Senior Supply Chain Finance Accountant – Inventory & Costing Focus
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Job Overview And Responsibility
Product Costing: - Implement, regularly review and update standard product costing across assigned products/product categories. - Prepare supply chain COGS budgets and forecast updates. Correctly identify fixed costs, variable costs, direct costs, indirect costs and correctly allocate these costs against products/product categories. - Complete month-end costing activities, including accruals and allocations within agreed deadlines - Analyze actual vs budgeted COGS, and proactively partner with internal stakeholders to assess variance drivers, communicate and manage associated implications. - Assist in the analysis of Gross Margin, partnering with internal stakeholders, and proactively identify action plans for Gross Margin protection. - Provide accurate costing estimates for new products. Procurement Cost Management: - Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasting for procurement related costs - Assist in the analysis of procurement spend vs budget, partnering with internal stakeholders - Assist in the analysis of vendor and product spend analysis, identifying opportunities for consolidation and cost optimization. - Participate in the review of vendor selection assessments. - Prepare/support the preparation of CAPEX budgets for Supply Chain. - Proactively support the management of CAPEX budget costs. Inventory Management Controlling: - Plan, coordinate and supervise regular inventory cycle counts – based on business risk – across assigned inventory locations. - Plan, coordinate and supervise year-end full inventory counts – across assigned inventory locations. - Prepare reports on inventory count discrepancies. Assess and resolve physical vs system differences, with approval for inventory adjustments. - Implement action plans with internal supply chain stakeholders as required. - Monitor and analyze inventory movements across the supply chain for accuracy, completeness and timeliness. - Assess inventory movement discrepancies. Coordinate with internal supply chain stakeholders the resolution/correction of any potential discrepancies. Prepare reports for supply chain management on repeatable/patterns of inventory movement discrepancies. - During Month-End Close – review all inventory related transactions to ensure all in-bound, internal transfers and shipments are completely processed. Complete, on approval, any inventory transaction adjustments and confirm to Finance & Supply Chain management that all inventory transactions are completed. - Monitor and analyze compliance with inventory management principles, including FIFO, FEFO, inventory expiry, inventory stock levels, inventory replenishment parameters. Identify opportunities for improvement and prepare appropriate presentations/action plans for internal Finance & Supply Chain Management. - Complete regular training for internal supply chain stakeholders on correct operating procedures, system usage, inventory management practices and associated key controls. Internal Controls: - In partnership with the Internal Controls Manager, participate in the implementation, training, assessment and operation of a strong internal controls environment across the Supply Chain.
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Master's degree preferred). - ACCA, CPA, or other relevant certifications are a plus. - Minimum of 5 years of progressive finance experience, specifically in F&B, manufacturing / supply chain industries. At least 2-3 years of experience in supply chain controlling or audit. - Proficiency in ERP (e.g. BRAVO) systems and MS Office software & tools - Strong financial & data analysis skills. - Excellent communication and presentation abilities. - Adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. - Bi-lingual in Vietnamese and English
Why Candidate should apply this position
- Benefits will be shared in details for successful candidates.
Preferred skills and experiences
- Strong proficiency in cost accounting principles, costing methodologies, period close and variance analysis & reporting - Strong understanding of supply chain processes, inventory management practices and associated risks and controls
Report to
Manager
Interview process
1-2 rounds with Hiring Manager
