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Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
1. Prepare month end financial closing including analysis of production P/L (e.g. variance analysis) and develop financial forecast
2. Continuously monitor key financial KPI, evaluate risks and provide financial analysis and advise to operations management team regarding efficiency, process improvement and cost savings
3. Ensures adhere hence to IC pricing principles and Transfer Pricing guidelines in line with internal/external standards and requirements
4. Responsible for accuracy of inventors valuations including flow of materials through the plant
5. Responsible for fixed assets including the capital appropriation process, asset valuations and adherence with FHCS fixed asset policies
Additional Responsibilities
6. Maintain proper internal controls according to Freudenberg Group and FHCS guidelines
7. Support Make-or-Buy scenarios by providing inputs regarding local production costs
8. Meet all FHCS/Freudenberg Group reporting due dates
9. Support operations with development of annual operating plans
10. Maintain current and accurate cost accounting records
11. Supports actively in the implementation of all changes in
corporate standards and procedures
12. Does work on ad-hoc requests
Qualifications:
Organization
13. Directly Reports to: Senior Manager Finance and Controlling Production or Director
14. Functionally reports to: Senior Manager or Director Finance and Controlling
15. Number of Direct reports: None
Interactions (internal & external)
16. Plant management team
17. Production Finance Teams (GPNET)
18. FHCS Country/Regional Management Team
19. FHCS Corporate Functions
Professional Experience and Education
20. Bachelor’s or Master degree in Finance/Accounting,
21. 3-5 years of experience working in cost accounting and financial analysis in a manufacturing environment
22. Fluent English written and spoken to lead correspondence with FHCS group wide stakeholders
Specific knowledge
23. Accounting: excellent understanding of Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss statement
24. Local GAAP and IFRS Accounting knowledge
25. Cost and investment controlling
26. Working knowledge of SAP
27. Understanding of Lean Methods
28. Expertise working with Microsoft Excel for data analysis
Specific competencies
29. Drive for Results
30. Priority Setting
31. Customer Focus
32. Integrity & Trust
33. Managing complexity & Holistic thinking