Manager, Controlling - Singapore - BASF South East Asia Pte. Ltd.

BASF South East Asia Pte. Ltd.

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Singapore

1 week ago

Posted by:

Wei Jie

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Description

We are a leading chemical company, with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers, and for a sustainable future.

We connect and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you, this means a variety of ways to progress.

Not only your performance but also your personality matter to us, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, orientation, and background. At BASF, careers develop from opportunities.

Objectives of the Position

Financial Controller and subregional Supply Planner for Agricultural Solutions Asia Pacific South East Asia (SEA) subregion and a member of the SEA as well as APAC Controlling leadership team.
Act as advisor, challenger and business partner to the Business unit (BU) Business Area Director (BAD), Local Business Managers (LBM) and the local management teams in all matters of financial relevance and daily business steering.
Lead the Agricultural Solutions Controlling and Business Planning team in SEA, consisting of Country Controllers and Operational Business / Supply Planners.
Drive, initiate and/or Participate in subregional projects & initiatives to overall advance the subregion.

Main Tasks:

- **Monthly Financial Forecasting and Business Analysis**:

Review and finalization of sales forecast
Analyze business with respect to sales and key performance indicators
Proactively suggest/recommend actions helping management to take decisions to steer the business as per strategic goals

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Budgeting & Strategic Planning:

Drive and coordinate the sub-regional budget and operational planning process
Ensure compliance of regional/global guidance with respect to budgeting key elements

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Pricing & Rebate Management:

Support Country Management in steering rebate schemes and act as partner to sales & marketing functions to drive decisions
Challenge countries on pricing and rebate implementation to drive achieving Market Performance
Support SEA commercial excellence in implementing effective commercial policies in all countries

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Risk Management:

Ensure overall compliance of the subregion with corporate policies and objectives.
Enable robust business processes from compliance perspective.

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Financial Business Support:

Monitor and drive monthly communication across organization on strategic KPIs
Support valuebased decision making throughout the organization targeting sustainable optimization of absolute Market Performance

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Project Support:

Key support for Regional and Global projects via coordinating with key stakeholders in BU and Functions for proper alignment and implementation.
Oversee implementation of local country controlling projects

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Supply chain support:

Regular supervise BU supply and demand reconciliations for effective implementation in subregion.
Active steering of supply issues to ensure optimum business outcomes
Non Conformance Management (NCM) & Reporting

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Team leadership:

Operational; Functional manager for country business planners
Develop team capabilities
Drive HR priorities such as people development, talent management, Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)

Minimum Education and Qualification Required for the Position**- Degree in Finance / Accounting / Business, master-level (or equivalent)

With Chartered accountant certification is added advantage.
At least 8 years of professional experience in the area of Controlling and Supply Chain
Advanced finance and accounting knowledge and experience, proficiency in interpretation and analysis of financial reports
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
Strong communication & leadership skills