Manager Supply Chain Finance

HRSI; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 4,200,000 - 7,800,000; Full time

Job summary

HRSI in Karachi seeks an experienced Manager Supply Chain Finance to lead cost accounting, inventory valuation, COGS, and month-end close. The role partners with Procurement, Production and Logistics to deliver accurate financial insights and cost savings.

You will drive SKU costing, support budget processes, and manage a team, ensuring policy compliance and timely audits. A professional accountancy qualification and 5–7 years in FMCG or manufacturing are required.

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CMA) required.
• 5–7 years of cost or supply-chain finance experience in FMCG/manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on SAP experience with Excel and Power BI skills.

Responsibilities

• Own supply-chain month-end close, inventory valuation and COGS.
• Lead product/material costing, SKU variance and gross-contribution analysis.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Procurement and Production to deliver cost savings.
• Drive inventory governance, SLOB management and write-offs per policy.
• Support budgeting, latest estimates and regional/management reporting.
• Act as finance business partner to the factory and oversee P2P, CAPEX feasibility.
• Lead new-product feasibility, costing and post-launch reviews; ensure audit readiness.
• Develop, coach and manage the finance team’s performance.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory valuation

COGS

Month-end closing

Business partnering

Analytical rigour

People leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CMA

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Company Overview

Our client, a leading FMCG / manufacturing organization, seeks to appoint an experienced professional for the following role:

Job Role

The Manager Supply Chain Finance will lead supply chain finance as business partner and controller across procurement, production, inventory and logistics, ensuring accurate inventory and COGS, a timely and controlled month-end close, and decision support that improves cost, margin and working capital. The role is based at the Head Office in Karachi and reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the supply-chain month-end close, inventory valuation and COGS, ensuring reconciliations, accruals and stock-count outcomes are accurate and on time.
• Own product and material costing, including new products, imports and special-market orders; lead SKU variance and gross-contribution analysis and drive corrective action.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement and Production on supplier pricing, freight, warehousing and sourcing decisions to identify and deliver cost savings.
• Drive inventory and SLOB reduction; lead SLOB reviews and recommend provisions and write-offs in line with policy.
• Lead supply-chain inputs to budget and latest estimates; own regional and management reporting, and liaise with Procurement on material availability against the production plan.
• Act as finance business partner to the factory: review output, consumption and wastage against last year and budget, oversee the factory P2P cycle, validate CAPEX feasibilities and chair periodic KPI reviews.
• Lead new-product feasibility and post-launch reviews; own costing, inventory and SLOB policies, and ensure control compliance and timely closure of audit and sales-tax matters.
• Lead, develop and manage the team's performance and capability.

Education

Professional accountancy qualification – ACA, ACCA or CMA.

Experience

5–7 years of relevant experience in cost or supply-chain finance, including team leadership experience. FMCG or manufacturing experience is preferred.

Key Requirements

• Strong expertise in cost accounting, inventory valuation, COGS and month-end closing.
• Sound understanding of working capital, SLOB management and factory finance.
• Strong hands-on SAP experience.
• Strong Excel and Power BI skills.
• Commercial and strategic thinking with strong business-partnering skills.
• Analytical rigour and proven people leadership.