Finance Manager

Core Responsibilities:

• Review of market study gathered information & tariffs increases proposal for THC & Local Charges and discuss with Management for further approvals.
• Ensure that proposed tariffs / any tariffs revenues / introductions of revenues are send to concerns for approvals & filings with FMC regulations (US Trade).
• Liaising with HO & Beirut Cost Control department and answering their queries related cost and revenue.
• Monitoring Inland Haulage cost sheet & obtain clarification as & when needed from Intermodal team.
• Review of monthly presentation of Local Revenue Per Teu & Cost Per Teu KPI.
• Ensure timely submission of Agility reporting on monthly basis.
• Ensure all vendor contracts are maintained & monitored, and any pending/missing contracts or tariffs are chased with the concerns timely.
• Ensure overhead cost or any abnormal cost analysis and also average cost included in THC are prepared on monthly/quarterly basis.
• Review of Unit Cost Review report performed for major variances & commentary detailed justifying these variances on monthly basis before submission to Regional Cost Control & Regional Office.
• Review & Supporting hand for cost analysis segregating as systematic & non-systematic for better visibility to focus on the controllable cost, analyze the issue & accordingly suggest the actions plans which needs to be monitored monthly.
• Adhoc analysis related to principal revenue & cost as & when requested by Management/Regional Office/Head office.
• Monitoring processes transferred to GBS and to ensure that said SLAs & KPI are achieved timely.
• Produce relevant data as & when requested by Internal/HO Group internal/statutory/Regional Cost Control audits related to revenue & cost.
• Project Management Providing supporting hand for any project deployed & need involvement of Cost Control.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Ensure timely submission of necessary cost and savings reports to management and Head office.
• Liaising with India Management, Head office Cost Control, Regional Cost Control, Regional Office and Line management for cost and revenue related matters.
• Ensure timely submission & implementations of revised tariffs as & when revised.
• Ensure real time update of Vendor tariffs and all relevant cost sheets/workings.

Qualifications and Skill Sets:

• Leadership Quality
• Shipping experience preferred.
• Professional, Commerce graduate and having audit knowledge.
• Good analytical and presentation skills
• System Savvy and logical mind
• Pro-active, fast learner and good communication and managerial skills
• Should be able to manage changes.
• Project management expertise