Manager Supply Chain Finance

Our client, a leading FMCG / manufacturing organization, seeks to appoint an experienced professional for the following role:

The Manager Supply Chain Finance will lead supply chain finance as business partner and controller across procurement, production, inventory and logistics, ensuring accurate inventory and COGS, a timely and controlled month-end close, and decision support that improves cost, margin and working capital. The role is based at the Head Office in Karachi and reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

• →Own the supply-chain month-end close, inventory valuation and COGS, ensuring reconciliations, accruals and stock-count outcomes are accurate and on time.
• →Own product and material costing, including new products, imports and special-market orders; lead SKU variance and gross-contribution analysis and drive corrective action.
• →Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement and Production on supplier pricing, freight, warehousing and sourcing decisions to identify and deliver cost savings.
• →Drive inventory and SLOB reduction; lead SLOB reviews and recommend provisions and write-offs in line with policy.
• →Lead supply-chain inputs to budget and latest estimates; own regional and management reporting, and liaise with Procurement on material availability against the production plan.
• →Act as finance business partner to the factory: review output, consumption and wastage against last year and budget, oversee the factory P2P cycle, validate CAPEX feasibilities and chair periodic KPI reviews.
• →Lead new-product feasibility and post-launch reviews; own costing, inventory and SLOB policies, and ensure control compliance and timely closure of audit and sales-tax matters.
• →Lead, develop and manage the team's performance and capability.

Professional accountancy qualification – ACA, ACCA or CMA.

5–7 years of relevant experience in cost or supply-chain finance, including team leadership experience. FMCG or manufacturing experience is preferred.

• Strong expertise in cost accounting, inventory valuation, COGS and month-end closing.
• Sound understanding of working capital, SLOB management and factory finance.
• Strong hands-on SAP experience.
• Strong Excel and Power BI skills.
• Commercial and strategic thinking with strong business-partnering skills.
• Analytical rigour and proven people leadership.