Assistant Controller
Holcim
- Prescott, AR
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Financial assessment of risks via account reconciliation and variance analysis. Including GR/IR account.
- Perform CapEx payback analysis and provide analytical data to engineering and operations team.
- Oversight of overhead calculation, product costing, ERP updates related to overrates application, P&L review, and oversight as it relates to financial margins, product margins, variance analysis.
- Implement and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures.
- Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met.
- Participate in monthly closing cycle, reconciliations, journal entries and GL management. Participate in monthly financial closing and reporting.
- Participate in supporting operations on proper BOM creation, review of routings, production, and financial variance analysis. Manage materials' variance analysis (Price & Usage).
- Be the finance expert to manufacturing leadership and quickly gain respect, trust, and credibility by prompt delivery of actions and subject matter expertise.
- Provide a frugality perspective and quick strategic decision-making support to Manufacturing to evaluate alternative approaches including participation in ERP implementation and / or enhancements.
- Knowledge of repetitive manufacturing. Must support other projects as they are assigned. Must maintain an open mindset to other projects which may be outside of costing.
- Establish closed loop process and controls to review regular cost yield and variance analysis to confirm the accuracy of product standard costs. Ensure management execution of change related actions.
- Partner and support Manufacturing management with regular financial and operational key performance reviews including variance analysis and informed commentary.
- Participate in supporting all audits and internal control operations.
- Manage and support year end audits, review, and other regulatory filing requirements.
- Provides guidance to other team members on appropriate methodology for process or data analysis and financial reporting with IFRS.
- Must have significant understanding with CAS (cost accounting standards) Standards.
- Education: · Candidate must have a University Degree (BA or BS) with an emphasis in accounting. A minimum of five years of cost accounting manufacturing industry experience required with a preference of overall 7 years of experience. Only candidates with an accounting and/or finance degree (BA or BS) will be considered.
- CMA certified
- Strong Manufacturing ERP experience required (SAP preferred).
- Strong Excel skills required.
- Strong process or data analysis skills with proven results showing ability to influence, work with cross functional teams and pull together disparate resources into a high performing team.
- Excellent management and supervisory skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written. Ability to communicate effectively and work with all levels within the organization.
- Strong team player
- Significant experience with CAS standards (cost accounting standards).
- Numerate and process and data analysis skills a must have.
- Significant interaction with production and floor shop team. You must be willing and interested to walk through the floor shop regularly to understand the production process.