Plant Finance & Cost Optimization Analyst

Continental Group Sector ContiTech; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Group Sector ContiTech is seeking a senior financial professional to join our manufacturing finance team in Allentown. You will support plant management with analysis, reporting, and decision support to drive cost efficiency and financial performance.

The role requires 5+ years of manufacturing finance experience, strong ERP and MS Office skills, and a solid understanding of US-GAAP and IFRS. Collaboration with operations and engineering is essential, with budgeting, forecasting, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of financial/analytical/accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced MS Office knowledge, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP and strong finance/accounting principles.
• Understanding of US-GAAP and IFRS accounting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of Power BI or similar tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the Plant Manager and Plant Operations team with analysis, reporting, and decision support
• Develop and implement actions/plans to meet the operational targets, strategic goals, and customer/market requirements
• Analyze plant expenses and variances providing recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance
• Responsible for the reporting in month-end/year-end closing as well as for the budget planning and forecast
• Ensure financial reports are accurate and submitted on time
• Support the forecast and budgeting processes in the plant
• Monitor controls across the plant to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
• Ensure accuracy of the physical inventory and reported results
• Responsible for fixed assets analysis and fixed assets inventory count
• Manage and review standard cost calculations on new products as well as yearly update of Standard costs at year-end
• Responsible for Capital Request within the plant, including financial analysis & management summary as well as tracking of capital expenditure as needed
• Collaboration with the manufacturing and engineering teams to calculate cost savings opportunities and tracking of actual savings
• Prepares feedback for Ad-hoc requests from Sector, BA, and Plant
• Assist in the completion of special projects

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, or related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Office

Job description

Continental Group Sector ContiTech is seeking a senior financial professional to join our manufacturing finance team in Allentown. You will support plant management with analysis, reporting, and decision support to drive cost efficiency and financial performance.

The role requires 5+ years of manufacturing finance experience, strong ERP and MS Office skills, and a solid understanding of US-GAAP and IFRS. Collaboration with operations and engineering is essential, with budgeting, forecasting, and