Jabil
Manufacturing
BusinessFinanceAnalyst
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“Business Finance Analyst at Jabil. Skills: financial analysis, reporting, forecast support, commercial evaluations, month-end closing, business finance support. Assisting and supporting Business Management in a wide range of financial, commercial, and strategic matters across the region. Providing timely financial analysis, insightful reporting, forecast support, and commercial evaluations”
What You'll Achieve.
driving business performance; facilitate decision-making; improve forecast accuracy; minimize the AR past due; Sreamline processes and improve efficiency and effectiveness; Drive continuous improvement
Industry & Context.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; financial and analytical ability; Proficiency in managing business analytics to determine financial performance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Management, 4 or more years’ experience in a relevant position, Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and e-mail skills required
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with SAP, Prism, Concur and Coupa is preferred, Familiar with AI tools to automate processes is add-on advantage e. g ChatGpt, Copilot, Claude etc
What You'll Do.
Assisting and supporting Business Management in a wide range of financial
and strategic matters across the region
Providing timely financial analysis
and commercial evaluations
Prepare forecast for the business unit and ensure timely submission
Prepare and analyse trends in revenue
working capital and free cash flow
Compare forecast results to quarterly targets
historical actual results and different forecast cycles and provide commentaries on key variances
Prepare and support the forecast review with the management
Identify and highlight key issues and concerns
Ensure seamless forecast process and improve forecast accuracy
Collect rebate from suppliers and manage the chargeback / sorting cost claim from suppliers
Review journal entries (recurring and ad-hoc) prepared by finance to check completeness and accuracy
Provide finance and relevant stakeholders all the necessary information to ensure smooth month-end closing
Work closely with AR team for AR past overdue issues to minimize the AR past due
Review actual financials and identify variance with weekly or quarterly forecast
Work closely with Finance team on accounting treatment
audit queries or issues related to the business
Assist and support BUMsUDs in financial and commercial matters
Support General Matters - example Customer setup - need bank info/W-8Ben-E/ Jabil financial report etc
Coordinate with other departments in preparation of ad-hoc analysis and reports
Support cross-entity business expansion and ensure smooth commercial transactions between Jabil
Supplier and Customers
Act as key liaison between Jabil
Supplier and service providers for commercial financial matters
Sreamline processes and improve efficiency and effectiveness
Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management
Utilize tools to monitor costs and margin trend at project level
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Support Business Management; Support management in forecast review; Provide finance and relevant stakeholders all the necessary information to ensure smooth month-end closing; Work closely with AR team; Work closely with Finance team on accounting treatment, audit queries or issues related to the business; Assist and support BUMsUDs in financial and commercial matters; Coordinate with other departments in preparation of ad-hoc analysis and reports; Act as key liaison between Jabil, Supplier and service providers for commercial financial matters
Communication Scope
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management or stakeholders; convincing communication skills
Full Job Description
At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe. **JOB SUMMARY** The Business Finance Analyst is responsible for assisting and supporting Business Management in a wide range of financial, commercial, and strategic matters across the region. This role plays an instrumental part in driving business performance by providing timely financial analysis, insightful reporting, forecast support, and commercial evaluations to facilitate decision-making. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** * **Weekly, Quarterly Forecast and Long-Term Plan Preparation** * Prepare forecast for the business unit and ensure timely submission. * Prepare and analyse trends in revenue, margin, profit, working capital and free cash flow. * Compare forecast results to quarterly targets, historical actual results and different forecast cycles and provide commentaries on key variances. * Prepare and support the forecast review with the management. Identify and highlight key issues and concerns. * Ensure seamless forecast process and improve forecast accuracy. * **Month-end or Quarter-end Closing Process** * Collect rebate from suppliers and manage the chargeback / sorting cost claim from suppliers. * Review journal entries (recurring and ad-hoc) prepared by finance to check completeness and accuracy. * Provide finance and relevant stakeholders all the necessary information to ensure smooth month-end closing. Example, Warranty provision, Material Liability Accrual, Non-Recurring Expense deferral, Inter-company
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