Job Overview

Ensures compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate policies, and partners with Regional Operations Finance lead and/or Plant manager.

Your main tasks

• •Manage all aspects of operational and supply chain finance for manufacturing plants globally.
  •Lead and develop the Ops finance team.
  •Tracking and reporting of KPI’s with corrective actions initiated and follow-up as needed.
  •Direct and perform consolidation of operational financial information monthly and review, reconcile and analyse to provide recommendations for improvement to PSS leadership team.
  •Direct and perform preparation of supplemental financial information related to the PSS monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts.
  •Coordinate the annual cost roll in PSS plants, assessing and proactively communicating the impact to the relevant stakeholders.
  •Financial support and analysis of regional strategic operational objectives, including:
  •Footprint migration, consolidation or expansion activities
  •Capacity analysis
  •Automation projects and other capital investments
  •Analysis of operational results, both forecasted and actual, bridging performance over time
  •Preparation of concise summary of relevant information to facilitate decision making
  •Coordinate and conduct regular plant reviews
  •Support and review with plants business cases for CER.
  •Ensure the SOX and Policy Standards and support plant controller with the Audits (external and internal)

Your ideal background

•University degree in finance, accounting, or business management.
•Internationally recognized accounting qualification is a plus.
•10+ years’ experience in Controlling and Finance assignments of increasing responsibility, including manufacturing finance experience related to budgeting, forecasting processes and consolidation
•Proven track record of partnering with business functional leaders
•Prior experience in a standard cost manufacturing environment
•Understanding of manufacturing organizations, manufacturing budgeting, forecasting processes and functional expenses
•Demonstrated ability to build and manage high-performing teams as well as to develop direct reports and other team members
•Have outstanding influencing skills, strong motivational and leadership development capabilities and a history of creating consensus across many functional areas.  
•Accurate, systematic, and independent work style
•Deals with Ambiguity and can effectively cope with change.
•Strong problem solving, strategic thinking, and analytical skills.
•Able to link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change
•Effective change leader who can challenge appropriately and bring forward new and bold ideas that inspire and bring about positive change.    
•Culturally sensitive with international experience a plus
•Fluent in English both written and spoken
•Comprehensive understanding of U.S. GAAP
•Advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and data consolidation tools.
•SAP good knowledge is a strong plus.
•Knowledge of Lean manufacturing is beneficial
•Be willing to travel regularly to visit plants.

Competencies