Plant Accountant Analyst; Manufacturing

Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head‑quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Ex‑change (ticker symbol AUTN).

This position is responsible for collaborating with Plant Management to plan, measure and improve financial performance. The controller/cost analyst is proficient in his/her field and has SAP (FI CO) and HFM experience, and will help the company achieve its financial goals and objectives. This role reports to the plant controller and will manage close accounting, close reporting, and financial planning processes for a light assembly plant.

In addition, this role will act as process lead for inventory financial management and cost accounting for two plants. This position requires a candidate with experience and the ability to utilize the appropriate functions in ERP/GL systems to initiate, develop and maintain the standard costing system and to manage information in financial reporting system to deliver high quality financial statements.

• Perform all plant costing functions, including but not limited to new product costing, current cost analysis and reporting.
• Develop and maintain a cost analysis system using standard costing, reporting variances on a monthly basis.
• Calculate overhead rates, labor rates and machine rates to cost at a product level.
• Support product profitability reporting with plant costing information and advisement.

• Lead monthly close accounting (SAP) and reporting (HFM) processes – WD1 – WD3.
• Lead monthly forecast process (HFM).
• Lead preparation of annual budgets (HFM) by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.
• Monitor and report selected variance accounts, determine root cause and collaborate with Plant Management to take actions to correct.
• Provide status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting data.
• Manage cost center changes in SAP in accordance with agreed plant structure.
• Provide support to ensure the accuracy of cost center allocations.

• Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends as needed.
• Perform BOM audits, ensuring the integrity of all products costing.
• Prepare reports for material usage.
• Report and monitor inventory monthly.
• Prepare inventory reserve analysis and book adjusting entries.
• Produce stock reports by site on a monthly basis.
• Reconcile intercompany material purchase accounts.

• Comply with Federal, State and Local legal and statutory requirements.
• Protect operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Prepare any other necessary and appropriate reporting documentation as required.
• Act as facilitator for cross‑functional change‑management projects (as needed).

• Manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Financial planning (budgets, forecasts), reporting (financial statements) and analysis (variances) experience.
• Demonstrable project management experience.
• Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Office applications with demonstrable experience in Excel model development for financial planning.
• SAP and/or similar systems experience.
• Ability to understand and work with FX conversions.
• Possess good verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively both with financial and non‑financial stakeholders.
• Excellent problem‑solving ability.
• Leader that proactively presents prospective solutions with a confident approach.
• Encourages collaboration and takes direction well.
• Willingness to share information but can differentiate when need of…