Minor International (MINT) is a global company focused on three core businesses: restaurants, hospitality and lifestyle brands distribution. MINT is one of Asia’s largest restaurant companies with over 2,000 outlets operating system-wide in 19 countries under The Pizza Company, Swensen’s, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Burger King, Thai Express, The Coffee Club, BreadTalk (Thailand) and Riverside brands. MINT is also a hotel owner, operator and investor with a portfolio of 155 hotels and serviced suites under the Anantara, AVANI, Oaks, Tivoli, Elewana Collection, JW Marriott, Four Seasons, St. Regis, Radisson Blu and Minor International brands in 24 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe and South America. MINT is one of Thailand’s largest distributors of lifestyle brands focusing primarily on fashion, home and kitchenware and contract manufacturing. Its brands include Gap, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, Esprit, Bossini, Etam, Charles & Keith, Pedro, Radley, Anello, Zwilling J.A. Henckels, Joseph Joseph and ETL Learning. Bemynt is MINT’s e-commerce platform offering premium fashion and lifestyle products. For more information, please visit www.minorinternational.com.

1.     Job Purpose

Accounting Manager Inventory is responsible for ensuring day-to-day operations of Inventory Function, supervising team to conduct accurate and on-time recording of inventory transactions, coordinating with stores/warehouses for accurate physical count and close month-end inventory, evaluating and predicting issues for Inventory and Costing, and find ways in preventing problems, and providing support and promote relationship with internal and external auditors.

2.     Main Responsibilities

Inventory Transactions

Inventory for Stores, Warehouses, and Selected Service Partners

Supervise team to

·         Ensure consistency of transaction data in system and warehouse’s/stores’ documentations (e.g. Delivery Orders, POs, Invoices, etc.)

·         Solve issues and variances with related parties (e.g. suppliers, warehouse staff, SCM team, etc.)

·         Validate and post data in system

·         Ensure that end-to-end process of inventory transactions are accuracy, including tax concerned

Inventory for Inter-companies

Supervise team to

·         Ensure consistency of order information in system and documentations from Warehouses (e.g. Delivery Orders, POs, Invoices, etc.)

·         Solve issues and variances with related parties (e.g. suppliers, Intercompany staffs, etc)

·         Post data in system with no variance

·         Calculate mark-up on cost based on company policies (e.g. 5% mark-up) and send data to AR for issuing invoices

·         Ensure that end-to-end process of inventory inter-companies transaction are accuracy, including tax concerned.

Inventory for Exports

Supervise team to

·         Ensure consistency of order information in system and documentations from Warehouses (e.g. Delivery Orders, POs, Invoices, etc.)

·         Solve issues and variances with related parties (e.g. suppliers, Export sales staffs, etc)

·         Post data in system with no variance

·         Share data on share point for AR team to issue invoices

·         Ensure that end-to-end process of exports item are accuracy, including tax concerned.

Inventory for Franchises

Supervise team to

·         Ensure consistency of order information in system and documentations from Warehouses (e.g. Delivery Orders, POs,  Invoices)

·         Solve issues and variances with related parties (e.g. suppliers, Franchise staffs, etc)

·         Post data in system

·         Validate pricing in system against agreed contract terms

·         Send data to Sales Audit team to issue invoices

·         Ensure that end-to-end process of inventory transactions of Franchises are accuracy

Month-End Inventory Close and Physical Count

Stores Count

Supervise team to

·         Coordinate with stores for conducting physical count

·         Visit stores on a frequent basis for physical count methodology validation

·         Validate data from physical count with data in system entered by stores

·         Coordinate with stores and make adjustment to solve variances

·         Verify Stock Management Report

·         Ensure consistency between team’s COGS calculation and COGS data from Operation team

·         Solve variances and review COGS Report before distributing to related parties

·         Close Month-End Inventory in system with agreed timeline.

·         Ensure that end-to-end process of inventory transaction are consistency

Warehouses Count

Supervise team to

·         Visit warehouses on a frequent basis for physical count methodology validation

·         Generate Ending Inventory report from system and compare with warehouse’s report generated from system (SAP)

·         Coordinate with warehouses and make adjustments to solve variances

·         Submit report to warehouses and operations concern such FD/FC , Accounting director

Selected Service Partners Count

Supervise team to

·         Review Stock Movement Report

·         Make adjustment according to company policies (e.g. 5% mark-up)

·         Send data to AR team to issue invoices

·         Record Journal Voucher (‘JV’) and post to GL

Intercompany/Exports/Franchise Count

Supervise team to

·         Review Stock Movement Report

·         Record Journal Voucher (‘JV’) and post to GL

Team Management

·         Review team’s performance on a frequent basis

• • Analyse areas for improvements based on frequent reviews
  • Develop and monitor implementation of improvement initiatives

·         Support team and perform tasks individually when needed

·         Lead of meeting with the BU and Operations or relevant function’s GSS to prevent further issues.

·         Ensure high levels of team motivation, morale and team work

·         Build organisation

• • Provide development opportunities to staff to build capabilities
  • Coach direct reports and key talents to deliver on individual performance

Education:

·         Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Experience:

·         At least 4 - 6 years of experience in Accounting

Qualifications:

·         Proficient in English