Operations Finance Lead
The Hershey Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: United States
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About the role
- Acting as a business partner to the Business Unit Production Manager.
- Proactively and constructively providing guidance to improve operation performance and thus achieving cost competitiveness.
- Manage and control manufacturing variances incl. efficiency/waste/labor/material usage variances. Ensure inventories accuracy through cycle count.
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly plant’s operational and financial performance reporting.
- Ensure accurate standard costing being maintained.
- Capable in simulating product costing to support new innovation project via good BOM and production process understanding.
- Benchmark standard costing among manufacuturing network to optimize COGS position.
- Oversee inventory valuation and ensure accurate reflection of inventory costs.
- Work closely with production, procurement, and supply chain finance teams to ensure alignment on cost management strategies.
- Prepare and analyze plant’s operational and financial performance on a monthly basis.
- Assist in preparing plant variance outlooks, lead annual standards cost review process, and assist in various facets of the plant budgeting process.
- Analysis and forecast of manufacturing variances & common cost on monthly basis.
- Ensure provision and accrual are recorded based on Accounting procedures and Policies.
- Carry out monthly SOX Controls procedures
- Track, validate and monitoring of Continuous Improvement / Cost savings projects.
- Miscellaneous Analysis: any ad hoc task as assigned by management.
Requirements
- Minimum Degree in Accountancy/Finance. ACCA, CIMA or CPA preferred.
- Minimum 10 years experience in manufacturing accounting (good understanding of standard costing and variance analysis).
- Preferably in multi-national manufacturing environment
- SAP or equivalent ERP system exposure is a must.
- Ability to work independently under fast pace environment with minimal supervision
- Team player and able to communicate effectively in both English and Bahasa
- Integrity and able to provide objective decision to improve P&L bottomline
- Good business sense, committed and responsible in meeting deadline
- Proactive and problem solving mindset
- Knowledge of US GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles), SOX and financial policies/control
- Good Microsoft Excel analytic skills
Benefits
- health insurance
- retirement plans
- paid time off
- flexible work arrangements
- professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
manufacturing accountingstandard costingvariance analysisfinancial performance reportinginventory valuationcost management strategiesBOM (Bill of Materials)financial forecastingSOX ControlsContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
independent workteam playereffective communicationintegrityobjective decision makingbusiness sensecommitmentresponsibilityproactive mindsetproblem solving
Certifications
ACCACIMACPA