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Role

The Finance Manager for the Lessines plant assumes the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for their plant’s end-to-end supply chain. Reporting directly to the EMEA/APAC Group Controller and indirectly to the Plant Leader.

This role oversees an annual budget of $255M in value of production, and $35M of inventory. The plant has a workforce of 390 employees.

Responsibilities

As a member of the plant Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Finance Manager primary responsibilities are:

Compliance:

• Provides oversight of all plant related GAAP, SOX and Baxter policy requirements
  • The Plant Controller has ultimate responsibility for their plant’s financial records (P&L and BS)

Reporting:

• Provides relevant, accurate and timely communication of financial performance (past, present, and future)
  • Includes oversight of month end closing, the submission of weekly pulses, the preparation of quarterly forecasts and the preparation of the budgets (annual and long-range plans)

Influence:

• Maximizes financial performance through analysis, guidance, and accountability
  • Achieves financial results as committed
    • Manufacturing Variances
    • Operating Income
    • Cash Flow
    • Capital investments (on time and on budget)
    • Value Improvement Project (VIP) generation and execution

Development:

• Actively develops the financial acumen of finance and non-finance team members

Key Characteristics and Competencies:

• High energy and acts with urgency

• Business insight and decision support

• Committed to excellence

• Communicates to influence

• Exceptional leadership

• Focused on responsibility and accountability

• Intellectual curiosity

• Confidence and maturity to challenge peers

• Strategic thinker

• Copes with ambiguity and champions change

• Hands-on

• Stretches beyond the comfort zone

• Driven by continuous improvement

• Agile decision maker and calculated risk taker

Critical areas of focus:

• Identify trends and opportunities for continuous improvement (both financial and operational)
• Develop and execute action plans to drive profitable growth
• Support and participate in the standardization and modernization of ISC financial processes
• Actively liaise with process business partners (FP&A COE, FPO, BBS, Global ISC) in the pursuit of more efficient and effective ways to fulfill the Plant Controller’s responsibilities

Qualifications/Education/Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, MBA or equivalent preferred
• 8-10 years’ experience in manufacturing or supply chain finance
• Background in standard costing, budget management and capital analysis and control
• Proven track record of identifying and implementing change
• Has effectively communicated at all levels of the organization in both formal and informal environments
• Experience in a global, diverse matrixed organization
• Capable of executing a business case for change by analyzing and leveraging best practices
• Maintains a strong presence, with the ability to manage indirect reporting relationships
• Experience working with Lean concepts and tools is preferred

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