Supply Chain Finance Partner
at Ecolab
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina -
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Immediate | 04 Sep, 2024 | Not Specified | 05 Jun, 2024 | 2 year(s) or above | Sap,Budgeting,Spanish,Diverse Groups,Excel,Financial Analysis,Microsoft Word,Economics,Critical Thinking,Powerpoint,Standard Costs,Interpersonal Skills | No | No |
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Description:
ECOLAB is seeking a Supply Chain Finance Partner who will lead costing related activities and focus on forecasting, planning & analysis including activities of manufacturing, logistics and plants cost efficiency analysis and business decision support. The position will be part of a regional team and will report to the SCF manager LAS.
REQUIREMENTS
- Degree in Business Administration, Economics or related
- +5 years in a multi-national company preferred manufacturing
- +2 years in roles in FP&A, Supply Chain Finance, in companies with Standard costs accounting (preferable)
- Strong knowledge of Financial Analysis, Accounting, & Budgeting (preferable)
- Proficient English and Spanish.
- Good analytical and critical thinking with ability to focus on details, synthesize broad amount of data into actionable information.
- Effective interpersonal skills with proven ability to build strong partnerships with diverse groups.
- Proficient use of SAP, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Responsibilities:
Produce accurate, timely and insightful business reporting and analytics:
- Conduct the processes of the supply chain financial shaping and financial forecasting (including Capex), analysis, accounting and reporting, identifying business issues and opportunities and making recommendations for future actions.
- Lead monthly closing processes, such as cost manufacturing process, standard and replacement costs
- Perform several costs analysis: Plant overheads and warehouse expenses, Delivery costs, Material loss, price purchase variances (PPVs), manufacturing and logistic variances, among others.
- Prepare the Variance Analysis by comparing the actual performance versus budgeting one (Yearly, Quarterly and Monthly), and figuring out the trend along the year and compared with past years.
- Coordinate and develop financial forecast and annual plan exercise, standard costs roll, plant overheads, delivery costs, etc
- Lead annual activities, such as inventory physical counts in plants and warehouses and root cause analysis (ensure proper reconciliation), internal and external audit support, setting annual standard costs
- Drive process improvements and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
- Business partner to the plants management team providing financial advice to ensure accurate financial and operational decisions. Support strategy definition and implementation, developing and evaluating longer term strategies, forecasts, and investment plans.
- Become a SC member and participate in weekly/ monthly Plant management or Operational meetings, and key Plant activities (e.g. cycle counts, fixed assets audit, inventories adjustments etc.).
- Set up monthly meetings with the plant manager to discuss on the plant and logistics performance (financial & operational), identify the risks & issues, and put in place relevant action plans / tracking mechanisms to manage these risks & issues
- Support Supply Chain decision making, with cost optimization initiatives (localization, loss analysis, insource, etc) and CAPEX support. Monthly savings tracking
- Develop ad/hoc analysis to supplement standard reporting to identify opportunities or diagnose challenges.
- Analyze and present financial and operational performance, driving fact-based business decisions and corrective actions.
- Develop and sustain relationships and good communication with LAS SCF, Global SCF and FP&A teams.
- Provide support to the Commercial team and Division Leaders by providing accurate costing simulations for pricing / and strategic projects. Support cost initiatives, as reformulations, portfolio optimization, GMI, etc.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:2.0Max:5.0 year(s)
Financial Services
Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain
Finance
Graduate
Business Administration, Administration, Business, Economics
Proficient
1
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina