Jesse To

• Manages the Almarai Bakery Business Unit with Volume of 184mkg; Revenue of 2Bn SAR; and EBIT of 400m SAR annually.
• The provision of relevant, timely and accurate information and advice to the Category team to support in achieving the targets.
• Manage the relationship between category executives and the corporate finance and support functions.
• Monitor key performance indicators, highlight trends and analyze causes of unexpected variance.
• Contribute to the development of superior systems using the opportunities for new information technology to provide more timely, accurate and relevant information.
• Develop financial models and analysis to support strategic initiatives.
• Improve performance by evaluating and developing processes to drive efficiencies.

Factory Financial Controller -Almarai Company, Jeddah KSA
(2012 - 2015)
• Heading the Financial affairs of the bakery division on site (annual income of SAR 140m = $37m)
• Managed the management reporting process and costing function for the factory operations. The core responsibility was to provide financial services and support to the factory management by way of generating, analyzing, interpreting, advising and presenting the financial and other related management information.
• Streamlining finance and manufacturing inventory and reporting process.
• Managing 22 staff with different
• Managing large scale cross functional transformation and process improvement.
• Leading cost effective stewardship of the company's asset and operations. (SAR 1.5B = $400M)
• Establishing annual, strategic and capital planning processes.
• Developing key policies and procedures across the entire organization.
• Implement operating performance reports and capability of front-line managers.
• Support the Divisional Finance Manager for every strategic and operational decision.
• Support the Divisional manufacturing manager/General Manager on any financial information for their operational decision.
• Established an efficient team from full scratch and managed compliance with Almarai reporting requirements within 6 months of stay.

Accounting Manager -Almarai Company, Riyadh KSA
(2008 - 2011)
• Established a good budget process.
• Ensuring fair presentation of Profit and Loss statement in CPP2 Plant.
• Managing 2 Staff and ensuring their career development.
• Managing Fixed Asset Register is accurate
• Support the Factory Controller for every strategic and operational decision.
• Support the Factory manager by providing financial information for every operational decision.
• Reporting Production Variance and determining the over/under cost variance over the forecasted cost

Accounting Supervisor-Almarai Company, Riyadh KSA
(2007 - 2008)
• Ensuring fair presentation of Profit and Loss statement in Farming Division..
• Managing 1 Staff and ensuring his career development.
• Managing Fixed Asset Register is accurate
• Support the Farm Manager for every strategic and operational decision.
• Determining the over/under cost variance over the forecasted cost
• Preparation of Budget and providing variance analysis.
• Established improvements in SAP System to maximize all possible benefit it can have.
• Implemented Staff management System (SMS), personally program in access software to cater Staff information. This was very well appreciation and was implemented in all Farm location.
• Implemented the Purchase Requisite System (PRS), personally program in Access software to simplify the purchasing process in the farm location.
• Finalize and review weekly flash report.

System Accountant-Almarai Company, Riyadh KSA
(2004 - 2006)
• Ensuring fair presentation of Profit and Loss statement in Dairy Manufacturing Service (Farm Division) ..
• Managing Fixed Asset Register is accurate
• Reporting Production Variance and Variance analysis to management.
• Preparation of Budget and providing variance analysis.

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Cost Analyst-Philip Morris Philippines, Batangas, Philippines
(2002- 2003)
• Prepares Non-Tobacco Materials (NTM) Costing Report and ensures that they are analyzed, commented and reported according to set guidelines from regional and local financial management to plan and control business activities.
• Prepare, justify, analyse and submit annual budget to be used as a guide and basis for future operation performance evaluation.
• Maintain and constantly look for improvements in the way we use the SAP system to maximize all the possible benefits that were initially envisaged when the company decided to invest on it

Financial Analyst- Intel Technology Philippines, Cavite, Philippines
(2000- 2002)
• Manages all direct materials flowing through Assy/Test factories in the Philippines. The factories included are Flash, CEP, OLGA/FCPGA, INT, etc. Ensures that direct materials are accounted, accurately recorded and the right quantity are maintained on site vis-à-vis the requirement of the factory operations. Owns the monthly close process, partner with operations groups particularly buyer-planner to drive process improvements when needed, and support the Inventory Management Analyst.
• Supports the management on ensuring robustness of controls within the site. Also owns all the cycle counts in the Philippine (Manila and Cavite) . Also supports IT Group, BGA, and INT Platforms in conducting risk assessment and reviewing and appraising business process and system.
• Assists senior cost analyst in preparing cost per unit (CPU) package to be presented to Management. Also assist in determining the over/under cost variance over the forecasted cost. Drives for the reduction of CPU as compared with Malaysia/Penang.