Finance Specialist - Open to Fresh Graduates

Title: Finance Specialist - Open to Fresh Graduates

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and interpret monthly manufacturing financial performance reports.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators, including NOI, Gross Margin, Conversion Cost, and cost per unit/kg.
• Track and analyze price, usage, yield, and efficiency variances, with a strong focus on food loss and waste.
• Conduct variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior periods, identifying key risks and opportunities.
• Lead month-end closing activities, including accrual preparation and detailed variance explanations.
• Support the development of annual budgets, long-range plans, and periodic outlooks.
• Partner closely with Operations to align cost assumptions and validate cost-saving initiatives.

Qualifications

• Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance or any business-related course.
• Preferably a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor.
• Open to fresh graduates, but candidates with at least 6 months to 1 year of experience in Product Cost Management, Cost Accounting, or Cost Management have an advantage.
• Knowledgeable in cost accounting principles (standard costing, activity-based costing, cost allocation) and inventory management.
• Experience using accounting software and ERP systems is an advantage.
• Must be willing to work in Canlubang, Laguna (Hybrid set-up).

Zenith Foods Corporation, the hiring entity, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jollibee Foods Corporation.