Finance Analyst - Europe GENOVA

Finance Analyst - Europe
Genova
Liguria, GENOVA

Location: EMEA, Italy, Genoa- Ref: INTERCONNECTEMEA00190- Division: Smiths Interconnect- Job Function: Finance**Job Description**:

Provide support to ensure the complete financial integrity of regional Operations including but not limited to inventory control, product costing, reporting and account reconciliations.

Supports the Finance Business Partners and Operations management teams in the pursuit of continuous improvements in cost, quality & delivery performance.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Assist in the preparation of monthly Operational results, annual budgets and forecasts providing support in the analysis and reporting of production variances to determine root cause and required corrective actions.

- Identify opportunities to support site objectives in terms of cost, lead time, inventory and efficiency improvements ensuring financial impacts are validated and tracked in accordance with the company guidelines.

- Generate monthly inventory reconciliations, inventory profiling to avoid over procurement, driving accuracy through management of the cycle count process, ensuring accurate recording and understanding of inventory issues, scrap and obsolete items.

- Ensure sound financial control procedures exist throughout the plant, conduct audits and revise procedures as required.

Maintain knowledge of latest accounting policies, practices and procedures to insure full integrity and compliance of financials. . .

- Control and maintenance of standard costs, management of the annual cost roll process and calculation of burden rates, establishing and ensuring correct setup of new product cost and analyzing deviations from standards throughout the financial year.

- Assist in the preparation and analysis of capital expenditure requests in support of the budgeting and planning process.

- Perform monthly gross margin analysis by product line to identify price/margin erosion and assist sales, product management and finance in constructing and implementing solutions.

- Support Finance Business Partners with special/adhoc project work as required.

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics.

We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

The Individual

- Accounting/Finance degree required from an accredited College or University

- Strong financial/accounting skills.

- Preferably experience in a manufacturing environment, working with engineering and operations personnel on development and analysis of cost standards in support of continuous improvement.

- Business Systems experience.

- Ability to priorities and work on own initiative.

- Proficient with Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills.

- Ability to interact with all levels within the organization.

- English is required

About Smiths

About Smiths Interconnect