Job Description
Processes:
Costing
- Setup & Maintain Product Costing, evaluating external cost factors (sales & material deviations)
- Review weekly sales and margin reports, incl. variance analysis & reporting
- Make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed parts
- Review DA 190 (Declaration of Imported components and raw materials)
- Prepare and submit government incentive applications
- Evaluate external cost factors development
- Setup & review bookings for the plant cost structure
- Responsible to create and improve the cost system by ERP
Controlling
- Plant Performance Controlling, incl Actual tracking
- Support of Plant Management in analysis, i.e. identifying improvement opportunities and checking cost calculations.
- Monitor Operational and Financial KPI''s
- Control Financial KPI''s with Monthly P&L and B/S
- Actively supporting decision making and focus areas
- Manage financial impact from improvement measures
- Drive analysis of actual performance vs. plan
Financial Planning, Strategy & Reporting:
- Support Financial planning
- Participate in organisational strategy management from a financial management perspective
- Provide Financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas of the business
- Reliable, accurate and timely preparation of financial reporting
- Prepare financial reports and returns (Monthly BU/ Plant Financial Pack)
- Support CFA in completion of closing books (to meet regulatory requirements)
- Act as sparring partner to plant management & stakeholder (e.g. Purchasing, Logistics, Commercial)
- Become interface and thought partner to Group FP&A (in CH) and Divisional CFO (in Brazil)
Budgets & Forecasts:
- Support Budget, Forecast, Rolling Forecast and operational reporting processes
- Prepare sales, cost of sales and operational forecasts
- Review forecasts.
CAPEX, Fixed assets & Tooling:
- Compile the BU/ Plants Capex Reports
- Support Capex Project Controlling
- Reconcile & review tooling account
- Reassess useful life and residual value of fixed Assets
Stock Control:
- Monitor and review stock holdings
- Review all stock journals (write-offs, write-ons, etc.)
- Make provision for obsolete stock
Reporting:
- Analyse and interpret finance reports and statistical data
- Prepare Finance reports and returns
- Generate information and reports for internal and external use
Education and Experience:
University degree in business administration, Economics or Finance from reputable universities OR engineering degree with post graduate / MBA in Finance
- Proficient English knowledge (verbal and written)
- Understanding of ERP
- Preferably knowledge of reporting system (e.g. Hyperion), financial models
- Proficiency in MS office applications
- Responsible for finalization, follow – up and controlling
- Basic IFRS and local GAAP knowledge
- Minimum 5 years of controlling experience in mass production, preferably in Automotive
- Demonstrate financial understanding, preferably financial background
- Knowledge of lean production system and continuous improvement oriented.
- Experience in business process, i.e. production processes