Senior Manager Finance

Permanent Contract

Location: Macroom, Cork

Hybrid: 2-3 Days On-Site Per Week Minimum

• Work closely with the Operations (Sr.) Director to manage the financial result for the plant.
• Manage the local Management Accounting team including recruitment, training and development and performance management. Keep good working connection with Shared Service Centers as well.
• Member of the Site Leadership team that sets the strategic direction for the site
• Oversee the preparation of the monthly management accounts for the facility within the timelines set out and provide financial commentary and management of inventory on the same.
• Provide weekly financial updates to the Site Operations (Sr.) Director, and the (Sr.) Director Finance
• Provide financial inputs at the monthly business unit reviews.
• Responsible for the preparation of the site’s annual budget
• Responsible for the setting of the annual standard costs
• Responsible for the distribution of the annual transfer pricing files to customers.
• Responsible for the preparation of the site's financial outlooks throughout the year and provide the Operations Director and the (Senior) Director Finance with a financial commentary on the associated risks and opportunities.
• Responsible for the preparation of the annual capital budget and ongoing capital spend projections throughout the year.
• Responsible for the preparation of the annual strategic plan for the site
• Provide financial support to the local team leaders in the preparation of CER’s (investments) for the facility. Review such CER’s from a financial and commercial perspective. 
• Responsible to prepare and lead the local teams through internal and external audits. This includes adherence to annual Compliance calendar.
• Work closely with financial accounting team in Limerick to ensure that the financial accounts and the payroll are prepared within the set timelines.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional and cross divisional process improvement initiatives.
• Part of the Campus Finance Leadership team that sets the strategy for Finance in Ireland
• Drive process changes in the Finance area to ensure the provision of information to key business owners is more efficient
• All other duties as assigned

• A Degree in Accounting or equivalent discipline is required. Hold a recognized professional accounting qualification.
• 5-7 years experience in a Finance position (preferably supporting a high performance manufacturing operation) is required. Ideally the person has team management experience already.
• The successful candidate will be customer focused and act as a liaison between Finance and Operations
• Be commercially aware and enjoy interacting with cross functional teams across the organization
• High level of PC skills required. The successful candidate must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint packages and ERP systems.
• Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills with the ability to manage several priorities at once will be required as will a high level of flexibility with a high level commitment to success.