Plant Financial Cost Accountant

The Plant Cost Accountant provides financial support to the company's management team, contributing to short-term and long-term target setting, action plan definition, and monitoring. This role collaborates with various departments to produce detailed financial analysis and reporting, enabling informed decision-making and driving profitability.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities
Tasks may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Implement and manage planning and control systems to ensure timely and accurate management accounts, focusing on profitability, cash flow, working capital, and cost reduction.

• Support management in coordinating the programming process, including quarterly forecasts and ad-hoc financial analyses.

• Assist in financial auditing, risk analysis, and cash control to foster a culture of compliance.

• Provide comprehensive reporting on structure costs, industrial operations, contribution margins, and other key financial metrics by analyzing variances between planned and actual outcomes.

• Develop strategic insights and recommendations for investments, cost reduction, and other business decisions.

Qualifications: Education, Experience, and Skills
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics or a related field.

• Professional experience in a similar role: 3-5 years, preferably in a multinational context.

• Fluency in English; a second language is a plus.

• Control Model & Cost Accounting: Expertise in producing and evaluating control systems for effective financial management.

• Business Advisory: Ability to identify new business opportunities and conduct financial evaluations to enhance value creation.

• Planning & Forecasting: Proficiency in supporting business planning and evaluating results against key performance indicators.

• Big Data Analytics: Capable of building analytics systems and translating information into actionable business solutions.

Core Job Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following job competencies:

• Cooperation/Teamwork – Works harmoniously and contributes to building a positive team spirit, responding positively to instructions and procedures.

• Oral/Written Communication – Expresses oneself clearly in conversation and business writing, listens, and gets clarification while following work instructions.

• Attention to Detail – Effectively processes detailed information and follows verbal and written instructions.

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time and instills same in team members supervised.

• Fostering Innovation – Ability to develop, sponsor, or support the introduction of new and improved methods, procedures, or technologies

• Managing Work - Establishes a course of action for accomplishing specific goals by planning proper assignments.

• Results Orientation – Focuses on desired results, setting challenging goals, and meeting or exceeding them.

License/Certification
Preferred: N/A

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary work with occasional lifting of up to 10 pounds.

• Travel Requirements: Minimal travel required; occasional trips as necessary.