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Senior Finance Analyst

Employer
Robert Walters
Location
George Town, my
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
May 5, 2021

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Job Role
Finance Data Analyst
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An established lighting manufacturing and production firm is recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst job to be based in their Penang facility. This company has been in operation since 2008.

About the Senior Finance Analyst Role: Reporting directly to Group CFO, this role is responsible for leading product costing (end to end) within the group and being a great team player to contribute to the continuous success of the finance department.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collect and organise cost information into a database of expenses
  • Determine and calculate formulas for fixed and variable costs, such as fixed assets, employer's benefit cost, accrual, expenses and purchases
  • Conduct review and evaluation for cost-reduction opportunities
  • Determined product portfolio margin analysis
  • Analyse month-end and year-end reports to identify and recommending changes or cost-effective improvements on production cost, manufacturing operations, equipment availability and utilisation, inventory valuations and cost variance
  • Develop standard cost, including labour and overhead rates for new year based on budget
  • Work closely with Product Management, Product Development, Sales, Supply Chain and Operations on product costing
  • Analyse profitability, including profitability by product, and by cost category using ERP as a tool. Recommending changes/improvements where applicable
  • Work with HR in preparation of KPI's dashboard and set parameters for the scorecard measurement
  • Monitor KPI scorecards via reporting during Monthly Business Review (MBR) and follow through to ensure the performance are achieved. Alert management early if significant misaligned is observed

  • To succeed in this Senior Finance Analyst role, you will need to have relevant exposure in ethical channels within the healthcare industry.

    Key Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, ACCA or related field
  • Six to eight years' working experience with two to three years' experience as cost analyst with in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and best practices
  • Must have ERP Oracle NetSuite and costing experience
  • Experience in global manufacturing environment and diversified business is a huge plus
  • Expertise in activity-based costing for fixed and variable costs in relation to the overall direct cost of a line of products
  • Familiar with accounting software programmes, ERP experience preferred
  • Excellent analytical skills and must have eye for details to update information regularly into accounting software programmes and spot inaccuracies
  • Proficiency in computer skills, creating databases, and ability to help the group to established stable budget within their specifications

  • The culture of this company is demanding, but if you are confident and have a can-do attitude, the potential rewards are definitely significant. The firm is also very focused on developing their employees to the highest standards.

    If you are driven, determined and want to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you. Great career opportunities await the right person in this exciting Senior Finance Analyst role.

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