Role Summary

We are seeking a manufacturing finance professional to manage cost accounting operations, month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting. The role requires strong analytical skills, ERP proficiency, and the ability to present financial insights to senior management.

Key Responsibilities

Cost Accounting & Month-End Close:

- Manage month-end inventory, PPV, and cost accounting activities, including reconciliations, reclassifications, revaluations, and related journal entries.
- Prepare and analyze daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual operational reports covering inventory, PPV, OPEX, cost variances, actual rates, and expense tracking.
- Support forecasting and budgeting processes, including SOC files, purchase forecasts, ICO pricing, revenue and expense projections, and CAPEX updates.
- Prepare and coordinate provisions, including E&O; and NRV, along with scrap, rework, and disposal accounting.
- Support compliance, audit, and control activities, including USGAAP SOX reviews for inventory and revenue accounts.
- Work with cross-functional teams to resolve ICO mismatches, support supply chain reporting, and ensure timely upload and distribution of reports.

Forecasting & Budgeting:

- Prepare quarterly and annual manufacturing forecasts covering revenue, material costs, labor, VOH, FOH, PPV, inventory, and related plant expenses.
- Build and update forecast files comparing latest forecast versus previous forecast, budget, and prior year for FYR and YTG reporting.
- Prepare ICO purchases and PPV forecasts for plants and support external purchase forecasting based on Flat BOM and standard cost assumptions.
- Analyze major planning drivers such as PPV, volume, mix, FX, freight, cash discounts, material usage, and variable expenses.




- Prepare bridge explanations and variance commentary for management, highlighting movement versus budget, previous forecast, and prior year.

Qualifications & Experience

- CMA / CA or equivalent professional qualification from manufacturing industry.
- 610 years of experience in manufacturing finance / plant controlling, with at least 4 years focused on forecasting and budgeting.
- Strong understanding of standard costing, PPV, inventory valuation, scrap, NRV/E&O; provisions, and manufacturing variances.
- Hands-on experience preparing and presenting forecast and budget decks to plant or regional management, including detailed bridges and driver analysis.
- Advanced Excel / Power BI skills.
- Strong ERP experience and ability to work with financial and operational data.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in FP&A; is an important requirement for this position.
- Experience working with US/global finance teams will be an added advantage.

Why Consider This Opportunity? This is a strong opportunity for a CMA/CA-qualified manufacturing finance qualified looking to take up a broader role covering Costing, Plant Finance, FP&A;, Forecasting & Budgeting, while gaining exposure to US counterparts and a global GCC finance environment.

If your experience aligns with the above requirements and you are interested in exploring this opportunity, please share your updated CV along with the below details:

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