WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
• Serve as the Finance Partner for the Blaine manufacturing site to develop financial plans, monitor performance against those plans, and analyze variances.
• Involved in the end-to-end development of annual operating plans for manufacturing site including process flow, time line, scenario loading and financial consolidation.
• Supports standard cost summary / inputs and cost revaluation analysis.
• Assist with the quarterly forecast processes with an emphasis on developing high quality forecasts with a detailed understanding of potential risks and opportunities, including maintaining a working forecasting model.
• Tracks and analyzes performance against the financial plan, forecast and prior year. Works to identify root cause for shortfalls and partner with business on countermeasures.
• Supports data collection and consolidation required to understand manufacturing variances and costs for manufacturing site.
• Supports the monthly close process and analyzes results to report to business partners.
• Maintains a standard reporting package to communicate results to management and the leadership team. Summarizes key conclusions and recommends opportunities for improvement where appropriate.
• Develops the tools to support analyzing the results and performance.
• Find opportunities for improving financial processes and apply Lean tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of those processes.
• Owns financial overview to Capital investments, indirect purchases and operating expenses across the function.