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