Sr Supply Chain Accounting Manager

We have an opening for a Senior Supply Chain Accounting Manager. The JD of the profile is as below:

The Enterprise Support Operations Centre (ESOC, Finance Shared Service centre) will be responsible for providing up to date, and relevant Supply Chain Accounting information to its customers (SC Finance and Cluster/Country finance) through various channels to provide relevant, accurate and timely reports on SC Accounting activities (Product Costing, Transfer Pricing), and transparency in SC Cost movements (end to view on changes in input drivers to impact on SC Cost in countries P&L.

Key activities summary:

- Provide transparency in changes in product cost and transfer prices covering 120 factories, 12 billion SC cost / annum

- Variance analysis regarding forecasted cost and actual cost, forecasted cost previous period versus forecasted cost current period.

- Communication to SC Finance organization in the different clusters/countries

- Subject matter expertise for specific accounting process and country issues;

- Excellent service delivery

Main Accountabilities:

- Demonstrated capability to perform in a highly qualified and motivated team and to take responsibility for the end-to-end Supply Chain accounting process for the cluster/countries serviced

- Track record of excellent service delivery.

- Leads implementation of changes across the region driving uniform practices on operations as well as on analytics

- Develop overall understanding of cost dynamics within the region and develop systems that provide cutting edge variance analysis and decision support system to the various countries

- Supervises the overall monthly and quarterly process of service delivery to countries and drives excellence in service through agreed KPIs

- Co-operates with dedicated country SC Finance team for the explanation of movements in SC cost (actual cost, standard cost and forecasted cost).

- Provide subject matter expertise within the harmonized operating model, and support further harmonization of these processes with the countries and the service provider.

- Analyse and explain impact of changes in Transfer Prices for all Supply Chain products in a cluster on category / country level to be included in country forecast

- Overall analysis and explanation of monthly Supply Chain results for cluster per country/category totaling to 12 billion of SC cost.

- Leads a team working with cross cluster SC Finance teams and motivates them to keep the performance high.

Key accountabilities

Customer Service

- Develop processes ad systems to accurately perform Supply Chain Accounting Analyses to meet customer demands on understanding of SC Cost movements

- To excel in service levels and work on continuous improvement providing a high standard customer service.

- Lead team meetings – suggest ways of improving efficiency and the service provided.

- Design service levels, quality, KPIs and targets.

Quality

- Understand the SC accounting policy and procedures required.

- Understand the different ways of working of clusters regarding SC Cost for actual and forecast

General

- Lead change management

- Lead training and development of the team to meet the service expectations of stakeholders.

- Understand and demonstrate the values and culture of the department.

- Be accountable and responsible for the services that are expected to be delivered out of the service hub.

- Hold people responsible within the teams and the clusters on agreed ways of working.

- The role may require some working of non-standard hours as workload dictates

Resources – 12 to 15 direct and indirect reportees including assistant managers

Key Contacts – SC Finance VP, SC Finance Directors, BB/BD Finance Directors, Procurement Finance Directors, ES IM, IT Business Partners, 3P service providers

Key Skills required

- Business partnering skills while ensuring service mindset within the team

- Ability to apply professional knowledge in SC accounting; factory accounting, P&L understanding, procurement finance

- Demonstrated ability to analyse and interpret problems / data gathered from a variety of sources;

- Analytical power: Capability to translate data into understandable and actionable Management Information

- Ambitious and pro-active attitude and cultivates a willingness to learn within the team

- Maintains a high performance culture

- Demonstrated ability to work with a range of technically and culturally diverse people

- Ability to work under pressure and be able to express views/opinions confidently

- Demonstrated ability to successfully contribute multiple projects & competing priorities in a time sensitive environment.

Relevant Experience

- Min 8 years of experience in Supply Chain Accounting, Business partnering roles

- Should be fully operational in performance reporting, variance analysis and accounting operations

- Working knowledge of IT and supply chain is essential

- Should be self driven and have the ability to translate vision into actions and lead execution through the team

- Demonstrated ability of working in a complex environment

- Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance would be an advantage

- Previous experience of working with different cultures and countries would be an advantage

VA Murali
Sr. Manager Recruitment
WIZMATRIX CONSULTING (P) LTD,
JP Nagar, 2nd Phase, Blore - 78