Senior Manager Finance Operations

VISION: Industry leading manufacturer seeks a senior leader of finance operational projects. Be a partner and resource across the enterprise identifying opportunities to enhance businesses efficiencies and profitability. Work cross functionally building relationships to understand and drive ops projects to successful completion.

OPPORTUNITY: Serve as a key liaise with senior leadership at corporate, operations, subsidiary and group level entities. A proactive leader will manage and drive multiple projects simultaneously which promote best practices, continuous improvement, and business efficiencies. Overview of responsibilities is as follows:

• Accounting & Financial Reporting: Lead the operational financial reporting with a key focus on reviewing all accounting transactions, accruals, and their accuracy related to cost of goods sold, gross margin, inventory and capital investments.
• Financial Analysis & KPI Metrics: Work interactively with senior leadership to update and analyze the results of project execution through KPI metrics, analysis and reporting. Track and analyze operations KPI metrics and performance. Assist in creation/tracking of KPIs.
• Budgets & Strategic Planning: Lead the annual operating budget process, and the strategic planning process for operational optimization.
• Cost Saving Analysis & R&D Initiatives: Lead initiatives for cost reduction focused on improved manufacturing efficiencies, business models/cases, and operational reporting. With Operational functional leaders and Finance present initiatives to Corporate and subsidiaries. Work with R&D team on understanding, reporting and cost analysis of R&D pipeline and probability of products being commercialized.
• Supply Chain Sourcing Strategies: Lead the development of sourcing strategies for material commodities. Manage “greening” initiatives reducing environmental impact, promoting sustainability including renewable energy, conservation, waste reduction and green procurement. Manage the purchasing spend plan with focus on cost savings, lead time reductions, and inventory management improvements.
• Ad hoc Analysis & Special Projects: Perform CFO requested ad-hoc project analysis; assist in creating new operating review templates, policy and procedures.

REQUIREMENTS: MBA preferred; BS/BA Accounting/Finance required; with 7 years’ experience of experience in a $1B manufacturer / distributor. Strong MS Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, ERP (i.e., SAP, JDE, Oracle, PeopleSoft, BPC, NetSuite, or Oracle), and project software. Previous operations finance analytical experience required.

REWARD: $150,000 - $170,000 (DOE) plus 10-15% bonus and excellent benefits. Travel 15%.