Description
At Valvoline Global Operations, we're proud to be The Original Motor Oil, with a history dating back to 1866. As an affiliate of Aramco, we're driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future.
Job Purpose: This role partners with Supply Chain and Plant teams on COGS optimization, saving validation, and working capital/cash flow improvement. The ideal candidate understands data and translates it into actionable operational insights to support operation teams.
Job Accountabilities:
- Cost accounting, reporting, analysis, and workflow (30%)
- Ensure process orders and purchase orders variance within reasonable range
- Review and update Activity Based Costing for Plant and Warehouse rates
- Monitor and analyze over/under apply and generate operational insights
- Perform new material workflows in SAP and maintain related conditions
- Work with product teams on costing trends, bridge, and analysis
- Operation/Supply Chain Finance partnership (30%)
- Act as financial advisor to supply chain teams
- Identify cost-saving and PnL indicators optimization opportunities
- Perform CFOA forecasting and variance analysis
- Intensive engagement with plant and operation teams
- Assist with bridge of project saving vs P&L impact and performance management
- Working Capital/Cash management (20%)
- Work with accounting and FP&A teams on working capital management
- Track Cash KPI and develop/drive ATR for implementation
- Support System Upgrade (10%)
- Participate in SAP new configuration implementation, testing, and monitoring
- Business case and ad hoc (10%)
- Develop economic models for Capex relevant proposals
Job Qualifications / Education / Skills / Requirements / Capabilities:
- At least 3 years in Finance area, with business partnering for plant/commercial experience
- Majored in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- Skilled in Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
- MBA/CPA/ACCA/AICPA/CMA is a plus
- Workable English and sophistication in ERP system
Competencies Desired:
- Strong analytical capability
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in both English and Chinese
- Customer-focused, proactive, and problem-solving mentality
- Strong inter-personal skills and ability to collaborate with different function teams