Sr Finance Manager
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration
- Qingdao, Shandong
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Review and release credit approval requests ensuring adherence to credit policy and authorization matrix.
- Lead the achievement of key commercial KPIs (DSO, overdue AR percentages, Debtors Provision and bad debt recovery) with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
- Design, implement, and regularly update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and control policies.
- Ensure adequate credit management process balancing controls with growth objectives. Prepare and monitor receivables ageing, analyse payment trends, recovery efforts and proactively identify risk exposures.
- Continuously improve collection processes, drive accountability across teams and period reviews with Sales and Service branch/regional managers.
- Report weekly customer order intake, analyse margin, terms of payment and billing schedule.
- Monitor audit findings and ensure timely implementation of corrective measures.
- Prepare end-to-end financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting across functions.
- Manage annual and rolling forecasts for 12-month, next year PLAN and 5 year long range plans.
- Analyse current and past trends in key performance indicators, including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, capital expenditures and working capital.
- Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected variance
- Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan, and Modelling tools (budget vs actual analysis, deep understanding of KPI metrics)
- Prepare Monthly forecast reports, schedules and HFM uploading.
- Supporting senior management team and department heads with in-depth analysis
- Support Finance Head/ senior management team with robust data during month end and periodic reviews.
- Calculate Sales incentives and payout factors
- Continuously improve the planning process for speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
- Chartered Accountant
- 5 to 7 years of post-qualification experience in corporate finance with a focus FP&A/credit controllership
- Strong command of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, advanced formulas, and data analysis.
- Experience in using ERP systems, preferably SAP.
- Experience in reporting tools, preferably Hyperion (HFM)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication abilities.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.