Key Responsibilities
1. End-to-End Accounting & Financial Governance
- Closing & Reporting: Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing cycles, ensuring complete accuracy and timely compliance with local GAAPs and IFRS standards.
- Balance Sheet Integrity: Oversee general ledger activities, bank reconciliations, accounts payable/receivable pipelines, and statutory tax compliance (Corporate Income Tax, SST/VAT, Withholding Tax).
- Audit & Statutory Management: Act as the primary liaison for external auditors, tax consultants, and regulatory authorities to ensure smooth annual audits and statutory filings.
2. Treasury, FX & Commodity Risk Management
- Cash Flow & Liquidity: Oversee daily working capital, track plant cash flow forecasts, and optimize liquidity to support heavy raw material procurement cycles.
- FX & Hedging Execution: Monitor foreign exchange exposure and execute FX hedging strategies to protect operating margins against currency fluctuations in international trade.
- Trade Finance & Banking: Manage banking facilities, Letters of Credit (LCs), trade financing lines, and bank guarantees tailored to import/export activities.
3. Budgeting, Forecasting & Strategic Planning
- Financial Planning: Lead the annual corporate budgeting cycle and maintain monthly rolling financial forecasts (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow).
- Operational Partnership: Partner directly with Plant Managers and Procurement Heads to evaluate Capital Expenditure (CapEx) investments, track plant capacity metrics, and drive cost-reduction initiatives.
Job Qualifications & Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Experience: Minimum 5–8 years of progressive experience in end-to-end plant accounting and finance within a manufacturing or process industry environment.
