Head of Finance and Controlling Job Details | Tecan Trading AG

Head of Finance and Controlling
 

Morgan Hill, CA

OBJECTIVES:

• Lead Finance & Controlling within T-DC
• Support local management team in all financial matters
• Support Head Finance & Controlling Operations in all financial matters regarding T-DC
• Support Group Controlling to ensure the reliability and consistency of the reported information
• The functional lead of the local Finance & Controlling team in T-DC

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement Group Financial Guidelines
• Lead functional Finance & Controlling in T-DC
• Ensure consistent and reliable reporting according to the deadlines
• Achieving the common objectives (MBO)

1. Management
   • Lead, Train & Develop the Accounting and Controlling team
   • Responsibility for profit and loss concerning this function
2. Accounting
   • Lead the accounting process in time and quality making sure all deadlines are met regarding bookings, accruals, and provisions
   • Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closings
   • Ensure proper accounting according to IFRS and US GAAP
3. Annual Budgeting/Quarterly Forecasting
   • Lead the budgeting/forecasting process within the site
   • Initiate mitigation plan / corrective actions whenever needed
4. Monthly Reporting
   • Ensure timely reporting on high-quality
   • Analyze monthly reports and propose corrective actions
5. Taxes
   • Ensure correct tax accounting and compliance with local tax rules and regulations
   • Ensure timely and correct fillings of direct and indirect taxes
   • Ensure transfer pricing is in line with global and local TP rules and regulations
6. Treasury
   • Execute all local treasury activities
   • First contact for local banks
7. Project Controlling
   • Set up and run project controlling onsite (set up/revíew/analysis of project costs, monitoring of milestones)
   • Ad Hoc analysis e.g. Operations management
8. Plant Controlling
   • Establish, maintain, and improve material calculation (Bill of Material, Standard costs, intersegment pricing)
   • Ensure proper inventory levels including slow movers and advice on how to reach the budget
   • Monitor cost centers and internal orders
   • Implement cost savings as decided during the budget process
   • Prepare monthly Operations Dashboard for the legal entities that are in scope and ensure proper analysis of major movements
9. Business Support/Advice
   • Act as Financial Advisor to the General Manager, as well as the whole management team
   • Execute requested ad-hoc analysis from local, divisional, or group management
10. Financial Processes
    • implement and maintain local finance processes as required by Group TMS
    • Continuously improve finance processes to enable more efficient day-to-day operations
11. Financial Systems
    • Financial lead locally for all financial systems such as SAP FI/CO/BW, Cognos, and Avatax
    • Responsible for training local team with BW based on their day-to-day requirements
12. lnternal Control System
    • Maintain lnternal Control System

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors or Masters Degree Preferred 

At least 5 years experience in con­trolling in an industrial and interna­tional environment

Strong IT skills (SAP R/3, SAP BW, COGNOS and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint)