Job Description

Finance Manager

Department: Finance - Operations

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Indonesia/Jakarta

Reporting To: Country Head / Finance Director, APAC

Compensation: Rp20,000,000 - Rp30,000,000 / month

ROLE PURPOSE
To provide financial and commercial support to the local management teams, to facilitate the achievement of business goals within budgeted resource levels and to enhance local decision-making processes through the proactive provision of financial analysis and interpretation.

Key Responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Responsible for the full spectrum of day-to-day accounting activities (AP, AR, GL, Inventory and Fixed Assets), working as individual contributor and together with external consultants.
• Ensure all statutory accounting and taxation are up to date, including all balance sheets clearly reconciled every month and any differences resolved.
• Lead month end; Review and approve monthly journal entries, review account reconciliations, prepare and review monthly reporting packs, KPIs, cashflow and ad-hoc financial information
• Ensure compliance with internal control systems and statutory financial regulations.
• Partner with the operations team to close out any outstanding internal audit actions.
• Monitor revenue and overheads and, where appropriate, propose corrective action in relation to deviations against budget.
• Review any ad-hoc pricing queries, challenging the sales team to maintain margins and profitability, and if necessary, get sign-off through bid reviews.
• Evaluate new market introductions, analyse product margins, ROI and the impact of commercial discussions and pricing negotiations.
• Lead the preparation of strategic plans, the annual budget, and monthly and quarterly financial forecasts, helping to drive forecast accuracy.
• Provide the Management Leadership team with business insights, analysis and recommendations.
• Drive improvements in the Annual Budget process and ensure that budgets are consistent.
• Understand and support the overall business strategic initiatives.
• Finance lead on key projects and change management initiatives
• Manage and oversee work of office admin staff on matters relating to office administration, logistics etc.
• Any other duties as assigned by country head or finance director

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Qualifications
· With at least 5 years in similar capacity and experience.
· Bachelor’s Degree, CPA or ACCA in Accounting.
· Full-set month end closing experience under very tight deadlines

· Able to demonstrate strong compliance and sound knowledge of Indonesia’s statutory reporting requirement (audit, tax and sales tax).

· Able to demonstrate knowledge of accounting principles under both Internation Accounting standards and Indonesian accounting standards, particularly around revenue recognition and lease accounting

· Able to understand existing process and implement process change for better internal controls and efficiency.

· Proven track record in full spectrum of financial management, including financial reporting, statutory and taxation compliance, working capital management (AP,AR, inventory etc).

· Budgeting and forecasting experience will be essential

· High level of computer literacy; MS Office; specifically, Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, complex formulas).


REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Highly self-motivated and directed.

• Ability to work under pressure and deliver results.

• High attention to detail and the ability to work accurately.

• Hands-on and willing to roll up his / her sleeves to get things done.

• Proven track record in working with stake holders outside of finance department

• Good communication skills in English (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills

• Strong analytical and data presentation skills

• Can demonstrate commercial acumen.

• Team player, relationship-building approach and experience working as a 'business partner’.