This position ensures that Company financial policies and procedures are followed and internal controls area in place. This position makes proactive recommendations for performance and profitability improvements and ensures that proper controls are adhered to while operating to protect the company’s assets.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Partner with Plant Management

Active participation in Plant team meetings Involvement in and support of Plant Review meetings Identify and manage process improvement initiatives Identify issues and proactively initiate analysis to reduce waste (labor, material usage, spending, etc.) Ad hoc analysis and reporting for plant and operations management Cost reduction monitoring, reporting, and results auditing (where applicable) Support WCM and Cost Deployment (plant cost saving project development)

Month-end closing:

Inventory verification and control Working with the central Shared Service Accounting (SSC), prepare journal entries Analysis of financial results Account reconciliations

Month-end analysis and reporting:

Prepare month end reports Prepare manufacturing variance analysis Plant Manager Financial Review

Support needs of Group and Country Controllers, Plant Manager, and Operations Management:

Prepare ad hoc analyses and reporting upon request Prepare and analyze board costing and cost savings reporting Assist in planning and analysis of other forecasts

Coordinate and assist in the preparation of the annual operating budget

Analytically review and challenge the budget and all assumptions Prepare plant presentation and standard budget templates.

Ensure proper internal controls and compliance with Company policies and procedures

Coordinate and support annual plant gap review; adapt to Internal (ICRF) control manual Support internal audit activities, coordinating plant responses and follow-up.

Other duties such as:

Periodic forecasts Prepare and maintain product standard costing and year end revision and rollup. Oversee and reconcile inventory cycle counts and annual physical inventory Support capital expenditure appropriation request development and payback analysis Coordinate and support annual fixed asset desk review, triennial fixed asset audit