Responsibilities:

Product Cost Controlling and Cost Accounting

• Perform detailed product calculations and manage product cost controlling processes.
• Analyze product profitability and provide insights to support pricing and product strategy.
• Calculate cost rates for labor, overhead, and machine time to support accurate planning and reporting.
• Manage cost center accounting, including allocation of overhead and monitoring of cost center budgets.
• Implement and manage cost accounting systems to accurately track material, labor, and overhead costs.
• Analyze cost variances and provide cost data to support decision-making.

Cost Accounting and Inventory Management

• Develop cost accounting processes to track materials, labor, and overhead costs as the manufacturing operation expands.
• Implement landed cost tracking for imported raw materials locally and overseas, including duties, freight, and currency exchange impacts.
• Work with inventory management systems to track raw material and finished goods costs.
• Analyze production costs to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve pricing strategies.

Performance Controlling

• Create and present meaningful (ad hoc and monthly) financial reports to support product management and business control.
• Track and analyze financial KPIs to ensure alignment with strategic goals.

Expense Management and Cost Analysis:

• Analyze cost structures and identify opportunities for cost optimization.
• Monitor and control expenses, ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess financial performance.

Financial Planning:

• Partner with senior management to develop financial strategies aligned with business goals.
• Support decision-making through financial forecasting and scenario planning.

Financial Planning:

• Collaborate with senior management to develop financial strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Provide recommendations for improving financial performance and operational efficiencies.
• Support decision-making processes through detailed financial analysis and scenario planning.

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
• Participate in projects aimed at streamlining and automating accounts payable processes

Consulting Commercial Topics

• Act as a finance business partner to product managers by identifying opportunities for optimization and assessing economic risks.
• Provide actionable financial insights to guide business decisions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in economics with a focus on accounting/controlling or have comparable qualifications with 3 to 5 years of experience.
• Experience in cost accounting and inventory tracking, particularly in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience in small-to-mid-sized companies with the ability to handle both day-to-day accounting and financial planning.
• Knowledge of import costing, currency exchange considerations, and landed cost tracking (preferred but not required).
• Knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting standards, and regulatory requirements
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills; experience with SAP or similar ERP systems is a plus
• Able and willing to take on new technologies and software's.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal