Job DescriptionWe are looking for a motivated team member who is eager to grow, learn, and make an impact. This role is a great opportunity for someone ready to take the next step in their career and apply their existing skills in new ways. We value curiosity, adaptability, and a strong desire to continue developing professionally. If you are passionate about learning and contributing to a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT - Support the Plant Manager and Plant Operations team with analysis, reporting, and decision support
- Develop and implement actions/plans to meet the operational targets, strategic goals, and customer/market requirements
- Analyze plant expenses and variances (as e.g. material price variations, manufacturing variations, freight variations, period expense variations etc.) providing recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance
- Responsible for the reporting in month-end/year-end closing as well as for the budget planning and forecast (P&L, Balance Sheet, Working Capital, Headcount, Investments etc.)
- Ensure financial reports are accurate and submitted on time
- Support the forecast and budgeting processes in the plant
- Monitor controls across the plant to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
- Ensure accuracy of the physical inventory and reported results
- Responsible for fixed assets analysis and fixed assets inventory count
- Manage and review standard cost calculations on new products as well as yearly update of Standard costs at year-end
- Responsible for Capital Request within the plant, including financial analysis & management summary as well as tracking of capital expenditure as needed
- Collaboration with the manufacturing and engineering teams to calculate cost savings opportunities and tracking of actual savings
- Prepares feedback for Ad-hoc requests from Sector, BA, and Plant
- Assist in the completion of special projects
Qualifications- WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business administration, or related field
- 5+ years of financial/analytical/accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
- Advanced MS Office knowledge, especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with SAP
- Strong understanding of finance/accounting principles
- Understanding of US-GAAP and IFRS accounting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet deadlines
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- ADDITIONAL WAYS TO STAND OUT
- Preferred knowledge of automation tools e.g. Power BI, Knime, etc.
- Experience within a production environment
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