Finance Partner - NVB Campus

Be part of something bigger!

As the world and the way people live is changing, we at Bekaert believe it’s our responsibility to contribute to finding new solutions for the future. With a 140+ year old heritage of excellence, innovation, and a future-focused mindset, we strive to create value for our customers and society. We aim to do this through innovative solutions and sustainable practices. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of steel wire transformation and coatings whilst also leveraging our expertise to develop innovative solutions with new materials and services in a safe, smart, and sustainable way. Our focus extends to markets such as new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy. 

As a dynamic and growing company with over 24 000 employees worldwide, 75 nationalities, a retention rate above 90% and almost € 5.3 billion in combined revenue in 2023, we are looking for someone like you to join our team as we continue to shape a safer, more efficient, and connected world!

About the role

Your Impact as Finance Partner - NVB Campus 

I.PURPOSE OF THE JOB

This position will focus on timely and accurate calculation and reporting of financial result of NVB (NV Bekaert) Campus in Belgium to have accurate reflection of campus costs. The candidate will also support financial reporting for the Sales offices across the globe for SWS BU.

The Candidate must be a team player and self-starter too as the position needs working in cross functional teams to resolve issues having impact on multiple functions. The Candidate should also be able to handle the Projects & its management independently, while maintaining Confidentiality of the Project wherever required.

II. ROLE DESCRIPTION
 

Monthly Closing & Reporting:

• Drive monthly activities, perform necessary analysis, checks and provide insights on Campus Costs.
• Ensures the timely execution of reports with data integrity in collaboration with Campus Management team and understand the build-up of the figures and be ready to concisely reply on questions; drive corrective actions when needed.
• Timely reporting of accurate campus result, including comment letter.  All follow up reports are updated in time and in good quality and reported to campus management.
• Support the Campus Management by providing financial metrics reports on critical topics & Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Analyze all variances related to campus cost centers and reports to campus management.
• Support team in transforming reporting requirements on new reporting platform and further train wherever possible.
• Ad hoc financial analysis.
• Preparation of Management reports, checking of upload in consolidation tool.
• Purchase Price Variance (PPV) analysis & provisioning.
• Material Price update in System.
• Calculating & updating tariffs.
• Execution of assessment cycles for cost recharge.
• Transfer Price – calculation, review, update.
• Reports – Sales reports, Inventory reports., etc.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Drive annual planning cycles (X+1) for Campus (cost centers), Trading businesses of Steel Wire Solution Business Unit (SWS BU).
• Prepare annual budget for the different campus cost centers and calculate the new rates for utilities, waste, maintenance hours.
• Maintains the master data and allocation rules to reflect correct campus costs in the budget of the plant.
• Presents the annual campus budget to campus management.

Campus Cost Analysis & Allocation:

• Coordinates and monitors the timely cost bookings.
• Collect, analyze, and report on ad hoc questions about costs, and allocations.
• Monitors the different allocation keys to make sure all campus related costs are allocated to the plant by using the correct driver.
• Safeguard the accuracy of the costs booked on the campus cost centers and set up accruals if needed.
• Check and define in cooperation with Procurement team on a monthly basis, the new prices for utilities. Adjust the master data accordingly so correct utility costs are allocated to the production plants.
• Make sure the actual rates for utilities and waste are reflected in the allocations towards the production plants.
• Partnering with local plant management to answer to ad hoc questions.

Internal Control & Compliance:

• Monitor the financial procedures to ensure that systems and internal controls within the plant meet the needs of management and ensure that financial activities comply with applicable group rules.
• Supporting in various internal / external audits.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Educational Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s degree or above, majoring in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Professional qualification as CMA, Post Graduate Programmed in Management (PGPM)

Technical Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of operations of accounting & financial function is essential. Preferably prior financial analysis & reporting experience across a complex manufacturing set-up of significant scale, in a global international environment.
• Software knowledge – Expert in MS Office (Excel, PowerPivot, Power BI, Power point).
• SAP FI & CO module experience.
• Knowledge of systems (preferred) – Consolidation tools - Business Finance Consolidation (BFC), Group Reporting, Planning tools - SAP Analytical Cloud (SAC) and Central Finance (CFIN).

Soft Skills

• Business understanding.
• Problem-solving & analytical way of thinking.
• Ability to prioritize & organize workload under time bound pressures.
• Good (written & verbal) communication skills.
• Stakeholder management & Cross functional skills.
• Self-starter & Team player.

Be bold and take the leap!

We're looking for individuals who are not afraid to take risks and explore new ideas. If you are passionate about personal growth and bringing your authentic self to work, we want you on our team! 
At Bekaert, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 
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