Finance Controller

6. Job overview :
This role is responsible for finance operations for KAD VN with major focus on general financial tasks. He or she will closely work with BUM of KAD VN and Finance Director of BAEM to deliver financial & operation KPIs as well as drive Factory improvement initiatives and productivity programs.
7. Responsibility:
A. Direct
• Full ownership of general accounting and costing processes.
• Manage month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes and prepare monthly operational performance reports, including variance analysis and suggested corrective actions.
• Ensure adequate costing and accounting processes, including standard cost updates, physical inventory verification, periodic cycle counts, CIP and FA physical count, and detecting internal control deficiencies.
• Manage and prepare the annual budget and quarterly forecasts and support the Business Unit Manager in long-term strategic and financial decisions. Evaluate any gaps/shortfalls versus the budget/forecast and suggest corrective actions to ensure that financial targets are achieved.
• Drive finance digitalization/automation projects for the business unit.
• Provide timely insights of costing and P&L variances.
• Ensure compliance with the ASSA ABLOY Accounting policy, Group guidelines, and internal controls throughout the organization.
• Manage the deployment of cost saving and other programs to improve operating performance. Monitor and suggest actions to continuously improve plant productivity.
• Work closely with the purchasing & sourcing team in vendor management to balance sourcing risk and opportunity.
• Ensure that plant quality policy and ERP program are thoroughly implemented in the finance function.
• Prepare business cases for capital expenditure requests through detailed analysis, showcasing the expected sales and/or productivity gains, operational efficiencies and savings. Manage CAPEX budgets to ensure no overspending and follow-up on the outcome versus the business case.
• Provide full support to all internal and external audits, and any other compliance investigations.
• Lead ad-hoc projects as required.
B. Indirect (Managing team members)
• Fund management: remittance/cash disbursement/ERP.
• Salary calculation: overtime pay/sales expenses.
• Corporate card management.
• Banking works.
• Issuing sales receipts/collecting purchase receipts.
• Preparing accounting audit/tax settlement documents.
• Personnel recruitment.
• Insurance reporting.
• Labor contracts.
• Checking financial statements from book-keeping company.
• Preparing accounting closing documents.
• Resolving Vietnamese government licensing and legal issues.