FINANCE ANALYST IV - MFG & OPERATIONS

Job Overview

TE Sensors' Finance Team is currently seeking an Operations’ Finance Analyst IV for our wafer manufacturing site located in Milpitas, California, USA.  This will be a remote position based out of the Sensors’ Hermosillo, MX facility supporting operations with expectation of regular, scheduled travel to the Milpitas site for in-person support.   

This role is the key finance business partner to the Operations site leader and other members of the management staff to support plant performance analysis and achieve financial results. Job duties include preparation of quarterly forecasts, annual budget, close activities and various other ad hoc analyses. You will be responsible for accurate financial consolidation and analysis to make recommendations to management based on findings and results.

What your background should look like:

Key Responsibilities

•  Lead monthly analysis on the gross margin to completely understand variances of actual results, identifying and quantifying trends that can be expected to continue and one-time impacts.
• Provide financial support, analysis and recommendations on all aspects of Operations Finance including but not limited to productivity, capacity analysis, inventory, scrap, costing, fixed expenses, and cycle counts.
• Coordinate and drive the forecast and budget process.
• Partner with Ops team in preparation/validation of and follow up on Capital Equipment Requests (CER). 
• Perform analysis and reporting on inventory, work order variances, PPV, and subcontracting/outside vendors.
• Lead/support a full annual physical inventory.
• Review and approve savings projects and monitor achievement.
• Perform tasks in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to maintain a strong control environment for accurate statement of balance sheet and P&L.
• Support aspects of asset management including asset capitalization/disposal efforts, intercompany asset transfers and overall inventory accuracy.
• Effectively partner with Operations, Commercial Finance, Controlling, FP&A, and other Operations Finance colleagues.
• Drive continuous improvement through TEOA-F.

What your background should look like:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting required
• Master’s Degree/MBA preferred (but not required)
• 4-6 years in a manufacturing environment with 3+ years controlling experience a plus
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including advanced/fluent level English proficiency
• Competence with Microsoft Office Package required
• Knowledge of SAP ERP strongly preferred
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Good understanding of financial analysis, financial modeling, forecasting and reporting
• Grasp of standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis
• Working knowledge of basic principles of Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain
• Ability to travel internationally (up to 25%) on a consistent basis especially during key times of the year

THIS POSITION CAN BE REMOTE IF THE CANDIDATE IS NOT LOCATED IN HERMOSILLO SONORA.

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