Finance Manager Manufacturing Costing
Job Summary
The Finance Manager will oversee full-spectrum accounting operations, financial accounting, costing, reporting, and business performance activities for a leading manufacturing solutions company. Responsibilities include managing budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, standard costs, and tax matters while partnering with stakeholders for cost optimization. The ideal candidate must have a degree in Accountancy or Finance with at least 8 years of relevant manufacturing industry experience and SAP proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Oversee full-spectrum accounting operations and month-end closing
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and management reporting
- Establish and review standard costs, product margins and cost structures
- Manage tax matters, annual audits and statutory reporting
- Partner with stakeholders to identify cost optimisation opportunities
Required Skills
- Degree in Accountancy, Finance or related discipline
- At least 8 years of relevant manufacturing industry experience
- Hands-on experience with SAP and financial reporting systems
- Strong knowledge of budgeting, financial analysis and product costing
- Experience in manufacturing costing, CAPEX and precious metal transactions
Job Details
Responsibilities:
Finance & Accounting
- Oversee full-spectrum accounting operations, including AR, AP, GL and month-end closing.
- Manage bank, intercompany and balance sheet reconciliations, including foreign exchange gain/loss analysis.
- Prepare monthly financial statements, cash flow schedules and management reports for HQ.
- Manage GST submissions, corporate tax matters, annual audits and liaison with auditors, tax agents, banks and relevant authorities.
- Oversee fixed asset management, including periodic verification and asset tagging.
- Coordinate with HQ Finance on accounting policies, reporting requirements and financial matters.
- Handle corporate banking activities and other finance-related matters.
Costing & Business Performance
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and management reporting activities.
- Establish and review standard costs, product margins and manufacturing cost structures.
- Analyse financial performance, cost variances and profitability, providing actionable insights to management.
- Partner with business stakeholders to identify cost optimisation and profitability improvement opportunities.
- Oversee precious metal transactions, including refining activities and related gain/loss analysis.
- Manage CAPEX financial planning, tracking and reporting.
- Oversee COO cost statement applications, renewals and updates.
- Lead costing and financial closing activities.
Requirements:
- Degree in Accountancy, Finance or a related discipline with at least 8 years of relevant experience.
- Manufacturing industry experience with strong exposure to financial accounting and costing.
- Hands-on experience with SAP and financial reporting systems.
- Strong knowledge of budgeting, financial analysis, management reporting and product costing.
- Experience managing month-end closing, audit, tax and statutory reporting activities.
- Candidates with experience in manufacturing costing, CAPEX and precious metal-related transactions will have an added advantage.