Finance Manager (manufacturing and export)

About the role

This is for our client manufacturing and exporting fixtures and furniture. The Chief Finance Manageris responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management in a manufacturing export environment. The role encompasses monthly financial reporting, manufacturing cost accounting, product costing, standard costing, bill of materials (BOM) costing, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and product profitability analysis. Strategic responsibilities include manufacturing efficiency analysis, cost reduction initiatives, working capital management, banking relationships, and credit facility management. The role requires expertise in foreign currency transactions, payment processing oversight, tax and duties payment, export financial documentation, statutory reporting, internal controls, and asset safeguarding. Additional responsibilities include inventory accounting, physical inventory reconciliation, ERP/financial system implementation, KPI reporting, strategic recommendations, and team leadership and mentoring.

Key responsibilities

• Financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management
• Monthly financial reporting and manufacturing cost accounting
• Product costing, standard costing, bill of materials (BOM) costing, and inventory valuation
• Variance analysis and product profitability analysis
• Manufacturing efficiency analysis and cost reduction initiatives
• Working capital management and banking relationships
• Credit facility management and foreign currency transactions
• Payment processing oversight and tax and duties payment
• Export financial documentation and statutory reporting
• Internal controls, asset safeguarding, inventory accounting, and physical inventory reconciliation

About you

• Accounting/Finance graduate
• CPA (highly preferred)
• 7+ years progressive finance and accounting experience
• 3+ years senior management in manufacturing
• 3+ years in furniture or export manufacturing (strongly preferred)
• Cross-functional finance team leadership experience
• Cost accounting expertise
• Import/export regulatory knowledge
• Leadership, mentoring, accountability-driven, analytical, organized, and decisive
• Strong communication, integrity, confidentiality, professional ethics, and continuous improvement mindset