Operations Finance Director of FPNA

• Supervise the monthly closing process and interpretation of the monthly P&L of the site; providing guidance to the site controller and provide accountability and explanation in MEC and YEC financial results, anticipating potential risks and proposing actions

• Monitor sales margins and sales performance, production costs, operational metrics, production orders and product profitability.

• Monitor inventories, downgradings, consignment stocks, work in progress, and obsolescence provision calculation

• Supervise physical inventory counts to validate internal controls

• Leading forecast and budget process for the region (sales and sites) incl. presentation following the guidelines of the division
• Elaborate and monitor performance improvement actions with commercial and operations to increase efficiency

• Review Capex projects and ROI
• Post mortem analysis in collaboration with site controllers
• Supervise from the financial point of view the FP expansion in USA

• Continuous review, develop, plan, gain approval for and implement improvements in financial systems and processes in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the department and to introduce best practice. Develop use of Continuous Improvement practises in finance
• Implementation of a common model for machine tariffs for Americas sites in line with the methodology defined for the segments of rigid and trays in Europe
• Alignment of processes and controls between Americas and Europe

• Identify opportunities to gain productivity across the region or division

• Provide effective business partnering support to the commercial and operational teams, aiding in the identification, evaluation and tracking of business initiatives to drive EBITDA and working capital performance
• Establish a strong business partner culture in the segment in order to achieve defined targets by combining different skills
• Ad hoc project work in support of the business

• Provide leadership and direction to the financial controllers
• Create and inspiring team environment fostering team work, transparency and open communication
• Empower the team and develop talent

• And any other duties, as required.

• Bachelor in Business Administration, Economics, or equivalent
• Professional experience as site or business controller, preferably regional
• Excellent leader – this role requires high levels of effective leadership competency

• Proven experience within manufacturing/production inc cost accounting.
• Excellent skills in MS -Excel, MS-PowerPoint and SAP

• Proactive, strong personality and resilient
• Capacity to build strong business relationships internally

• Goals and deadlines orientated
• Self-management skills and Problem-solver attitude
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Fast adaptation to change
• Ability to cope with conflict situations
• Integrative towards other functional areas

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