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ASCO, part of Swiss group Montana Aerospace, began operations as a private subcontractor in 1954.
Today ASCO Group is engaged in a broad range of development, engineering, manufacturing and assembly activities providing multidisciplinary subcontracting services to various markets and aerospace programs around the world.
Asco operates from several locations, Belgium, Canada, Germany and USA, with a turnover exceeding 200 million euros.
Asco produces over 2,500 assemblies every month and has the ambition to be a world leader in design and manufacture of high lift devices, complex mechanical assemblies and major functional components for the aerospace industry.
Montana Aerospace AG is a highly-vertically integrated manufacturer and supplier of system components and complex assemblies for the aerospace, e-mobility and energy sectors with worldwide engineering and manufacturing operations announced the signing of the acquisition of 100% of shares of the Asco Group on the 7th of September 2021.
Key competencies:
- Broad FP&A experience (Budgeting and forecasting)
- Strong finance modeling skills (incl. Cash flow analysis)
- Tech Savvy Data analytics.
- Technical accounting and finance skills
- IBM planning analytics (ex-Cognos TM1) expertise is a plus.
- Manufacturing Cost Controlling expertise is a plus (labor KPIs, BOM, routine, standard costs and manufacturing variances analyses,…).
The Financial Controller (FP&A) is responsible for :
1. Budgeting and planning
The Financial Controller (FP&A) will lead the group budget, forecast and medium term plan processes in close relationship with the Group Controlling Manager in order to have a framework for the coming years, validate strategy and foresee financial needs.
- Lead, prepare and explain the planning process to the group controlling team
- Driving the quarterly forecasting processes and annual budget.
- Analyze and challenge the budget input from the different departments and other production sites
- Proactively execute budget/forecast follow up with the organization during the year
- Provide financial forecast and medium term plan to management when required
- Improving the reporting and forecasting on tools and systems in order to improve the efficiency of the analysis
- Data management : Develop and manage procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records and adequate controls
- KPI reporting : Coordinate and analyze reporting to create and support necessary visibility and understanding of costs drivers
- Monthly reporting : Support the preparation of the month end reporting packages.
- Deliver ad-hoc analysis in a moving environment
2. Reporting
The Financial Controller (FP&A) will support the management reporting for Asco Group in order to professionally and clearly communicate financial results to relevant parties.
- Analyze and explain specific area of the EBIT variance
- Understand and provide reporting of the cash flow statement
- Prepare and present financial presentations to the department and other team members
3. Business partnering
Be a partner to the organization in order to contribute to the optimal steering of all activities through adequate communication of analyses and indicators.
- Represent Finance department during projects and meetings
- Support creation and follow up of business cases for operational Capex/Opex
- Review and control the manufacturing processes.
PROFILE, KNOW HOW AND EXPERIENCE
Education: Master or equivalent by experience
Languages: fluent in English. French and/or Dutch is a big plus
Skills / Experience:
Ability to deep-dive and understand complex processes.- Broad IBM planning analytics (ex-Cognos TM1) experience is plus
- Analytical mindset. pay attention to details with hands-on approach
- Min. 5+ years of experience in a financial position role.
- Strong work ethic - sense of urgency and ability to prioritize requests; ability to multi-task and to work efficiently under pressure to meet deadlines while producing timely and accurate deliverables
- Ability to translate into the big picture
- Team oriented, together with dynamic and international environment
- Excel proficiency
- Communication and influential skills with real effect, together with necessary reporting skills
What is in for you?
- Work with respectful people and management team
- Flexible environment with plenty of different topics.
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive salary and company car
