Financial Systems Analyst

Financial Systems Analyst

Location : Norcross

Working hours :

DEUTZ is one of the world's leading manufacturers of innovative drive systems. Its core competences are the development, production, distribution and servicing of diesel, gas and electric drivetrains for professional applications that is used in construction equipment, agricultural machinery, material handling equipment, stationary equipment, commercial vehicles, rail vehicles and other applications.

Job Summary

POSITION SUMMARY : The Financial Systems Analyst will be responsible for the development of standard costing analysis that support operations and sales.

They work closely with manufacturing personnel to analyze standard costs associated with production processes. The Financial Systems Analyst is expected to provide reports that specify and compare factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.

They will assist with internal audits of cycle counts and physical inventory counts to ensure accuracy and reliability in inventory data.

They will monitor inventory through periodic audits and quarterly reserve analysis for excess and obsolete inventory. The Financial Systems Analyst will play a vital role in analyzing costs, optimizing efficiency, and providing valuable insights to decision-makers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Financial Systems Analyst will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties :

• Executing closing operations of monthly and annual financial statements.
• Advisory and control function for the financial statements of BTG in SAP.
• Collaborate with implementation of group specifications in the monthly and annual financial statements.
• Collaborate and implement planning activities within cost center accounting.
• Collect cost information and maintain an expense database.
• Construct data accumulation systems.
• Determine fixed costs.
• Plan and record variable costs.
• Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies.
• Prepare budgeting reports.
• Analyze and report profit margins.
• Prepare cost forecasts.
• Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions.
• Oversee and analyze cost expenditures and purchases within the organization.
• Collaborate with other accountants and financial staff in the company to provide financial and accounting support to executives and department heads who establish goals and budgets for the organization.
• Collect and analyze data about the company's operational costs.
• Introduce new processes within cost accounting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities : Individual Contributor

Travel Demands : Anticipated domestic and international travel is approximately 0-10% depending on business needs.

QUALIFICATIONS :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE :

Required

Preferred

Description

Experience with SAP, FI, CO, pp, and MM.

5+ years of Cost Accounting (e.g. Cost Center Accounting, Order Accounting).

Experience with order settlement.

Skills in CO-PA (Profitability Analysis).

Experience with international accounting and US GAAP.

Comprehensive knowledge of cost center and activity accounting.

Comprehensive knowledge of project accounting.

Bachelor's degree (Accounting / Finance).

Project Management.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SKILLS :

• Computer literacy, MS Excel in particular (familiarity with VLOOKUPs and Pivot tables)
• Experience and knowledge of calculation and cost accounting procedures and implementation of those procedures.
• Experience in automating reports and building dashboards in SAP environment.

LANGUAGE ABILITY :

Read, analyze and interpret complex documents. Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries. Write speeches and articles using innovative techniques.

Make persuasive presentations on complex topics to management, public groups and / or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL ABILITY :

Apply advanced concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations and permutations. Apply operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, test reliability / validity, variance analysis, correlation technique, sampling theory and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY :

Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in an office. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Demand Requirement

Frequency

Concentration

Daily

Sitting

Daily

Communication

Daily

Vision

Daily

Verbal

Daily

Standing

Daily

Hearing / Listening

Daily

Lifting

Daily

Bending

Daily

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

EEO Statement

DEUTZ is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

We do not discriminate on the bases of any status protected under federal, state, or local law. Applicants will be considered regardless of their race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.

In addition to complying with all applicable laws, DEUTZ also has a strong corporate commitment to inclusion.