Associate Commercial Finance Manager, South East Asia

Glanbia Performance Nutrition’s purpose is to inspire people everywhere to achieve their performance goals! We are the world’s leading premium sports nutrition company with Optimum Nutrition, Isopure, SlimFast, BSN Syntha-6 among the brands in the portfolio today. We have ambitious plans for the future, and as a values-led organisation, we’re focused on driving sustainable business performance the right way.

Job Title: Associate Commercial Finance Manager (SEA)
Reports To: Head of Finance – SEA  

Key Accountabilities

1)    Actuals Reporting

•    Monitor daily sales orders tracking against Budget/Forecast/Latest Estimate. 
•    Prepare sales reports: by customers, by Region, and by products on a monthly basis or as required. 
•    Prepare Trade Spend/rebates and marketing expenses accruals on monthly basis. 
•    Prepare forecasts such as Budget, Forecasts and Actuals analysis on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis 

2)        Commercial Support: 

•    Review month end P&Ls and assist in building P&Ls needed for incremental growth and profitability decisions. 
•    Monitor on-going sales outlook for SEA region. 
•    Design, evaluate and monitor rebate and promotional plans. 
•    Review all promo templates before submission for approval. 
•    Review all claims from our customers for approval from Head of Finance. 
•    Support HoF in preparation of budgets/forecasts/outlook. 
•    Track customers’ sell-out and inventory (DOH) to ensure proper inventory level maintained at customer level. 
•    Prepare and analyze monthly business review deck before submission. 
•    Ensure customer’s prices are properly maintained in SAP. 
•    Assist in preparing ROI calculation of Trade and marketing spend. 
•    Prepare, maintain and track business KPIs, including compliance requirement. 
•    Support NPD/Innovation financial template. 
•    Reviewing and optimizing the Value-chain for every SEA customer with the support of Commercial team.

3)  Customers’ Claim Review and Processing 

•    Review all claims received from distributors/customers, before providing the claim docs to HoF for approval. 
•    Keeping track of all customers’ claims and ensure claims are properly accounted for and match against accruals set-up for that purpose. 
•    Arranging NDC [No Dues Certificate] on Quarterly basis from all the SEA Customers

4)  Ad-Hoc Projects 

•    Assist in any ad-hoc projects required to support business growth and profitability in the Region as well as for process improvements. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

•    Strong PC skills including MS Office; particularly Excel and PowerPoint 
•    Hands on operator who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get the job done working independently with little supervision 
•    Strong problem solving skills with high attention to detail 
•    Sound accounting, reporting and analytical skills 
•    Strong organizational and time management skills 
•    Fast and accurate alpha-numeric keyboard skills 
•    Strong communication and interpersonal skills 
•    Be a strong team player and demonstrate dedication to company goals 
•    Ability to work under pressure to meet varying deadlines and work volumes 
•    Self-motivated with initiative and performance driven 
•    Excellent analytical skills; able to identify and solve complex analytical problems and draw conclusions through analysis of data 

Education/Experience: 

•    Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance with minimum 5-7 years’ experience in FMCG or similar within global MNC. 
•    Experience in commercial financial and accounting practice preferably international 
•    Experience in managing complex models across currencies, countries and regulations 
•    A working knowledge of SAP preferred 
•    Experience in managing complex stakeholders and a passion for process improvement

How you will work:

We offer hybrid working arrangements available through our Smart working model which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.

Where and how you will work

The opportunity will be based in our office located in Singapore with hybrid working arrangements available through our Smart working model which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package.

About Glanbia

The Glanbia Group comprises three divisions: Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Nutritional's, and Joint Ventures. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading products in 130 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status. 

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.