Senior Financial Specialist

Role Summary

The Senior FP&A Specialist supports financial operations within the Manufacturing Division, including budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and actuals reporting. This role partners with departments at the Wilson site to provide financial support and oversees the capital investment process, within a Finance team delivering site operations support.

Responsibilities

• Provision of accurate, timely, and reliable financial information
• Ensure smooth monthly and quarterly financial closing and reporting processes
• Support, analyze, and assist in preparing and reviewing the company’s annual budget and forecasts
• Manage site expenditures in collaboration with budget owners, focusing on headcount, operating expense budgets, forecasting, and spending targets
• Lead the site capital process, including leading the LRCP process, CRC/ECC site preparations, and active oversight of AuC (Assets under Construction)
• Ensure accruals are completed promptly for both capital projects and expenses, and monthly financial adjustments are done timely
• Provide financial stewardship for departments within scope (e.g., Quality, NASU, GSEC, RotaPod, Admin, and others ad hoc)
• Lead the forecasting process for relevant departments in scope
• Oversee regular headcount planning for departments in scope
• Lead the IQV process, including handling disputes and inquiries
• Lead accounting for inventory processes as well as stockroom and spare parts management processes
• Offer financial input and guidance to the site leadership team
• Facilitate finance training sessions for the local site
• Challenge and drive continuous improvement of existing processes through optimization, standardization, and stabilization
• Maintain internal control and compliance by ensuring activities adhere to internal control requirements and supporting audits, including SOX compliance
• Respond to financial and tax requests from local authorities

Qualifications

• Understanding of planning, budget and forecasting processes
• Understanding inventory accounting and manufacturing variances accounting
• Knowledge of SAP preferable
• Knowledge of MS Office products, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience with manufacturing operations and/or supply chain is desirable
• Ability to create Power BI reports is an advantage
• Financial business partnering, minimum 3 years preferred

Education

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or similar
• A professionally qualified accountant with 3-5 years’ PQE ideally in a multinational manufacturing environment is an advantage

Skills

• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Budgeting
• Budget Management
• Business Acumen
• Business Partnerships
• Capital Management
• Capital Planning
• Cash Management
• Communication
• Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
• Data Analytics
• Data Visualization
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• GAAP
• Headcount Management
• Headcount Planning
• Management Controls
• Motivation Management
• Preparation of Financial Reports
• Quantitative Abilities
• Self Motivation

Additional Requirements

• Travel: 10%
• Shift: Hybrid
• Valid Driving License: No