Finance Business Partnering Manager
Infrastructure Products Group
Elgin, Illinois, United States | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Platteville, Colorado, United States | Romeoville, Illinois, United States
Job ID: 528554
Exempt
The
Finance Business Partnering Manager will report directly to the Director of Finance Business Partnering for the region and will be the go-to finance leader for the assigned area(s) within the Local Solutions business, partnering directly with the Area General Manager(s) and their support teams.
Job Responsibilities
Operational Business Partnering
- Partner with Area General Manager(s) to provide financial expertise and operational leadership to drive the strategic direction for the manufacturing sites
- Provide operations management with strategic tools and interpreted reports to help drive business results.
- Partner with operations leadership to support long-term capital allocation strategy and strategic financial decision making
- Prepare and manage the annual strategic plans and budgeting process for the area(s)
- Ensure the weekly forecasting process is complete and accurate, providing good visibility of likely outturn as well as actions required to hit targets.
- Analyze and interpret plant operation results, evaluating variances, and assessing the effect on plant operations.
- Monitor financial performance to identify and drive cost reductions and cost control initiatives.
- Research pricing, competitors' trends and other factors affecting performance
- Provide business modelling and risk assessments
People Leadership
- Lead, coach, develop and mentor a small team (1-3) of finance professionals.
- Delegate finance activities to team members, as appropriate
- Partner with the Accounting and FP&A functions to support completion of all relevant internal and external reporting requirements.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. Advanced Degrees, CMA, CPA a plus
- Relevant work experience could be considered in lieu of a degree for the right candidate.
- 5+ years manufacturing finance and/or cost accounting experience required
- Experience with data mining or planning applications
- Experience with complex ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, SysPro, Sage), SAP S/4 Hana preferred
- Advanced MS Office
- Travel - 25% to 50%
- Prior experience in team leadership preferred
- Attention to detail around producing high quality products and meeting deadlines
- The ability to be tactical as well as see the bigger operational picture.
- Proven ability to synthesize complex and detailed data and information into meaningful outtakes and decision base information.
- In-depth understanding of measurement of goals and key performance indices
- Ability to challenge information and uncover robust facts and data to improve insights and the quality of the final decision
- Demonstrated ability to identify problems and this independently about alternative ways to solve problems based on analysis of data.
- Ability to act independently as a subject matter expert with limited supervision.
- Ability to implement ideas across a multi-plant environment
- Ability to influence others without a direct reporting relationship.
Compensation
This role has a base salary range of $130,000 to $150,000/year + 15% annual bonus
- Vacation hours of two weeks per year
- Sick leave benefits up to 56 hours per annum
- 401k plan
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Annual community volunteer paid day
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
