Assistant Manager Finance Transformation

The candidate required to work at Jakarta Indonesia.

Client Overview

Our client is a rapidly growing international FMCG company specializing in frozen and chilled food products. With significant manufacturing and distribution operations in Indonesia the company serves a broad national market through an extensive distribution and cold-chain network while continuing to expand its regional presence across Southeast Asia.

As the organization operates across multiple entities and business units it is continuously strengthening its finance governance systems and digital capabilities. The company is seeking a Finance Transformation professional to support process standardization ERP optimization and automation initiatives across its operations.

Job Role

The Assistant Manager Finance Transformation & Systems will serve as a techno-functional finance professional bridging finance operations IT systems and digital transformation. Rather than focusing on routine bookkeeping or month-end closing this role will focus on improving finance processes standardizing workflows optimizing ERP functionality and implementing automation solutions across multiple entities.

The position will translate finance and accounting requirements into system specifications support ERP enhancement and implementation projects coordinate with internal IT teams and external vendors and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT). The role will also drive financial automation and reporting improvements using tools such as Power BI and other data analytics or RPA solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Review existing finance processes and identify opportunities for standardization efficiency and control improvements.
• Develop and improve finance SOPs workflows policies and process documentation across multiple entities.
• Lead and support ERP and finance system enhancement projects including requirements gathering process mapping system configuration support UAT implementation and post-implementation reviews.
• Translate finance and accounting requirements into functional system specifications for IT teams and external software vendors.
• Act as the key functional liaison between Finance IT business units and external technology providers.
• Support intercompany reconciliation financial consolidation data analysis and management reporting activities when required.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual finance and accounting processes and improve data accuracy.
• Develop and enhance financial reporting dashboards using Power BI and other business intelligence tools.
• Support RPA and other digitalization initiatives to streamline repetitive finance workflows and reporting processes.
• Monitor system performance and gather user feedback to identify further ERP and process improvement opportunities.
• Support cross-functional transformation projects and ensure successful adoption of new finance processes and systems.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting Finance Accounting Information Systems or a related discipline.
• Approximately 47 years of experience in accounting finance transformation finance systems or related functions.
• At least 23 years of senior-level or supervisory experience preferably within a multinational FMCG manufacturing or other multi-entity environment.
• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals including intercompany accounting and financial consolidation.
• Hands-on functional experience with major ERP systems such as SAP Oracle NetSuite Yonyou or equivalent platforms.
• Experience with ERP implementation module enhancement process mapping system improvement or User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Strong understanding of finance process improvement workflow optimization and SOP standardization.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with experience in financial data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with Power BI business intelligence data analytics RPA or other finance automation tools is highly advantageous.
• Strong ability to translate business and finance requirements into functional system solutions.
• Excellent project coordination problem-solving and cross-functional communication skills.
• Professional-level English proficiency both written and spoken for corporate communication and documentation.
• Mandarin proficiency both written and spoken is a strong advantage for collaboration with regional or HQ stakeholders.
• Able to work independently while coordinating effectively with Finance IT business users and external vendors.

Job Code: #885