Griffith Foods is a global manufacturer of food products. We provide a wide range of taste and texture components for food industry customers throughout the world. Our products include seasoning blends, dry mixes, coating systems, dough blends, crumbs, flavors, sauces and food bases that are used in an extensive variety of application from snack foods and processed meat and poultry to ready meals. Our customers include food processors, restaurant operators and grocery retailers. While our name may not be familiar to consumers, our products are key components of foods offered by many of the world's best-known companies.
Position Summary: Describe below the primary purpose and function of this job
Core mission as Finance Business Intelligence is to Prepare all monthly and quarterly financial reports presentations to the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team by bringing insight to decision-making, improving visibility on the cost drivers, adding financial acumen into the strategic initiatives as well the day to day activities.
This position will report Directly to Global FP&A, and will be leading the finance reporting factory of Griffith Foods
Key Roles & Responsibilities : List up to 6 key roles and responsibilities of this job.
Business Partnering Strategically partner with the sustainability Leadership Team in achieving targets & driving profitable through in-depth analyses, sharing of key insights (standard and ad-hoc reporting)
From Insight to Action Building & sharing the story behind the numbers, propose recommendations, align corrective actions with Finance leadership
Financial planning Includes forecasting, estimates and supporting the strategic direction for the corporation and developing these into short (Forecast), medium (Budget) and long-term plans (LRP). Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with Global requirements.
Process Improvement Be source of proposals regarding existing reporting improvement, automatization and simplification in alignment with regional head of finance, and IT partners
Collaboration : Provide support and training to the finance ecosystem for reporting and tools. Foster a culture of collaboration, development and high performance.
Functional Knowledge: Describe breadth and depth of knowledge of functional work and activities required
- Actively contribute as a member of the FP&A Global leadership team to achieving the financial and impact objectives.
- In collaboration with regional team, build, share and explain the story behind the numbers (P&L, WC, manufacturing cost, top lines and pricing evolution...)
- Provide the sustainability organization recommendations to improve the impact metrics reporting and co-drive the actions with the different stakeholders.
- Analysis of actual results vs. budget or forecast and presenting results, Identifying, recommending or supporting cost savings and/or performance improvement initiatives .
Business Expertise: Describe knowledge and expertise required about the business and industry in which the business functions
Leadership: Describe the nature of leadership required and guidance provided to others
- Develops and cares about associates, builds effective business intelligence communities, helps people be their best, provides candid and constructive feedback.
Problem Solving: Describe the level of analytical thinking required to perform the job
- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data as well as works well in group problem solving situations.
Impact: Describe the level of responsibility and resulting impact on the business
- This individual should possess excellent financial skills, with the ability to detect trends from financial statements and provide analysis to company managers to improve their decision-making ability.
Interpersonal Skills: Describe the level and type of people skills that are normally required to do the job
- The ability to establish relationships based on trust at all levels of the organization; kind and empathetic, approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; listens to others; remains open to others ideas.
Job Requirements And Qualifications: Indicate the minimum and preferred education and experience for this job and any licenses and certifications required.
Minimum Education
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Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting
Preferred Education
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Master degree in Finance
Minimum Experience:
Preferred Experience:
FP&A Experience - The successful candidate will be a hands-on, operationally oriented finance leader with a proven track record in manufacturing-based environments. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5-7 years experience in finance roles within manufacturing environment. with an exposure to
Executive leadership.v
Functional Expertise - This individual should possess excellent financial skills, with the ability to detect trends from financial statements and provide analysis to company managers to improve their decision-making ability.
Systems Experience - Expert level skills with MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint. Additional ability to navigate and extract data from ERP systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics), data warehouses, and BI / Tableau reporting.
Fluency in
English is mandatory.
Travel - Willingness to travel regularly +-50% of the time.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspect of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.
In carrying out our commitment to equal employment opportunity, Griffith Foods will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship, safety, and/or health risk. Applicants and employees requiring reasonable accommodations must notify Human Resources.
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