financial planning specialist - semiconductor.

• Partner with Manufacturing & Finance Leader on execution and oversee financial performance
• Own and coordinate budgeting, forecasting, reporting and variance analysis for Assembly & Test manufacturing operations, translating operational drivers into financial insights and actions.
• Analyze factory economics — capacity, utilization, productivity, labor, overhead, manufacturing cost and capital performance — to identify risks, opportunities and actions that improve competitiveness.
• Use monthly/quarterly management reports, P&L variance analysis and KPI dashboards to drive meaningful business decisions

Business Partnering

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to factory and functional leaders, challenging assumptions and providing fact-based insights that support operational and strategic decisions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering on demand planning, capacity planning, inventory and cost management.
• Support decision-making on pricing, CAPEX projects, product mix and process improvements.

Cost Control & Continuous Improvement

• Drive cost-savings initiatives aligned with factory productivity goals, track manufacturing cost per unit, yield, scrap and overhead efficiency.
• Evaluate best in class and understand gaps and partner to beat the best in class

Process, Controls & Automation

• Ensure adherence to accounting policies, internal controls and audit requirements; coordinate with central finance on policy rollouts, month-end close and compliance
• Lead or support initiatives to standardize, simplify and automate planning and reporting processes, reducing manual effort while improving accuracy, speed and transparency.

Cross-Functional & Global Collaboration

• Collaborate with Finance and Operations teams across countries and functions, sharing best practices across the global Assembly & Test network.
• Support strategic planning, business cases for new lines or facilities, and cross-functional capital and productivity initiatives; guide or mentor junior analysts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Economics or a related discipline.
• 7–10 years of relevant experience in FP&A, manufacturing finance, cost accounting or a similar analytical finance role, with demonstrated progression to mid/senior-level responsibility.
• Experience working with manufacturing operations, within the semiconductor or electronics industry.
• Understanding factory cost structures, capacity utilization, productivity and manufacturing performance.
• Experience driving automation, standardization or process transformation within Finance.
• Advanced AI, Excel and financial modelling skills, with familiarity with ERP and planning/reporting systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Power BI).
• Experience developing business cases for capital, capacity, productivity or cost-reduction initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience presenting financial insights to senior leadership; experience guiding junior analysts is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a global, matrixed organization.
• Fluent English (written and spoken)