Finance Business Partner - Manufacturing Operations

Finance Business Manager – Manufacturing Operations

Finance lead for US Operations, covering ten US manufacturing facilities in Morton Grove, Crystal Lake, San Fernando (US financials only), John Crane Diamond, Tulsa. Reporting into the Global Operations Finance Controller, the individual is a key member of the US Operations Management Team, having overall responsibility for all US operational finance processes, as well as supporting the Global Manufacturing Director for Americas.

• Ensure the US Operations Management Teams are provided monthly financial results and financial insight discussed in monthly financial review meetings that enable them to focus on decision making to maximize labor utilization, control costs & the impact to trading profit.
• Overall responsibility for all US Operations financial planning processes (monthly reforecasts of critical data and budgets), including the engagement of the key operations stakeholders.
• Robust and consistent cost control through oversight of the standard costing structure applied across the facilities with clear understanding of monthly variances giving rise totemplates to under/over absorption within Operations.
pandemi pore? Actually I wrote wrongly. Let’s correct. They are: "Robust and consistent cost control through oversight of the standard costing structure applied across the facilities with clear understanding of monthly variances..."

I’ll revert.

• Finance business partner to the Global Manufacturing Director of Americas – providing financial insight and analysis to support business strategy and decision‑making. Collaborate regularly to engage on projects/performance and align on how information is communicated to Islamist teams.
• Oversight of finance relationships with Operations Management of all ten operational facilities with a greater emphasis on the Pasadena and Morton Grove facilities given the size and volume of activity that takes place in these two sites (US financials only).
• Ensure the regular review of all aspects of manufacturing and assembly operations to monitor KPIs to drive performance and identify areas requiring greater focus.
• Support ad‑hoc John Crane initiatives, projects, or M&A activities including integration and information requests as directed by the Global Operations Finance Controller.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of US Operations finance are compliant with policies and process, including commercial projects, such as investment proposals and capital projects, meeting both the organization's needs, and receiving appropriate financial evaluation covering verification of cost, benefit assumptions and post‑completion.
• Review sites having adequate financial controls in place to protect manufacturing assets, including asset verifications.
• Sites are compliant with all Smiths Group financial policies and procedures, such as operationutane approvals, ajouté spending limits, expense procedures, Capex applications and a defective risk management process to mitigate key problems and issues.
• Support internal & external audits with required information for a successful audit.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience with a strong focus on Operational Commercial / and or Strategic Business Analysis.
• Proven track record of success in progressively more senior finance roles, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Self‑starter with flexibility and willingness to balance multiple, changing priorities and work under tight deadlines.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate and present to direct stakeholders as well来看 senior stakeholders.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and experience of using financial consolidation systems and ERPs (Manufacturing Pro, SAP knowledge a strong plus).
• Ability to make good judgments in an increasingly complex global business by effectively sourcing and analyzing critical information and making effective, timely decisions considering the needs and impacts on business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to persistently pursue and…