Assistant Manager, Operational Controlling & Reporting(005308)

Main Tasks:

• Reporting & Communication

oProvide detailed monthly reports and commentaries (P&L, fixed cost, cCM1 and working capital related KPI, Production report, HC report) to the local management and regional business unit
oAccountable for business specific topics and proactively highlight issues/risks.
oHighlight issues proactively and facilitate them within the organization timely and persistently.
oResponsible for month end closing activities (MER process), prepare monthly express report to management team
oPower BI dashboards maintenance, including but not limited to ICIS Weekly Update, Daily Sales Report, cCM1 monthly report.
oPrepare monthly LBM slide deck.

• Forecasting

oProvide local management with business/operation forecast and recommendation (Sales, cost, EBIT forecast, raw material price trend, capacity utilization, fx-exposure etc.)
oHighlight risks independently at an early stage and suggest solutions from a controlling point of view.

• Operational Planning

oConceptualize and lead the bottom-up operational planning with relevant teams both in BU and RBU/GBU and prepare the relevant data & information. (incl. rationales for the projected changes)
oUse easy to understand templates to gather the information from all relevant teams to establish the annual cost planning.
oConduct gap analysis between actuals and plans.

• Target Setting

oSupport local BU target setting (KPI & Working capital) based on the approved OP information. Cascade the OP information properly and proactively down to all relevant parties in alignment with the management team.
oEvaluate/monitor the actual performances compared with targets and proactively propose action plans on a continuous basis.

• Fixed Cost reporting and monitoring

oDevelop and implement fixed cost management mechanism and define key reports and timelines; to obtain feedback from sites, SBU controllers and relevant parties
oConduct deep dive on the function services, define the right level of services fitting for commodity business. Closely monitor costs allocation. Proactively identify areas for improvement via site performance check and drive implementation.

• Business Analysis

oAnalyze profitability and cost performance compared with budget and inform the respective teams about deviations and propose solutions to improve the situation.
oMonitor working capital closely (Account receivable/DSO, Inventory/DIV and Capital cost).

• Organizational Interface Management

oConsolidate input and facilitate the bi-weekly / monthly update call
oCheck integrity of the data to ensure whether the information is relevant, transparent and reliable.
oSupport/ensure financial master data maintenance.
oReview / maintain CCA/PA (Cost Allocation / Profitability Analysis) cycle with local end users

• Ensure data accuracy of the BW systems

oEnsure that all BW related systems show accurate data (BW OCEAN, BW COINS, BW COBUS, BW CARAT, BW SCI) and initiate trainings of the respective user groups.

• Training

oConsult on training, education, and support on controlling topics, acting as a change agent when implementing new business model and organizational structure and leading projects related and interrelated to finance and controlling topics.
oCoach and provide support to junior controllers. Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
• Working Experience: Minimum 5-8 years of experience in finance, controlling and planning from industrial environment or chemical industry; international company is preferred

(Candidates with less experience may be considered as assistant manager)

• In-depth Knowledge and understanding in planning & controlling processes
• Advanced skills in MS Office applications
• Comprehensive understanding of SAP or other ERP applications
• Advanced communication skill in both English and Mandarin

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