experienced Factory Finance Partner to lead costing, budgeting and cost control across manufacturing operations. You will ensure BOM and recipe accuracy, manage variances, and drive cost improvements using SAP costing and BI tools.

You will collaborate with the Factory Manager and departmental heads to optimize KPI delivery, monitor performance, and ensure timely month-end closing and reporting with clear insights for decision-making.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or factory controlling.
• FMCG or food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of costing, BOMs, recipes, inventory accounting, and variances.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Factory Manager to drive budget and KPI performance.
• Analyze cost per kg, yield, wastage, labour productivity, energy consumption, and line efficiency.
• Investigate variances, identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Identify, monitor and validate cost-saving initiatives across materials, labour, utilities, and overheads.
• Monitor actual vs standard costs with focus on direct labour, utilities, and overheads.
• Ensure accuracy of recipes, BOMs, routings, costing parameters, and SAP standards.
• Coordinate annual factory budgeting and monthly performance reports with explanations.
• Provide financial insights on production volumes, product mix, and input price changes.
• Ensure timely month-end closing and reliable factory reporting.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and stock adjustments; address obsolete stock.
• Ensure compliance with policies and internal controls; coordinate audits.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Cost accounting

Factory controlling

Manufacturing costing

Materials yield

Labour productivity

Energy consumption

Line efficiency

Root cause analysis

Variance analysis

SAP costing

Advanced Excel/BI

Tools

SAP ECC/S/4HANA

Excel/BI tools

Job description

• 8-12 years of relevant experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or factory controlling, preferably in FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing costing, BOMs, recipes, inventory accounting, and production variances.
• Working knowledge of SAP ECC/S/4HANA and advanced Excel/BI reporting tools.

Job Description

A. Factory Business Partnering

• Partner with the Factory Manager and functional heads to drive performance against budget and operational KPIs.
• Analyze manufacturing cost per kg, material yield, wastage, labour productivity, energy consumption, and line efficiency to identify improvement opportunities.
• Investigate significant cost variances, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions with relevant departments.
• Identify, monitor, and validate cost-saving initiatives across raw materials, packaging, labour, utilities, and factory overheads.

B. Manufacturing Costing & Controlling

• Monitor actual versus standard manufacturing costs, with special focus on direct labour, utilities, and overheads.
• Ensure accuracy of recipes, BOMs, production routings, costing parameters, and manufacturing standards in SAP.
• Analyze material consumption, production yield, process losses, scrap, and other manufacturing variances.
• Monitor production cost absorption and ensure accurate allocation of manufacturing costs across products and production lines.

C. Budgeting & Performance Reporting

• Coordinate annual factory budgeting and periodic forecasting with the Factory Manager and departmental heads.
• Prepare monthly factory performance reports covering actual versus budget, prior year, and forecast, with clear variance explanations.
• Provide financial insights on production volumes, product mix, input price changes, and operational performance to support decision-making.
• Ensure timely month-end closing, accurate cost accounting, and reliable factory financial reporting.
• Monitor inventory accuracy, stock reconciliations, slow-moving and obsolete inventory, and production-related stock adjustments.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, expenditure approvals, and internal controls.
• Coordinate audit requirements and ensure timely resolution of audit queries and control gaps.

E. CAPEX & Process Improvement

• Support CAPEX business cases, budget monitoring, and post-investment evaluations to validate expected financial benefits.
• Improve the use of SAP and BI tools for cost analysis, reporting, and financial control.
• Drive continuous improvement in factory finance processes, data accuracy, and cost visibility.