Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Location: Crescentino

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Building cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward.

What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we’re driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works.

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Position summary
Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making, for each of the assigned plant, to develop, coordinate and implement control systems and processes that align with the overall vision of the company and its current and long-term objectives. Prepare financial reports to share with management to support the achievement of objectives. Ability to work as a team on common goals. Be the reference person of the plant both for finance leadership and the plant manager, approaching activities as business co-pilot and guiding the local finance team.

Main responsibilities
- Sales analysis
- Coordination and analysis of conversion cost activities of the plants
- Support to the Functions (meetings)
- Cost center analysis
- Labour data (Headcount and Cost of Labour) analysis (meetings with HR)
- Opex (forecast and follow up):
Headcount and labor cost, Operation expenses, SG&A, conversion cost analysis, cost center analysis and Finanacial Targets analysis
- Free cash flow
- Capital spend
- Financial targets analysis (GM%, CM%, EBITDA, EBIT, Conversion Cost, WC, Capex)
- Frequent meetings at the plant level to support plant managers to achieve budget
- Variances explanation vs Forecast and checks
- Activities to improve forecasting accuracy mainly for following financial KPIs:
Conversion cost, Free cash flow and capex
- Preparation of the budget, forecast and weekly, monthly and quarter financial closure
- Inventory (standard, FIFO, actual) and Flows analytical accounting (Cost of production and Sales), including reserves calculations
- Monitor inventory level and propose optimization actions (develop KPIs)
- Preparation of the yearly stock take with Logistic and Operations

Job position requirements

Education:

University master degree
Graduate Economics / Engineering

Professional background
4 / 6 years minimum experience in the role in similar industrial environment

Hard skills
Essential:
- Foreign languages: fluent English.
- Strong computer skills. High computer’s skills in Windows OS, Microsoft Office suite.

• Essential:
Excel, SAP (as a plus), inventory management and accounting, experience in a Controlling dpt of a Manufacturing facility

• USGAAP, HFM, SOX/internal controls

Considered as a plus:
SAP knowledge (FI/CO) represents preferential skills for this role

Soft skills
Rigor
engagement
proactivity
practical good sense
flexible
good communication skills
team spirit

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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