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About Us
Stackpole International designs and delivers innovative, highly engineered fluid power systems and powder metal technology solutions for customers across the globe. As a proud part of the Johnson Electric Group, a corporate citizen, and an employer with a global reach, we strive for integrity in all we do. Our strength stems from a culture designed to ensure that our most important asset—our people— flourish. We are a team united in our drive to make customers successful, attract and empower others, reach higher, be sustainable, lead by example, and excel in the execution of practical solutions. We offer the opportunity to grow professionally and personally, competitive pay and benefits, and continuous improvement of our processes and products.
**Job Description**:
Stackpole Finance is a team of young talents who are located in Asia, Europe and Americas. We are using a combination of latest Digital tool, AI, and analytical reasoning to analyze the financial aspects of the business and operation to drive our success and profitability. We use data to interpret the business, and organize actionable analysis with leadership team.
We are partnering with senior business leaders to decide on our pricing and strategy; also work with various function teams to execute company manufacturing strategy.
Our team is structured in 3 streams where the right talent will be rotated between:

- Finance IT for Digital transformation
- Digital analytics for Business partnering
- Global finance (Regional, Costing, Operation, Reporting)
- This position is an integral position within Finance where we are a team of 20 people.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Lead month-end process, Capex planning, 5 years Strategy Financial planning, Budget and Forecast
- People management - Manage up and Manage down
- Prepare monthly reporting package (POR, EBITA bridges, Plant KOI, Capex, Sales, Cashflow, P/L, Variance, Product line P/L), pricing)
- Partner with Global Controlling team to understand the business, financial and operation dynamics across all regions.
- Interpret complex and massive amount of data to formulate decision, strategy, scenario analysis
- Drive profitability together with business leaders to make pricing decision and strategy
- Partner with various function teams to execute company production strategy.
- Liaise with internal and external auditors
- Prepare full cycle monthly closing (AR, AP, Inventory, & Fixed Assets on a 2 day close cycle)
- Ensure that G/L mapping is correct and in accordance with parent company guidelines
- Assure maintenance of complete records supporting G/L including sub-ledgers and account reconciliations
- Determine accruals and maintain cut-off procedures
- Coordinate physical inventory and reconcile with book amounts
- Maintain A/P and A/R sub ledgers regarding fixed assets
- Review all journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare balance sheet review packages for parent company under IFRS guidelines
- Review and track continuous improvement projects
- Leading in production monitoring activities (inventory, scrap, machine/labour efficiencies)
- Track plant working capital performance to forecast/budget and follow up issues
- Monitor and report status of significant commercial issues impacting financial performance of the division
- Maintain project costing systems for control of tooling, capital, and SRED projects
- Ensure SRED project costs are properly documented and are consistent with SRED guidelines
- Prepare and maintain Bill of Materials for all production and prototype parts
- Review standard costs annually
- Ensure that inventory costing is reliable and accurate
- Works in compliance with Stackpole International PMDA Quality Systems, Safety Systems, and Environmental Systems
- Maintain inventory valuation and analysis

Capability that we are looking for:

- An entrepreneurial spirit to learn to drive profitability of a business
- Willing to learn to identify the issues and co-operate with different functions to make an impact
- Not hesitate to learn the latest digital finance tools, e.g Power BI
- Not hesitate to drill into the most detail part of the operations to pivot the direction
- Willing to work with the most senior management of the company
- Creative thinking and good analytical skills to tackle problems
- Manufacturing and costing background is preferred but not compulsory
- A learning attitude and hungry to be successful
- Data driven mindset
- Able to use data to interpret the business, and organize actionable analysis with leadership team.

Job Requirements:

- Must have a degree in business with an accounting/ finance major
- Must possess CPA or equivalent
- An understanding of accounting concepts (IFRS)
- Must possess excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills, a sense of urgency, as well as a superior ability in critical problem solving skills.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel)
- Ideally have at lea