About the role
AI summarisedSenior Finance Manager for a 12-month contract at ASM, a semiconductor equipment company. Responsible for leading finance transformation, process automation, and continuous improvement initiatives across finance and operational processes, including SAP S4 implementation, cost savings, and M&A support.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute S4 Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) initiatives, covering both existing open projects and newly identified automation opportunities.
- Ensure CIP initiatives are aligned with broader finance transformation, system roadmaps, and internal control requirements.
- Drive end-to-end process simplification and automation across finance and operational workflows, with a strong focus on scalability and sustainability.
- Lead pre‑post accounting automation, ensuring clear linkage of cost savings and efficiencies to the P&L and financial reporting.
- Simplify and automate the monthly Latest Estimate (LE) and forecasting processes to reduce cycle time, manual effort, and error risk.
- Develop and maintain cost savings and PPV forecasts based on future purchasing commitments, supporting proactive cost management and decision‑making.
- Continuous improvement on Excess & Obsolete (E&O) inventory reviews, including risk assessment, governance, and mitigation actions.
- Streamline open purchase order (PO) risk assessments, partnering with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Operations to identify exposure and drive corrective actions.
- Improve labor and production variance analyses, ensuring timely insights, root‑cause analysis, and clear accountability for corrective measures.
- Provide leadership coverage and backfill critical finance roles as required, ensuring continuity of operations during resourcing gaps or transformation activities.
- Support M&A-related work as needed, including financial analysis, integration planning, process stabilization, and interim operational leadership.
Requirements
- Degree in Accounting / ACCA/ CPA/ CMA; minimum 12-15 years of progressive finance experience, including relevant experience in a supply chain, procurement, or operations finance role.
- Proficiency with SAP ERP systems and advanced financial modeling skills; experience with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) and large dataset analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with cross-functional teams in fast-moving, technology-driven organizations.
- Strategic mindset with proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive cost/ productivity improvements.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights.
- Proven track record in process automation, continuous improvement, and finance digitalization within SAP ERP/S4 environment.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing or operations finance, including inventory, labor, and cost variances.
- Experience supporting business transformation and/or M&A integration activities.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Advanced stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
- Structured, hands‑on approach with a strong focus on execution and results.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast‑changing environments.