Drive ongoing review and analysis of material costs,overheads, price variances and effectively manage related interaction with manufacturing personnel
Review WIP and open projects report to ensure timely closure
Lead inventory review and reserve evaluation analysis including timely completion of inventory cycle count by plant and reconcile variances, if any.
Support percentage-of-completion (POC) revenue accounting and related analysis. Attend periodic meetings with project managers on project status, performance against forecast etc.
Responsible for continuous process improvements for inventory costing related areas
Support the monthly and annual financial close to ensure timely closure with good quality.
Responsible for gross margin analysis including providing commentaries for performance by volume, price, mix and direct cost performance.
Act as finance business partner to Plant Manager and Manufacturing group
Actively engage with Plant Manager to support the management of peaks/troughs in the manufacturing cycle to improve both OTD (on-time delivery) and profitability
Support annual manufacturing budget plan and quarterly forecast process including capacity and under-absorption forecasting, manufacturing headcount requirements etc.
Provide relevant manufacturing related operational and financial information/data, as needed, for pricing decisions in commercial tenders/bids.
