Senior Manager, Controls - Vertical Operations

Anheuser-Busch • Arnold, MO

6h

About The Position

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do? As the Senior Manager of VOP Controls, you will be responsible for providing strategic financial leadership and robust analytical support to drive operational and financial performance at the plant level. This position leads key financial processes, including month-end close, projections, budgeting, and variance analysis, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely, and insightful reporting to support decision-making. The role requires a strong command of financial principles and cost accounting within a manufacturing environment, with a focus on both routine and ad hoc analysis to identify issues, recommend corrective actions, and support business case development. It acts as a critical partner to cross-functional teams, delivering objective financial perspectives and ensuring alignment with internal controls and compliance standards such as IFRS and SOX. With proven leadership and project management capabilities, this role frequently leads and contributes to process improvement initiatives and cross-functional projects, ensuring responsibilities are executed with accuracy, urgency, and attention to detail. Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach are essential to influence stakeholders and drive successful outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of experience in an analytical or Accounting/Finance role.
• Thorough understanding of financial processes, including financial statements, general accounting
• Strong knowledge of SAP
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office required
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; excellent oral and written communication skills
• High sense of urgency and ability to work with minimal direct supervision
• Proven organizational and leadership skills; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multiple customers and support groups to achieve a desired goal

Nice To Haves

• MBA and/or CPA a plus
• Cost accounting/manufacturing experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership and analytical support to Vertical Operations plant
• Responsible for leading & coordinating month-end closing, latest estimates (projections), reporting/variance analysis, and budgets
• Provide both routine and ad hoc accurate and timely reporting, analysis, tracking & monitoring, and budget support
• Perform variance analysis combined with developing and producing models and reports to conduct analysis based on management/customer requests to determine issues and escalate for resolution
• Serve as an objective point of view by providing business case analysis to proposed changes
• Ensure compliance to internal controls, standards, and regulations (IFRS, SOX/MICs, etc.)
• Lead and participate as a member of process improvement or project teams
• Assume and complete project responsibilities in a timely and accurate fashion
• Take corrective action to resolve errors or inconsistencies

Benefits

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness and Tax-Advantaged Savings and Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance and Disability Income Protection
• Generous Parental Leave and FMLA policies
• 401(k) Retirement Savings options with a company matching contribution
• Chance to work in a fast-paced environment among a company of owners
• Free Beer!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level