Finance Manager - Global Costing

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How will you do it?

Support Global Costing teams with Costing Analysis and reporting.

• Prepare, Roll out, and train plant teams for annual standard cost-roll templates.
• Prepare, monitor & report on annual standard cost roll calendar and progress. 
• Review Labor & Overhead and Material templates for accuracy and generate insight for each PBUs.
• Lead approval meetings for rates for standard costs and report out.
• Monitor ERP updates for standard cost by each plants.
• Prepare and report out a summary of standard cost’s change impacts to financials.
• Load material templates to BI and reconcile BI to final templates
• Prepare templates to monitor Plan Restate and confirm absorption accuracy.
• Prepare and report out Inventory revaluation impact post standard cost roll
• Monitor quarterly cap variance calculations and forecasts
• Standardization of Cost roll-up in ERP with mechanism to track requests through Workflow.
• Work on creating efficiencies on big data management and simplify standard cost roll-up processes.
• Consolidate material templates and data for Global costing on Workiva tool and generate actionable insights.
• Build relationship with Global Finance and procurement / Operation teams to enable smooth controlling and costing processes and be valued business partner
• Analyze Costing processes across Plants and strive for costing benchmark process.

Support Supply Chain Team for Inventory reporting and CI Reporting

• Prepare and report out for inventory reporting and weekly /monthly review process.
• Track and report out CI plan and actuals for Transformation Team.
• Load and report out CI actuals and monthly forecast in WAVE tool.
• Analyze and provide comments on M-o-M CI changes and provide insight on major project driving changes.
• Track accuracy and alignment of CI Actuals reported in CI Trac tool vs WAVE tool and vs OneStream ( which is financial reporting tool)
• Work closely with Controllers / CI managers for CI project quality
• Validate CI Actuals through set quality criteria’s and highlight all major deviations in quality validations
• Support and complete all the adhoc requests and projects assigned

Support GP HQ team on Gross Margin Analysis Reporting and GP consolidation.

• Update and roll forward GMAR PBU templates monthly/quarterly.
• Prepare GP level consolidated GMAR and add variance analysis and comments explaining each variances.
• Review to finalize  and present GP Consolidated GMAR explaining variance analysis comments.
• Act and do follow up as required post review for GMAR.
• Facilitate and submit quarterly approved GP consolidated GMAR to corporate.
• Prepare and circulate QBR templates for PBU for QBR deck submissions.
• Strive to improve, standardize and gain efficiencies in each process sustainably.

What we look for?

• Bachelor degree in Accounting from a recognized university/ICWA
• 10-12 years minimum broad financial business experience and cost accounting experience
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Experience in project leadership and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP and reporting tools like OneStream.
• Excellent IT skills particularly in Excel ( preferably advance excel), PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills
• Continuous improvement mindset

What we offer:

We offer an exciting and challenging position. Joining us you will become part of a leading global multi-industrial corporation defined by its stimulating work environment and job satisfaction. In addition, we offer outstanding career development opportunities which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents

Diversity & Inclusion Our dedication to diversity and inclusion starts with our values. We lead with integrity and purpose, focusing on the future and aligning with our customers’ vision for success. Our High-Performance Culture ensures that we have the best talent that is highly engaged and eager to innovate.  Our D&I mission elevates each employee’s responsibility to contribute to our culture. It’s through these contributions that we’ll drive the mindsets and behaviors we need to power our customers’ missions. You have the power. You have the voice. You have the culture in your hands.