EMPREGO

Finance Business Partner

Cotalent-Bà Rịa, Vietnam

Finance Business Partner:
Screening partner: Cotalent (authorized to screen and pre-qualify all applicants for the company).

Role Snapshot:

  • Location: Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam (hybrid; on-site factory presence required)
  • Work time: Standard business hours; periodic alignment with manufacturing and supply chain cycles
  • Employment type: Full-time
  • Reporting line: Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
  • Team scope: Individual contributor; senior business-partnering role
  • On-site requirement: Two days per week at the Ba Ria - Vung Tau factory

Company Profile:
The company operates in a manufacturing-led environment with a strong supply chain footprint. They focus on performance discipline, cost transparency, and long-term value creation across manufacturing and supply chain operations. Finance plays a central role in enabling operational decision-making, investment planning, and productivity improvement. This role is critical in connecting financial insight with execution on the factory floor.

Role Purpose & Success Outcomes:
Purpose: Own the finance partnering agenda for Supply Chain and Manufacturing, translating operational strategy into clear financial plans, forecasts, and performance actions that improve cost control, productivity, and investment outcomes.

Success outcomes:

  • Accurate and timely production, supply chain, and cost forecasts with clear variance explanations
  • Trusted finance partnership with Manufacturing Leadership and Supply Chain Heads
  • Measurable cost savings and gross margin improvement initiatives delivered with operations
  • Robust Capex business cases and multi-year investment visibility supporting growth and efficiency

Key Responsibilities:
Forecasting & Performance Insight

  • Consolidate production and supply chain forecasts and explain variances versus actuals (production cost, purchase price, efficiency).
  • Deliver monthly financial forecasts and insights for Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Business Partnering

  • Act as the primary finance partner to Manufacturing and Supply Chain, aligning financial plans with operational strategy.
  • Support monthly and weekly finance operating rhythms, including plant reviews and inventory deep dives.
  • Track and validate total supply chain (TSC) savings and lead gross margin improvement initiatives with operations.

Cost Control & Reporting

  • Produce monthly performance reports for Manufacturing and Supply Chain (e.g., cost per ton, BOM vs actual, productivity, PPV).
  • Prepare cost center reports and work with cost owners to analyze variances, control spending, and forecast expenses.
  • Coordinate with accounting teams to ensure correct cost allocation in line with internal controls and accounting standards.

Capex & Investment Planning

  • Build and assess financial business cases for new Capex investments.
  • Develop 3-5 year financial plans and projections for manufacturing and supply chain investments.

Controllership & Process Improvement

  • Provide finance leadership on inventory accounting, costing, and production order controls, including physical inventory processes.
  • Support the Finance Controller and FP&A Manager in driving finance transformation and automation initiatives.

Education & Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree or higher in Accounting or Finance (required)

Professional Experience:

  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in management accounting (required)
  • Experience in Supply Chain Finance within FMCG or manufacturing environments (required)
  • ERP system experience (preferred / nice-to-have)

Technical Skills:

  • Advanced Excel skills and strong presentation capability (required)
  • Financial modeling, variance analysis, and cost control methodologies (required)

Knowledge Domain:

  • Manufacturing cost structures and productivity metrics
  • Supply chain finance, inventory accounting, and Capex evaluation
  • Performance management in factory and operational environments

Working Style & Culture:

  • Strong partnering mindset; credible with both finance and operations leaders
  • Detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable with ambiguity
  • Proactive, hands-on, and outcome-driven
  • Able to work effectively across functions and organizational levels

Application Process — Powered by Cotalent:
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