Country Finance Manager

Zeiss Group (Indonesia) (Gambir, Jakarta, Indonesia)

DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling 10 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (status: 30 September 2023). With around 43,000 employees, ZEISS is active globally in almost 50 countries with around 30 production sites, 60 sales and service companies and 27 research and development facilities (status: 30 September 2023). Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG.

About this position

The Country Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing financial statements, managing the closing process, and partnering with business units to improve financial performance. This role involves leading the local finance team, ensuring compliance with regulations, and contributing to the company's strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and in charge of the preparation of Financial Statements and management reports and compilation with full disclosure.
• Ensure and manage month end/ quarter end/ year end closing process, in close collaboration with Regional HQ support.
• Participates as an effective business partner to improve financial performance of the company through working closely with senior management, department heads and project teams in initiatives and actions.
• Partner with business units in the preparation and management of budget and provide trend analysis.
• Analyses the financial performance results and recommends action to be taken to improve business performance.
• Acts as an important contributor to the achievement of Company’s strategies, goals and objectives through effective financial management, including critically driving cost efficiency delivery.
• Works with auditing firm, corporate secretary and other partners to comply with board and company governance requirements.
• Communicates and enforces compliance to all legal, statutory and company accounting and tax rules and regulations for all accounting/ finance functions and activities.
• Support the preparation of annual tax return.
• Lead the local finance team, support career development paths for team members and provide coaching.
• Act as local compliance officer to work with regional compliance officer to ensure compliance topics are well addressed locally.
• Assist with Ad-hoc projects.
• Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the management.

Requirements

• Preferred level of education (unskilled/vocational training/bachelor/university degree); preferred Institutes if any.
• Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 10 years experience in full set of finance/accounting functions, with minimum 5 years experience in a multi-national company (MNC) environment.
• Working experience in medical or FMCG industry is preferred.
• Sound knowledge of SAP and proficient Excel & PowerPoint skills.
• Leadership and influencing skills with an ability to communicate to different areas of the business and all hierarchy levels.
• High level of business acumen with the ability to think creatively, challenging the status quo and embracing changes.
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills including recruitment, performance management, development, motivating and building up team.
• Accountability and reliability, very strong analytical skills, strategic mindset, comfortable with ambiguity, independent, highly organized and able to set priorities.
• Good Leadership & people management skills.
• Business acumen.
• Confident and articulate communicator.
• Attention to details.
• Efficient, organized and able to plan through to completion.
• Practical, hands-on approach.
• Problem solving skills.