Job Description

Heraeus Quartz North America, LLC. has an immediate opening for an Assistant Controller Finance to join our Finance team at our Buford, GA. location. As an Assistant Controller Finance, you will be responsible for overseeing the entire month-end closing process, ensuring accurate financial reporting, focusing on operations controlling e.g. variance analysis of production orders, standard cost calculations and identification of saving potential. You will collaborate with Heraeus team members both locally and globally to ensure excellent process compliance and efficiency.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accurate product costing, including the governance and review of standard cost updates, the simulation of cost estimates for new products, and the monitoring of product cost development.
• Review and assess production order variances, including the preparation of variance reports for the leadership team, and coordinate continuous improvement cycles.
• Conduct performance assessment of our production, including regular monitoring of inventory development and the alignment of reduction measures with internal stakeholders.
• Actively support all financial processes for month-end-closing, planning, forecast, budget and reporting.
• Lead and actively manage all controlling and financial issues, providing hands-on support to assist with site growth.
• Coordinate and direct the activities of the annual physical inventory for three plants
• Assist with annual year end audit
• Manage tariff, obsolescence, NRV and freight analysis and reporting
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key personnel at the Shared Service Center and corporate controlling in Germany.

What is required for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related fields accounting and/or business.
• 5-7 years of financial analysis and/or computerized cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment required, preferably in a job shop environment with product cost analysis experience.
• SAP experience preferred. (SAP R/3 or S/4)
• Proficiency in MS Office software as well as knowledge in BI-Tools like Analysis for Office and Qlik Sense.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, financial mathematics, and statistics, and their application to accounting, budgeting, cost analysis, and financial reporting.
• Ability to select and apply appropriate quantitative methods and formulas for valuation, variance analysis, forecasting, risk assessment, and decision support.
• Understanding of financial relationships and models, including cash-flow dynamics, profitability, taxation, and capital structure.
• Strong capability to perform, automate, and validate calculations using spreadsheets, financial systems, databases, and analytical software tools, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and insight generation.
• Demonstrate a high level of integrity, professionalism and leadership ability; exhibit a high level of motivation and initiative with the ability to meet deadlines

ReqID: 59908