Position Title: Financial Analyst
Eschenbach, DE, 92676
Summary:
This role is responsible for analyzing financial data, providing insights, and supporting strategic decision-making within the organization. This position is responsible for conducting financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, and preparing comprehensive financial reports to aid senior management in evaluating performance and driving financial growth.
Essential Functions:
• Preparation and analysis of monthly sales and production variances, including analysis of the deviation from the budget and forecast.
• Monthly analysis of cost centers with development of measures.
• Generation of production-relevant KPIs for the management.
• Implementation of monthly closing activities and inventory support.
• Preparation of investment and profitability calculations.
• Participation in the preparation of budgets, forecasts and multi-year plans.
• Supporting the production department with financial analyses.
• Analyzing plant results and preparing variance analyses. This includes the preparation of trend and cause analyses, e.g. in cooperation with the sales department and other plants, and the development of adjustment measures.
• Cost accounting: Updating parts lists, product costs and contributing to standard cost calculation.
• Support of Business Systems: Integration of data extracts and downloads from financial systems; ad-hoc financial reporting; automation and optimization of existing processes and reports; support of the integration of several production and sales locations into the design of the financial system.
• Optimization and further development of the controlling tools
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Management Accounting / Accounting / Finance or equivalent;
• 2+ years' experience in management accounting / accounting / finance in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication, analytical, planning and interpersonal skills. In-depth knowledge of general ledger and cost accounting systems
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and SAP
• Strong analytical skills and experience; explanation of cost variations
• Confident demeanor and assertiveness
• Very good written and spoken English language skills
• Hands-on mentality
• Focus on details
• Travel: up to 10%