Director Finance Operations
About The Position
The Director of Finance, Operations oversees and coordinates plant financial reporting and analysis, including standard costs, capital projects, cost savings programs, month-end closings, working capital management, and related initiatives. The role provides guidance and standardized models for the annual operating plan, forecasting, and ad hoc analyses, supporting leadership in financial decision-making for the manufacturing business. The position leads financial planning and analysis, manufacturing performance monitoring, operational and strategic planning, plant reporting and compliance, and planning-process improvement. It also sets objectives and measures performance for the operations finance team, ensuring its work aligns with corporate and business-unit goals. In applicable locations, the role must comply with SQF and GMP practices and programs to help ensure safe food packaging products and report food safety issues to appropriate authorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
- At least 10 years of related professional Operations Finance, Accounting, or Finance experience.
- Prior team management experience and a proven track record of developing, coaching, and mentoring staff.
- Broad Operations Finance, Accounting, or Finance experience across a wide range of business functions, with demonstrated leadership.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including high proficiency in Excel.
- Proficiency with large automated financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, Hyperion, and Smartview.
- Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including the ability to communicate with and influence people at all organizational levels.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and internal customers.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Sound judgment, including the ability to take calculated risks and make risk/return recommendations.
- Project management capabilities and the ability to manage multiple projects from origin through execution.
- Ability to handle confidential information discreetly.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
- Team-oriented approach and ability to contribute to collaborative, high-performance teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a large manufacturing environment.
- MBA or another advanced degree.
- CPA certification.
Responsibilities
- Monitor manufacturing financial performance, analyze results, and initiate corrective actions to address unfavorable plant manufacturing variances.
- Review complex financial data and analytics for accuracy and provide high-level summaries to support decision-making.
- Define processes for analyzing results and providing decision-support information.
- Provide leadership insight and support for monthly results, forecasts, the annual operating plan, and strategic outlooks.
- Coordinate operations assumptions development and resource planning where required.
- Ensure plants adhere to RCP financial policies and procedures.
- Oversee plant reporting, ensuring reports are timely, accurate, and consistent with business standards and internal and external guidelines.
- Establish and oversee appropriate controls and compliance processes.
- Identify compliance issues, communicate policy and procedure deviations to management, resolve issues, validate internal controls, and communicate budget plans to senior divisional and/or corporate leadership.
- Establish and schedule the planning process and ensure functional work follows process requirements.
- Promote process improvement and sponsor or support initiatives to improve processes.
- Set objectives and measure operations finance team performance, align team activities with corporate and business-unit objectives, and prioritize projects and assignments.
- Where applicable, comply with SQF and GMP practices and programs, help ensure safe food packaging products, and report food safety problems to authorized personnel.
Benefits
- Eligible for a 25% annual incentive, provided the business meets financial goals and the individual meets performance goals, subject to plan administration guidelines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
