Lead Manufacturing Controlling & Analyst, APS APAC

LOCATION - Shanghai (China)

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

This is a regional manufacturing controlling role supporting 12 sites across APAC. The role owns end-to-end annual budgeting, monthly rolling forecasting and management reporting, delivering actionable analysis on fixed & variable cost. It oversees end-to-end site-level manufacturing finance controlling activities, and act as finance partner to regional manufacturing / business leadership, local plant operations, local finance, inventory accounting and global teams to drive consistent cost transparency and financial accuracy across the entire APAC manufacturing portfolio.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead the regional annual manufacturing fixed cost budget, ensure budget accuracy, rationality and alignment with global financial targets
• Own monthly regional manufacturing rolling forecast and regional cost trend analysis
• Perform high-level monthly regional manufacturing analysis, focusing on fixed & variable cost variances analysis review and deliver value-added business insights
• Execute end-to-end manufacturing controlling activities including monthly cost center controlling, support on accrual bookings, cost allocation cycle management and period-end closing support.
• Monitor production order & maintenance order variances together with monthly settlement status; validate standard cost reasonableness and activity/machine rate calculation
• Support BOM and production recipe sanity check, ensure manufacturing cost master data accuracy
• Ensure full compliance with SOX, MC&A and internal control requirements across all Asia manufacturing sites
• Serve as regional finance business partner, drive cost optimization, standardized controlling process and consistent financial governance across sub-regions
• Support internal & external audit, government statistics requirements and ad-hoc regional cost analysis required by leadership

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related disciplines
• Minimum 5 years+ of manufacturing finance / costing controlling / business analysis experience in multinational manufacturing companies
• Solid understanding of manufacturing cost structure, BOM/recipe, industrial overhead logic, and end-to-end budget & forecast process
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of SAP (FI/CO module) and Business Warehouse
• Strong regional consolidation and analysis capability, able to manage multi-site portfolio independently
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize, including responding to numerous requests from multiple stakeholders for financial analysis and commentary
• Advanced Excel capability
• Fluent English for cross-region and global communication

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

Grow Capabilities

• Displays positive attitude, takes initiative and demonstrates ambition
• Demonstrates flexibility in day-to-day work
• Sets high standards of performance for oneself
• Practical knowledge of financial statements, accounting, and valuation methodologies.
• Problem solving skills and sound judgment
• Embraces continuous improvement
• Demonstrates accountability

Drive Results

• Establishes harmonious working relationships with team members
• Appreciates each team member's contributions and values each individual member
• Listens to others and accepts input from team members
• Leverage knowledge and resources within the team and believe in the power of many

Build Partnerships

• Demonstrates strong analytical skills, able to simplify complex processes and communicate understandably to stakeholders
• Establishes effective working relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to use good judgment in what and how to communicate with stakeholders

Competencies