Head of Finance for Frozen Factories
About this position
Responsibilities
• Lead the consolidated planning, forecasting, and budgeting process across Frozen Manufacturing.
• Oversee the annual budget process and data preparation, ensuring the alignment of financial goals with business objectives. Monitor and manage the P&L.
• Lead the costing team to control costs and expenditures across the Frozen Manufacturing unit.
• Perform feasibility studies and ROI analysis for business unit projects, ensuring financial decisions are based on sound economic insights.
• Enforce adherence to short- and long-term cost efficiency and budget planning for strategic projects, driving transparency and accountability within the manufacturing process.
• Conduct end-to-end cost tracking for manufacturing and supply chain, including conversion costs and COG, identifying potential areas for improvement.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reports (sales, costs, gross profit, SG&A, operating profit, and net profit).
• Perform variance analysis, providing insightful recommendations to improve financial outcomes based on detailed cost analysis and business performance data.
• Lead the preparation of internal management and business performance reports, tailored to the specific needs of the business unit, and support monthly business reviews and quarterly strategic reviews.
• Lead the development of accurate cost structures and cost allocation methods.
• Exercise veto power over changes to costing setups, Bill of Materials (BOM), routing, and standard time concepts, ensuring alignment with financial control procedures.
• Drive process improvements, acting as a project leader for financial and controlling process enhancements within the Frozen Manufacturing division.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Frozen Manufacturing leadership team.
• Support strategic decision-making for new and existing projects by evaluating their financial attractiveness and impact on the overall business.
• Perform S&OP planning analysis, including budget variance analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, and capacity planning, to ensure financial targets are met.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related fields.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Manufacturing costing, Financial Reporting, and Accounting Management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing teams.
• Extensive experience in the manufacturing sector, with a focus on financial controlling, cost management, and budgeting within a high-volume production environment.
• Proficiency in financial management systems and software, SAP is a must, Power BI, Thinkcell, RPA (nice to have).
• Expertise in costing analysis, financial modeling, and performance metrics to drive business insights and operational efficiency.
• In-depth understanding of costing structures, BOM, routing, and standard time concepts, with a focus on manufacturing finance principles.