Position Title: Senior Financial Analyst
Suzhou, JS, CN, 215122
Summary:
The Senior Financial Business Partner serves as a key finance partner to the EMS Asia business and operations teams, driving profitable growth through insightful financial analysis, forecasting, and business decision support.
This role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Value Stream leaders to improve financial performance, optimize resource allocation, and support strategic initiatives across the region. The position also plays a critical role in the SAP S/4HANA transformation and finance digitalization journey.
Essential Functions:
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- SAP S/4HANA & Finance Transformation (50%)
1)Support SAP S/4HANA implementation and stabilization across Asia.
2)Ensure financial processes, reporting structures, and master data integrity are aligned with business requirements.
3)Drive continuous improvement initiatives and finance process standardization.
- Business Partnering & Decision Support (25%)
1)Partner with Value Stream and Operations leaders to drive financial performance and achieve business objectives.
2)Provide actionable insights on revenue, margin, cost, productivity, absorption, inventory, and operational KPIs.
3)Support strategic decision making through scenario modeling, business case development, and financial evaluation.
4)Challenge business assumptions and proactively identify risks and opportunities.
- Forecasting, Planning & Performance Management (10%)
1)Lead annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, and monthly outlook processes.
2)Analyze actual performance against forecast and explain key variances.
3)Develop financial models to improve forecasting accuracy and business visibility.
4)Monitor key business drivers and provide timely recommendations to management.
- Financial Analysis & Reporting (10%)
1)Deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial reports to support business reviews.
2)Prepare monthly management reports and performance dashboards.
3)Leverage Power BI and digital tools to automate reporting and improve decision-making capabilities.
- Others (5%)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification is a plus.
- 5+yrs related working experience in large multi-plant manufacturing companies.
- Strong understanding of:
1)Standard Costing
2)Manufacturing P&L
3)Inventory and Working Capital Management
4)Absorption & Utilization Analysis
5)Forecasting and Budgeting
6)Business Case Development - Solid understanding and experience in standard costing and financial planning & analysis
- Experience with SAP ERP, preferably SAP S/4HANA
- Strong communication and presentation skills in English.
- Familiarity with digital finance transformation initiatives, strong Power BI, Power Query, or other analytics tools experience
- Proactive and willing to take on challenges