Financial Analyst

Overview

Bruker is enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Bruker’s high performance scientific instruments and high value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular, and microscopic levels. In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling innovation, improved productivity, and customer success in life science molecular and cell biology research, in applied and pharma applications, in microscopy and nanoanalysis, as well as in industrial applications. Bruker offers differentiated, high-value life science and diagnostics systems and solutions in preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics research, proteomics and multiomics, spatial and single-cell biology, functional structural and condensate biology, as well as in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics. Today, worldwide more than 8500 employees are working on this permanent challenge at over 90 locations.

Bruker continues to build upon its extensive range of products and solutions, its broad base of installed systems and a strong reputation among its customers. Being one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker is strongly committed to further fully meet its customers’ needs as well as to continue to develop state-of-the-art technologies and innovative solutions for today's analytical questions. Please visit www.bruker.com

As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 50 years now. Today, worldwide more than 6,000 employees are working on this permanent challenge at over 70 locations on all continents. 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

1. Cost Accounting:

• Production Accounting
• Update Standard Cost
• Material Master and Routing
• Labor Tracking and Reporting
• Variance Analysis & Reporting
• Project Cost Accounting

2. Inventory:

Account Control and Reconciliations

• Production (RM/WIP/FG), Demo, Software, and Service

• Physical Count Audits

• Perform Cost Settlement Run in SAP

• General Accounting And Reporting:

• Month-End Journal Entries, Closing and Reporting

• Cost Accounting/Inventory/Fixed Assets

• Inventory Accounts Reconciliations

• Inventory Metrics & Roll forwards

3. General Areas:

• Audits (External & Internal)
• Internal Control Compliance
• Process Improvements
• Cross Training within the Finance Team

4. Fixed Assets:

• Physical Count and Tagging

Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 3-5 years’ related work experience within a manufacturing or technology work environment
• Thorough knowledge in product costing, variance analysis, inventory reconciliation and inventory count
• Hands on experience in accounting month-end process and preparing accounting reports
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, and SAP/S4 Hana (mandatory) required
• Thorough understanding of a production driven work environment
• Self-motivated, responsible, well-organized
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Positive attitude with ability to deliver high quality work in a timely manner 
• Possess good command of written and spoken English
• Operates with a high standard of ethics, integrity, and professionalism
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a complex, global environment, builds and maintains positive work relationships. 
• Ability to satisfactorily complete position compliance and training requirements.

Bruker is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions.