About WhiteCrow We are global talent research, insight and pipelining specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client's in-house research. About our client For more than 80 years, our client's engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow. As a Finance Manager, you will be responsible for... Planning and Budgeting: Job duties include preparation of quarterly forecasts, annual outlook, close activities and various other ad hoc analyses. The role will be responsible for accurate financial consolidation and analysis to make recommendations to management based on findings and results. Lead monthly analysis on the gross margin/MVAR to completely understand variances of actual results, identifying and quantifying trends that can be expected to continue and one-time impacts. Provide financial support, analysis and recommendations on all aspects of Operations Finance including but not limited to productivity, capacity analysis, inventory, scrap, costing, fixed expenses, and cycle counts. Coordinate and drive the forecast and budget process. Partner with Ops team in preparation/validation of and follow up on Capital Equipment Requests (CER). Perform analysis and reporting on inventory, work order variances, PPV, and subcontracting/outside vendors. Lead/support a full annual physical inventory. Drive activities to continuously improve KPI: Review and approve savings projects and monitor achievement. Effectively partner with Operations, Commercial Finance, Controlling, BU Finance, FP&A, and other Operations Finance colleagues. GAAP/IFRS/Ethics Compliance & Internal Control: Perform tasks in compliance with IFRS to maintain a strong control environment for accurate statement of balance sheet and P&L. Support aspects of asset management including asset capitalization/disposal efforts, intercompany asset transfers and overall inventory accuracy. Drive continuous improvement. Front line role includes educating and training to different Depts Zero tolerance for compliance missteps-Understand compliance programs Case lesson learn and corrective action and sharing Internal Audit/Compliance key contact window DoA/SoD review and updates People Management: Build-up new team for new expansion needed Coach mindset of self-assessment and analysis in advance for all kinds of reporting, try to prepare reports from customer perspective (BU Finance, Ops, PM Finance) Effectively communicate with team through a routine cadence of meetings Encourage team do sharing during dept meeting, encourage open mindset to release full potential In order to achieve targeted team performance and retain talent. What you already have... Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting required. Master's Degree / MBA preferred. 5+ years Controlling experience in a manufacturing environment Strong analytical skill Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Competence with Microsoft Office Package required Knowledge of SAP ERP software strongly preferred Good understanding of financial analysis, financial modeling, forecasting and reporting Grasp of standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis Working knowledge of basic principles of Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain Show more Show less