Smoke Operations Finance Manager

Kerry Ingredients and Flavours•Manitowoc, WI

53d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Finance Manager is accountable for leading a team that will provide accurate analysis of performance insights and management, providing decision-making support and challenging key initiatives across the Smoke cluster to ensure value creation for the Regional Integrated Operations function. This role will be responsible for ensuring the structure, talent, and ways of working are in place to partner with the business and deliver on strategy as well playing a key role in transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Work closely with Integrated Operations Stakeholders to define and deliver financial support and insight for the relevant Cluster.
Leverage the use of FP&A and KBS support to execute on financial transaction activities, including but not limited to the standardization of reporting and performance measurement.
Act as the accountable signature for Cluster Budgets and Forecasts, working with the relevant stakeholders to ensure these are completed at the right time.
Develop the 'right' capability set to execute on strategy for site finance business partners within their Cluster, ensuring the quality of leadership to drive the talent agenda within the Cluster.
Collaborate with Senior stakeholders on investment opportunities, including informing on relevant decisions and supporting the development of the business case.
Provide oversight and support delivery of Cluster-specific strategic projects.
Provide leadership and challenge in determining strategic direction and inform on long-term growth priorities.
Work closely with Cluster and relevant personnel to continually review performance management, partnering directly with the COO and Operations Functional Leaders.
Ensure that relevant performance information is being turned into relevant insight to support value creation across the function.
Challenge and inform the decision-making process across key financial decisions within the Cluster, influencing by building credible and trusting relationships.
Partner and collaborate closely with the relevant GBS teams to ensure finance best practices are applied across all applicable processes and identify opportunities for end-to-end process improvement and simplification.