**CLIENT**:
A leading provider of commodities, logistics, and risk management services.
**JOB DESCRIPTION**
- Coordinate, review and drive the financial performance and results of the operation, including commercial insight and analysis.
- Develop a consistent and comprehensive set of standards and reports for the operation within the broader umbrella of improving financial and commercial support services to the business.
- Liaise with the other subsidiary companies of molasses and liquid products and the Head Office Finance Department (Amsterdam).
- Budgeting and medium-term planning skills are essential.
- Prepare for and manage internal and external annual audits - maintain a strong internal control environment.
- Prepare for and manage contact with local Tax Authorities.
- Maximize the benefits of systems, including ITAS (in-house developed Integrated Trading Accounting System), Hyperion and Masterisk (in-house developed risk management tool).
- Understand the operation's trade flows, their impact on cash management, resource usage, statutory reporting and tax planning/optimization.
- Be able to answer and provide creative solutions to any business challenge that may be encountered.
- Proactively gain an understanding of new accounting standards and their potential impact on the business unit's results.
- Respond to ad-hoc reporting requests from the Country Manager, Finance Controller and Head Office Finance Department employees.
- Capital investment preparation and monitoring, project management and treasury management.
- Understand the operations in the Korea office as well as support its Finance Manager
- HR development, including mentoring, performance management and oversight of all in-country local finance employees in close cooperation with the Regional Human Resource Asia.
**JOB QUALIFICATION**
- Professional accounting qualification and accreditation, and/or MBA.
- Working experience of 8 - 10 years of in an international controlling, finance and/or accounting environment (of which 3+ on operational level).
- Commodity knowledge is important to the role, while leadership potential is essential.
- Self-confident and self-motivated person able to prioritize and focus on the completion of key targets.
- Must be very organised and able to work within tight deadlines with minimum supervision.
- A strong focus on performance; sets high standards, goal orientated, ambitious and able to maintain performance under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills in Tagalog and English (in word and writing); other languages are advantageous
- Proficient in MS-Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
**ACTIVE DATES**
Urgent hiring!