Accounting, Accounting Close, Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Business Administration, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Casting, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Comparative Analysis, Cost Analysis, Expense Tracking, External Audit, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Support, Forecasting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Internal Audit, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Manufacturing, Manufacturing Management, Metrics, Operational Communications, Operational Expenditure (OPEX), Operations Control, Production Control, Purchasing/Procurement, Reconciliation, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Standard Costing, Statistics, Variance Analysis
Primary Purpose
Provide daily financial support to the manufacturing department managers. Identify risks & opportunities and communicate to responsible individuals.
Key Accountabilities
Act as a business advisor to the APU's on financial matters related to cost and capex. Responsible for monthly reporting and analysis of costs and variances of Constellium's RPR APU's Casting, Plate, Cold Rolling, Finishing, Inspection and Loading, and Converter departments.
Responsibilities
- Analyze monthly variances between actual, budget and forecast on departmental spending and conversion cost charged by different converters.
- Perform weekly and monthly analysis on approximately $75 million of annual maintenance spending.
- Report and challenge daily requisitions to ensure proper accounting treatment is followed and the capital guidelines are being followed.
- Communicate with operations and production control to generate a monthly forecast and a variance analysis as compared to Budget and prior forecast.
- Help prepare the annual Budget and 5 Year Plan in accordance with Constellium specifications as it relates to operations.
- Responsible for ensuring that the monthly financial closing tasks performed are in accordance with GAAP/IFRS while maintaining a two-day close.
- Complete assigned account reconciliations by WD10 to support the financials.
- Ensure assigned tasks are in compliance with all internal control procedures and SOX.
- Participate in monthly operating expense reviews to ensure that selected accounts are properly analyzed and reconciled.
- Prepares and validates monthly Non-metal Procurement savings and explains yearly variances.
- Reports monthly energy usage and validates the metrics in the corporate database.
- Perform ad hoc analyses as required.
- Support the requirements by external and internal auditors.
- Supports the requirements from HR/Payroll for HC Statistics and etc.
Requirements
Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance, required
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Master of Business Administration (MBA), preferred
10 + years of experience in manufacturing accounting and standard cost is helpful
Strong knowledge of accounting principles
Familiarity with SOX and internal controls
Ability to work in a fast-pace team environment
Equal Opportunity Employer
Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.