Finance AnalystSan Miguel Corporation

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Services
Ensures complete and timely recording of revenues and costs to ensure accuracy of financial reports submitted to region finance manager and other departments.
Reviews completeness of price bulletins from sales and sets up correct prices timely.
Ensures correct and proper recording of sales (trade and non-trade).
Audits the validity of discounts and credit and debit memos.
Ensures that all related expenses including administrative costs are posted and properly matched with the revenues.
Maintains and updates accurate subsidiary ledger accounts and accounting records of the region timely and continuously.
Prepares detailed variance analysis for monthly operating expenses.
Checks validity of claims against the company and ensures accuracy, propriety and compliance to corporate policies of the disbursement process.
Processes payments for contract growers' fee, utilities, and business and real property taxes.
Ensures correct valuation and adequate insurance of inventories and fixed assets of the company to minimize financial risks.
Reviews Bill of Materials (BOM) to ensure that they reflect the latest manufacturing practices.
Analyzes actual labor, material, and overhead costs vis a vis budget and past data.
Performs ad hoc product and plant cost analysis to support operations.
Ensures business' compliance to government revenue regulations.
Acts as a resource to the non-financial members of the organization by teaching financial acumen and business information concepts to ensure that financial based decision making occurs throughout the region.
Provides analytical support to business partners.
Funds Management
Performs Treasury functions such as cashiering and payment processing.
Requests funding from Treasury Department to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational requirements.
Ensures timely deposits of collections.
Ensures full accounting and correct valuation of inventories in order to reflect the correct costs in the financial statements.
Conducts periodic physical count of inventories (raw materials, finished goods, crates, stocked supplies, veterinary medicines).
Reconciles, validates variance explanation and performs proper and timely disposal of inventory differences.
Safeguards fixed assets thru asset monitoring and conduct of physical count and periodic reconciliation and ensures conformance to corporate guidelines on asset acquisition and disposal.
Monitors actual capital expenditures and depreciation.
Assists Sales and Operations Department in monitoring receivables (trade and non-trade) by ensuring strict compliance of credit policies, timely recording of sales and application of payments, monthly reconciliation and review, close monitoring of AR performance, and close coordination with concerned department for problematic accounts.
Reconciles BU managed accounts and ensures timely disposal and resolution of noted reconciling items.
Reviews SSC managed accounts periodically.
Administrative and Others Functions
Participates in regular finance staff meetings, coordination meetings, operations reviews and ad hoc meetings and management initiated activities, and contributes financial insights necessary to the achievement of its purpose.
Assists in maintaining Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and dashboard.
Facilitates master data creation (i.e. vendors, customers, materials).
Updates job knowledge by participating in internal and external forums and seminars (i.e. latest accounting standards and tax regulations, updates on computer technology and financial methodology).
Keeps abreast of changes in financial regulations and tax legislation for the purpose of compliance and avoid the imposition of penalties.
Represents the business in local community projects.
Prepares and submits external reports as required to satisfy government regulatory bodies, shareholders, financial institutions, suppliers in coordination with corporate office.
Coordinates with internal and external auditors on schedule of audits and submission of audit requirements as well as disposition of audit findings for the purpose of improving procedures and processes.
Assists Operations on the accreditation of by-product buyers in order to protect the company from bad accounts.
Establishes and maintains harmonious working relation with other departments to achieve teamwork within the region.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS * Education Attainment / Experience
Degree in BS Accountancy or BS Business Administration Major in Accounting or Financial Management
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred but not required
Work experience in general accounting services is an advantage
Strong oral and written communication skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Computer Literate (knowledge and hands-on experience of SAP is an advantage)
Team player and can work with less supervision
Working Conditions
Basic office set-up
San Miguel Corporation

Mandaue City, Cebu
Permanent
Full-time