Determined by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WS Audiology continues to grow as market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation to reach more people, more effectively.
This role will ensure accurate financial data for our manufacturing site located in Lynge and ensures strong financial compliance, ensures productivity initiatives and ensures the function operates at a high level of quality. Our Danish operations produce our Widex premium brand with over 270 FTE.
What you will do
Evaluate site operations and financial performance through daily, weekly, monthly and yearly indicators and toolsEnsure reliability of site gross margin and site below gross margin expenses during closing processProvide all supporting information for closing entries (cut off adjustments, accruals, risk estimates…).Ensure accuracy of management control and costing information in the ERP system of the siteMaintain site accounting support and report all information related to profitability analysisSupport Operations management control by ensuring proper supply of all costing informationMonitor site productivity plans (labor, overheads, material)Support plant operations ERP system implementation and drive costing and inventory workstream for rollout in Denmark.What you bring
The ideal candidate will have a solid accounting background and will also be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about leveraging technology to streamline and automate processes, to scale our work as the business continues to grow.
Experience
A relevant experience in (strategic as well as operational) accounting and controlling in a manufacturing / supply chain environment.Experience in establishing and maintaining financial records systems in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and accounting principles for an industrial site.Personal competencies
Effective communication skills both written and verbal – ability to clearly demonstrate and explain financial performance and underlying business drivers to a range of audiencesEnhanced interpersonal skills, capability to build effective working relationships with corporate, and the Operations teamVision and high standards. Resilience, motivation and a ‘can-do’ attitudeStrategic mind-set, results orientated, accountable, takes responsibility and leads by example, raising standardsA people-oriented person who is always looking for solutions and bringing quality improvements.