Finance Senior Specialist (Forecasting)

If you are a Senior Specialist Finance professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, this gives you the chance to turn complex financial and operational data into clear, decision‑ready insights that support enterprise‑wide planning, cost optimization, and strategic supply chain initiatives. In this role, you will partner closely with supply chain leaders, category teams, and corporate stakeholders, acting as a trusted financial advisor while leading analytics, forecasting, and reporting initiatives that directly influence business outcomes.

If this sounds like a perfect fit for you, apply now and join our team in Mandaluyong City, Philippines!

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy.
• At least 8 years of experience in Accounting and Finance.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis, or management reporting.
• Proven experience partnering with leadership teams to support strategic and operational decision‑making.
• Strong knowledge of general and financial accounting.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and other BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Oracle BI).
• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform applications.
• Working knowledge of statistical techniques and supply chain operations.
• Familiarity with process improvement, Lean, and problem‑solving methodologies (PDCA, DMAIC).
• Solid project management and stakeholder‑management experience.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Lead the preparation, validation, and delivery of complex financial and operational reports with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and consistency.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze gross and net inflation forecasts by integrating cost, pricing, productivity, volume, and supply chain drivers to support enterprise planning and sourcing decisions.
• Perform scenario, sensitivity, and diagnostic analyses (including root cause and gap analysis) to assess financial risk and opportunity, translating findings into actionable recommendations.
• Partner with Category Management and Corporate Cost center leaders on forecasting, budgeting, spend tracking, and variance analysis for indirect materials and capital expenditures.
• Prepare monthly YTD actual vs. budget reviews, full‑year forecasts, and cloud reconciliations to support compliant financial close processes.
• Build and maintain financial models, templates, dashboards, and management‑ready insights using tools such as Power BI and Excel for executive and corporate reviews
• Manage headcount forecasting across 3‑, 6‑, and 12‑month horizons, including annual and multi‑year growth and attrition assumptions.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) discussions by providing analytical input on capacity, headcount, and operational drivers.
• Extract, cleanse, and manage large datasets while ensuring compliance with data standards, governance, and quality requirements.
• Coach new hires, contribute to continuous improvement and cross‑functional initiatives, and partner with stakeholders to address data, reporting, and process needs.

Who You Are:

You approach work with a strategic mindset and thrive in complex, data driven environments. You build strong partnership confidently with mid to senior level stakeholders. You plan, prioritize, and manage multiple priorities independently. You are comfortable translating business needs into analytical and technical solutions. You are collaborative, adaptable, and effective in a global, cross cultural working environment.