What Will You Do?
- Oversees the cost control system and prepares costing accounting variance reports for management.
- Oversee and implement local standard cost rolls.
- Assist in inventory control and developing inventory management procedures such as cycle counting and compliance controls.
- Conduct, implement, and audit Fixed Asset Procedures and controls.
- Work with the other members of the Starline finance team to complete the monthly accounting close and monthly financial/operational analysis.
- Identify and correct control weaknesses, ensuring proper controls are in place in all areas of the plant operation.
- Help drive cost reductions through labor and material productivity initiatives. Identify cost reduction opportunities and partner with operations on achieving results.
- Provide financial support and analysis to the business on manufacturing issues, such process improvements and outsourced production.
- Initiate and assist with the creation, development, and implementation of processes and procedures.
- Assist global shared service team efforts related accounts receivable and accounts payable as needed (i.e. calling customers/vendors, obtaining remittances, working with sales team to resolve issues).
- Provide local support for external and internal audits.
- Assist with local capital expenditure analysis.
- Consistently support compliance by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, adhering to all applicable international/local laws and regulations, as well as the Company’s policies and procedures.
- Understand workplace hazards and take steps to proactively prevent and report hazards or injuries in the workplace. Cooperate in safety programs, initiatives, and investigations.
- Demonstrate our core values of Customer, People, Integrity, Teamwork, Continuous Learning & Improvement, Empowerment & Accountability.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting.
Experience:
- Minimum 7-10 years professional experience with at least 5 years in Operational Finance and/or Cost Accounting in a manufacturing environment (i.e., plant controller, cost accountant).
- Previous US GAAP, IFRS reporting experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal, oral presentation and written communication skills; professional presence and behavior.
- Ability to operate/work in a high growth & entrepreneurial environment.
- Proficient in the use of personal computers, internet and MS Office suite of software including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams.
- Ability to prepare, analyze and interpret financial and operations analyses/reports.
- Ability to assess and communicate the implications, options and resulting initiatives of complex business situations to financial and non-financial managers.
- Drive enhanced business performance with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong technical competence in manufacturing financial control and costing.
- Understanding of and proficiency in US GAAP, international accounting standards and internal control.
- Ability to multi-task and demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and to appropriately prioritize workload based upon organization or department needs.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, exercising judgment within generally defined policies.
- Must possess high degree of professionalism and ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential information.
- Must have detail orientation, excellent follow-through, and project management skills.
- Willingness to travel to visit various manufacturing locations (up to 10%).
Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required (for most of the working day) to sit and make coordinated movements of the fingers for using a keyboard.
- General office environment.
- May require regular ground travel to other company facilities.
- Long-distance or international air travel as needed.
