Responsible for providing financial support and performance analysis to the global/regional operations and plant management teams. The role requires an exceptional business partner to drive organizational success through the development and execution of financial strategies. Key responsibilities include managing a team of operational financial analysts/plant controllers, consolidation and analysis of actual results/forecasts/budgets, conducting monthly plant reviews, product/conversion/material productivity analysis, driving freight/inventory reductions, and supporting capital investments. The position also requires coordination with the regional/global BU supply chain team.
**What your background should look like**:
**ACTIVITIES**:
- A key contributor to the plant strategy by providing financial support and risk analysis
- Full ownership of Financial Controlling over the dedicated part of the business
- Work as business partner with Operations and Product Management.
- Supporting plant controllers in budgeting, monthly forecasting and month-end reporting (overseeing strategic reserves, inventory reconciliations)
- Analysis of standard costs and actual production costs and resolution of issues. Cost out calculations and review product cost over time.
- Drive the financial performance improvements across all operational areas including material spend, labor and overhead
- Perform analysis and reporting on Inventory, WO variances, Standards Analysis, PPV, and Subcontracts
- Product costing and SAP set-ups. Margin control. Cost estimations for new products and processes and necessary cost revisions for existing products and processes,
- Overseeing costs of the product families during their lifecycle, including savings and margin erosion factors (annual cost & interim cost roll up). It includes review cost center rates / material burden calculation, annual budget review by cost center and management report-out for cost roll during cost roll rounds.
- Working closely with PM Finance team on margin analysis specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability
- Review and approve savings projects and monitor achievement
- Assist with footprint analysis to determine optimal manufacturing location for products.
- Ad-hoc projects and analysis for Operations and Product management teams.
- A key contributor to the plant strategy by providing financial support and risk analysis
- Full ownership of Financial Controlling over the dedicated part of the business
- Work as business partner with Operations and Product Management.
- Supporting plant controllers in budgeting, monthly forecasting and month-end reporting (overseeing strategic reserves, inventory reconciliations)
- Analysis of standard costs and actual production costs and resolution of issues. Cost out calculations and review product cost over time.
- Drive the financial performance improvements across all operational areas including material spend, labor and overhead
- Perform analysis and reporting on Inventory, WO variances, Standards Analysis, PPV, and Subcontracts
- Product costing and SAP set-ups. Margin control. Cost estimations for new products and processes and necessary cost revisions for existing products and processes
**REQUIREMENTS**:
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Fluency in English and Spanish
- Prior finance experience in general accounting principles and process
- Good understanding of financial analysis, financial modeling, forecasting, reporting and manufacturing costing
- University Degree in Finance or Accounting
- Experience: Min 5+ years of finance experience in a manufacturing environment
- Understanding of standard costing, variance analysis, cost accounting, cost analysis and reporting matters
- Understanding of financial drivers and their impact within a manufacturing environment
- Understanding of manufacturing, procurement and other supply chain matters
- Familiarity with SAP, excel and data manipulation
**Competencies**:
- Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
