Procurement Finance Manager I

The **Manager Procurement Finance **plays a key role in the Supply Chain Finance organization for Ecolab Asia Pacific. The primary responsibilities are supporting the monthly accounting, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for Asia Pacific Procurement-related costing and variation. This position will focus on activities such as analysis of regional purchases, unit cost trends, material cost, structural savings, predictions of current and future financial impact for procurement spend and tracking material savings. This position supports the AP Markets Procurement Organization by delivering timely and accurate reporting and analysis on actions and savings initiatives. This role also helps drive consistency in analytics for other non-procurement related supply chain activities across the Asia Pacific Region.

**What You Will Do**:

- Support monthly reporting, forecasting, and analytics specific to Procurement spending, including purchase price variation (PPV) and Year-over-Year cost changes for the AP markets
- Analyze trends due to external factors such as feedstock changes and foreign exchange and internal factors such as volume and mix by market. Review, investigate and report on significant variances.
- Support overall materials cost and PPV budgeting process and product cost standards budget analysis
- Partner with procurement teams to identify & track savings (e.g. net structural savings, rebates, headwinds)
- Facilitate communications with Markets Supply Chain Finance and Global Supply Chain finance around materials variance analysis and forecast.
- Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis as necessary to support procurement and division activities.
- Provide additional support to the Asia Pacific and Global Supply Chain Finance teams as needed.
- Support building consistency in reporting and analytics which are aligned with Global practices.

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Minimum 4+ years of direct accounting or finance experience
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access
- Intermediate English

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Experience working with Oracle and/or SAP.
- Good understanding of the financial statements, and how/where Procurement can help to drive profitability.
- Forecasting and budgeting experience.
- Confident working with large data sets from various systems.
- Able to communicate complex information in a succinct and clear manner.
- A self-motivated and high energy individual who thrives in an environment that is characterized by growth, change and opportunity.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.