Job Summary
Provide financial and analytical business partnering across the manufacturing environment supporting Manufacturing costs management, Supply Chain forecasting process, Budget, factory performance, financial reporting, and ad-hoc project initiatives. Further duties include update/analyse specific business KPIs to assess site performance and support the wider Supply chain finance team agenda
Job Responsibilities
1. Provide Finance business partnering support to all teams within Supply Chain, Quality & Engineering (N-1 of Site Leadership team) and deputise for the Senior Finance Manager when required
2. Lead the preparation of site repairs and maintenance budgets (£ and forecast updates ensuring all deviations are clearly understood and communicated
3. Supply Chain annual budget preparation with the Senior Finance Manager – leading engagement of supply chain managers in process and building appropriate templates to assist managers in creating and tracking their budgets – support all COVI initiatives in this area
4. Take a critical view of all SC Finance monthly processes with an ambition to automate and harmonise processes wherever possible
5. Support the SC Finance Director and SBFE central SC finance team in delivering the SBFE BPO projects and transformation
6. Business partner the Coleford site capability and continuous improvement teams and support the FBP in project delivery
7. Support and identify process improvements to deliver against Internal Control and JSOX requirements
8. Support key COVI projects and provide financial support to project teams to ensure delivery
Your Team
9. Senior SC Manager and the Supply Chain finance team
10. Commercial finance, FP&A & Financial control teams
11. Supply Chain FD
12. SBFE SC Finance Central team
13. Factory Leadership team and Site Budget owners
14. Manufacturing, engineering, quality, planning, logistics and EHS teams
Skills and Experience
15. Confident & credible in front of Internal & External business partners
16. Pro-active cross functional working skills
17. Instinctively able to challenge status quo with healthy balance of assertiveness and tact
18. Track record of ability to build good working relationships internally and externally
19. Track record of effective prioritisation and decision making
20. The ability to work independently, with initiative, in a fast moving environment
21. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills as well as systems and process skills
22. Knowledge of SAP and BI