Director, Operations Finance

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Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.  

We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative.  We seek out new challenges and conquer them.  This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too: Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?  

Position Description

The Director, Operations Finance, provides comprehensive financial leadership to the Refresco North America Plant Controller and Inventory Control team for assigned manufacturing region(s) of responsibility. This role is a key to ensuring the Plant Finance team maintains integrity and accuracy of the company’s manufacturing operations financial results and safeguarding company assets. The Director, Operations Finance is a key member of the Operations Finance leadership team and supports the Plant Controller team in all aspects of manufacturing finance reporting and metrics, budgeting and forecasting, capital expenditure approvals as well as providing timely and comprehensive financial leadership to the Senior Directors, Operations responsible for the assigned manufacturing regions. The role is responsible for developing and managing direct reports and supporting development of indirect reports and works closely with the North American Business Unit Finance Team, Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement and Engineering functions. This position is the lead on critical systems and reporting related projects as assigned - projects may be to directly support plant reporting, operations improvements or company required.

Essential Functions:

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting for manufacturing sites
• Balance sheet reconciliation approval and oversight
• Manufacturing Capital investment review and approval
• Ensure manufacturing site compliance with internal controls and corporate policies
• Completion of internal and external audit requirements for manufacturing sites
• Support continuous operational and financial results improvement with focus on cost savings and operational processes to drive manufacturing site EBITDA improvement
• Integrate new manufacturing operations into reporting, budgeting, forecasting and controls/compliance
• Manage and develop direct reports and support development for indirect reports
• Operations Finance lead or/and support for manufacturing-related systems and reporting improvement projects.

Specific Accountabilities:

Financial Reporting and Controls/Compliance:

• Overall responsibility for accurate and timely manufacturing site operations financial results and reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and compliance with company processes/procedures and statutory regulations. Achieved by working closely with the Plant Management, across all Finance & Accounting functions, Quality, Supply Chain Inventory Management and Procurement teams.
• Provide financial guidance and support to Plant Management with proactive communication of accounting/reporting issues and recommendations.
• Provide guidance and cost analysis input to Plant Management for key business alternatives and decisions that enable effective and efficient operations and delivery of cost savings.
• Provide guidance to Plant Management in the origination of capital expenditure requests. Prepare/review financial support for the capex requests ensuring compliance to Refresco policy and robust accurate projections of costs and savings generated by the project.
• Ensure compliance with key control procedures and corporate policies and procedures at the local level plant management team to ensure the overall financial integrity of the plant financial inf