Assistant Manager Finance

Job Title : Assistant Manager/ Deputy Manager

Department : Finance

Sub Department : Cost Control

Reporting : Manager

Core Responsibilities:

• Review of market study gathered information & proposing the increases in tariffs for THC & Local Charges as part of Agility exercise.
• Monitoring calculation of Incremental revenue once proposals are finalized to submit the targets & also monitoring monthly savings plan reporting to ensure timely submission.
• Ensure the leakage of revenue cases send to the concerns are resolved timely.
• Monitoring Logistics M & R recovery report to analyze the PER TEU recovery is timely submitted to HO.
• Liaising with HO & Beirut Cost Control department and answering their queries related cost and revenue.
• Monitoring Inland Haulage cost sheet which is prepared by Intermodal team.
• Monitoring the cost report to highlight variation in extra operational costs with analysis as & when requested.
• Maintain vendor contracts and keep track of pending contracts & follow up for missing vendor tariff.
• Monitoring the working of overhead cost or any abnormal cost analysis and also average cost included in THC and to ensure timely resolutions.
• Preparing Unit Cost Review report, performing analysis for major variances & submitting commentary justifying these variances on monthly basis to Regional Cost Control & Regional Office.
• Cost Analysis with the segregation of systematic & nonsystematic for better visibility to focus on the controllable cost, analyze the issue & accordingly suggest the actions plans which needs to be monitored monthly.
• Ad hoc analysis related to principal revenue & cost as & when requested by Management/Regional Office/Head office.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Preparation and timely submission of necessary cost and savings reports to management and Head office.
• Liaising with Head office Cost Control, Regional Cost Control, Regional Office and Line management for cost and revenue related matters.
• Benchmark revenues and create annual savings proposal, calculate the additional revenues.
• Ensure abnormal costs recoveries – SSRs and others as per SOB list on monthly basis.
• Ensure real time update of Vendor tariffs and all relevant cost sheets/workings.

Qualifications and SkillSets:

• 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.
• Leadership Quality