Senior Manager, Operations Finance

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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. 

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Summary Description:

The Senior Manager, Operations Finance, is responsible for the management of monthly reporting, forecasting, annual budget and various other routine or ad hoc financial analysis and reporting tools critical to Refresco North America Operations Plant Finance team that supports a network of 30+ plants. The role management responsibilities include the creation and continual enhancement of reporting tools to meet evolving business processes and information reporting requirements, tool and process training and compilation final reporting outputs for approximately 30 plant sites and Supply Chain Finance inputs. Reporting outputs managed by this role support the larger Refresco North America Finance team (Accounting/Standard Costing & FPA), Operations, Engineering, HR and Commercialization.  

This position has a heavy emphasis on process optimization and automation and this role partners with cross functionally leadership teams to support in the delivery of financial outputs that support cross functional target tracking and operational process improvement and streamlining to continually deliver improved cost reporting visibility.

The position has 2 direct reports and works closely with the Supply Chain Finance team, Commercial Finance team, FP&A Finance team, Supply Chain and Operations, Engineering, Human Resources and Procurement teams. This position reports to the VP Finance, Operations and Supply Chain Refresco North America.

Specific Responsibilities:

The following are essential duties and responsibilities for this position:

Financial Reporting & Analysis and Budgeting and Controls & Continuous Improvement:   

Responsible for the management, distribution and continuous improvement of manufacturing financial reporting, cost savings, and analysis tools used by the Finance and Operations teams to support business decision making. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Own/Manage the monthly North America manufacturing reporting and analysis by plant and by manufacturing cost drivers for multiple scenarios including actual, budget, and prior year. Work with the Operations Supply Chain Finance team to use reporting to highlight areas of concern for timely plant and management actions and required month end reporting. Distribute all Plant Finance reporting on a timely basis across multiple levels and functions of the organization. Work with Plant Controllers, Accounting and IT to highlight areas of non-standardization cost reporting to be addressed for month end reporting finalization.
• Own the delivery of non-plant/accounting operations activity month end analysis and commentary such as Headcount reporting, Plant line performance, capital spend tracking and reconciliation.
• Own/manage the annual budget and forecasting tools and overall process from start to finish for the North American manufacturing plants including plant level budgeting, regional/BU consolidation, and cause of change analysis. This will also include partnering with the Finance Directors, Plant Regional Controllers & Controllers and Supply Chain Finance and financial planning and analysis teams to deliver process requirements.  Act as the primarily contact for all manufacturing budget matters, communication and managing deliverables. Support the VP Finance Operations & Supply Chain in communicating effectively across the organization.
• Manage the integration of new plants and/or new reporting views into all reporting tools
• Manage the creation of the annual pro-forma operations information used for FG standards
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