Lead Finance Leader

7 months ago


Stafford, United Kingdom Renewable Energy Grid Solutions Full time

**Job Description Summary**: Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition

Stafford GSC Lead Finance Leader, under GSC Senior Finance Leader will be accountable for managing factory performances including Income statement, cash KPIs such as Inventory and Disbursement, standardizing and leaning local finance processes including SAP, close and day-to-day work, supporting senior Finance leader to partner with Plant Manager to push for better operation performance in terms of QCD.

This position will report into Stafford Senior GSC Finance Leader.

Stafford GSC Lead Finance Leader will lead the site financial planning activities including actual financials analysis, forecasting, budgeting and LTS for the factory.

Stafford GSC Lead Finance Leader is also responsible for supporting senior finance leader to partner with plant leader to optimize shipping schedule to increase sales, ensure compliance with lag time rules, manage product costs, quality (CoPQ reduction), and on-time-delivery.

**Essential Responsibilities**:

- This role under the lead of GSC senior finance leader will be responsible for supporting Plant Manager to execute on overall Factory strategy including component purchasing strategy, material purchase price variance (PPV) follow up and optimization.
- This includes reducing inventories, optimizing cash disbursement, and new product investments.

Other responsibilities in Stafford GSC finance include:

- Fully accountable for Factory Income statement, balance sheet and free cash flow statement
- Provide financial leadership to establish and achieve Site financial goals and objectives
- Lead the development and implementation of all financial planning cycles from 3 year long-term strategy, annual budget, to quarterly / monthly forecasts
- Maintain / improve a sustainable financial measurement and reporting system at site level, which provides management with appropriate information.
- Serve as a business partner to Plant Manager and your operating team to drive vision, business initiatives, growth and profitability at site level
- Provide visibility on profitability by product family and by region
- Develop effective operational partnerships to achieve financial objectives
- Actively partner with GA GSC Finance Leader, GA controllership and GA RMFs to ensure implementation of and compliance to global processes & policies.
- Report and analyze GSC monthly financial performance with current / next quarter forecast
- Improve Gross Margin performances by working cross-functionally to manage the direct material, direct labor and overhead within his manufacturing site.
- Develop and drive working capital reduction programs to improve working capital turns, including receivables and payables management, inventory reduction
- Standardise processes within the plant, lean close process by eliminating ‘waste’.
- Guarantee the right usage of SAP, in alignment with BL standard guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with internal control and procedures in order to minimize business risk at site level

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Finance from an accredited college or university or the same knowledge/experience
- Prior experience in Supply Chain Finance Finance function of a manufacturing site within an industrial, multi-functional, and regional organization.
- Strong knowledge on SAP
- Lean mindset
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and to prioritize effectively
- Established analytical and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Exceptional leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills in a matrix organization
- Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex financial issues
- Ability to work with remote and cross functional / cultural teams

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No



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