Finance Analyst - MFG & Operations

Job description

Job Overview

Responsible for providing financial support and performance analysis to the global/regional operations and plant management teams. The role requires an exceptional business partner to drive organizational success through the development and execution of financial strategies. Key responsibilities include managing a team of operational financial analysts/plant controllers, consolidation and analysis of actual results/forecasts/budgets, conducting monthly plant reviews, product/conversion/material productivity analysis, driving freight/inventory reductions, and supporting capital investments.

The position also requires coordination with the regional/global BU supply chain team.

Your main Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate activities related to the following: Provide variance development and projections on a monthly basis
• Deliver financial analysis and lead action plans to address variances and issues Preservation of Assets Product Cost Development and Maintenance
• Ensure data accuracy and reporting efficiency with regular follow-up with operations teams
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and digitalization of costing processes
• Perform and monitor COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) analysis and reporting.

Product Cost Development and Maintenance

• Create master data information (Bill of Materials, Routings, etc.) in SAP R/3 for new projects
• Maintain existing production and cost relevant master data in SAP Manage product revision changes between engineering and production department
• Monitor and control cost breakdowns of products
• Take over general product costing functions
• Manage the link between product calculation and production departments
• Maintain the Reporting to assure master data quality Cost calculation and financial result analysis of existing and New projects: accurate interpretation of the result will be required on actualization of cost price during start-up phase to secure sales margin
• Complete product variance analysis between actual and standard cost per project
• Identify cost optimization opportunities and support operational teams in cost reduction initiatives
• Support margin improvement and cost optimization initiatives
• Lead initiatives to automate costing processes and improve data quality and efficiency
• Contribute to digitalization and optimization of costing and master data processes
• Promote best practices in costing and master data management across teams Your ideal background
• Master’s degree in Economic, finance, & Business Management
• Strong understanding of product costing and cost analysis Advanced SAP knowledge (FI / CO / MM / PP modules) Advanced Excel, Power BI, and macro development skills
• Solid accounting knowledge (Moroccan GAAP & US GAAP) Effective communication skills in English
• Strong business partnering & analytical skills Hands-on experience in accounting and master data management & costing.

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)