Senior Financial Analyst, Beverage Concentrate Manufacturing
This is a 12-month contract position based in Newbridge, County Kildare.
We are looking for a hands-on experienced Finance professional for our Beverage Concentrate Manufacturing operations. If you are looking for a dynamic and challenging work environment, with the opportunity to expand your influence across the organization, grow personally and professionally with long-term goals, this position has much to offer.
About the Role
This position requires a financial leader who will partner with Operations Management to provide decision support, drive cost and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
* Direct Business Partnering/Decision Support:
o Serve as a key contributor in decision-making and operational team meetings providing meaningful insight and decision support to site management to drive business results.
o Identify and lead productivity, process, and continuous improvement activities.
o Partner with Beverage Concentrate Engineering on Capital Projects appraisals.
* Budget/Forecasting/Action Planning:
o Be a leader in the budgeting and quarterly forecasting activities for Beverage Concentrate operation and external 3rd party warehouse.
o Compile weekly/monthly projection and present in real-time actionable format.
o Provide financial analysis and support for operational and warehouse finance, developing and publishing mission-critical performance reports, and tracking financial performance against metrics and goals.
o Support Senior Finance Manager and central costing team to ensure accurate annual costing process.
* Month End Close/Governance:
o Coordinate activities with corporate accounting to ensure accurate financial results and assist in other financial closing activities.
o Interact with operational teams to ensure spend accuracy and identify variances from plan through deep dive analyses on root cause of variances.
o Prepare & distribute relevant variance analysis through reports and presentations related to both the manufacturing operation and 3rd party warehousing.
* Partner with Supply Chain planning team to ensure inventory control adherence and tight management of obsolescence impacts.
* Oversight of Fixed asset register and new asset purchases, ensuring accurate financial records.
* Administrative Activities/Career Development:
o Provide ongoing support to the operations and planning teams around accounts payable issue resolution and vendor tax compliance.
o Participate in function or career development training.
o Develop new skills essential to the future of Supply Chain Finance.