Senior Manager Operations Finance

Position Title:Senior Manager Operations Finance
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 43948
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About the role.
This role is based in our Rilland and serves as a key member of the Snacking Finance organization. As Senior Manager, Operations Finance, you will be the trusted financial partner to plant leadership teams across three manufacturing sites, providing financial insight, governance, and strategic support to help protect and grow profitability.
You will translate operational performance into actionable financial insights, drive cost and productivity improvements, oversee capital investments, and ensure strong financial controls. In addition, you will contribute to broader Operations Finance initiatives across the European Supply Chain while leading and developing a team of Operations Finance Analysts.
What you'll be doing.

• Serve as the senior finance business partner to plant leadership teams, providing financial guidance on strategic decisions and initiatives.
• Lead month-end close activities and plant financial performance reviews, ensuring accurate reporting and clear performance insights.
• Analyze and explain manufacturing variances, translating findings into actionable recommendations for operational leaders.
• Identify cost-saving and productivity improvement opportunities and support the implementation of sustainable solutions.
• Manage product costing activities, including cost analysis, feasibility assessments, and savings evaluations related to formulation and R&D initiatives.
• Lead forecasting and budgeting processes for the manufacturing sites, ensuring robust assumptions and alignment with business objectives.
• Partner with plant leadership on capital expenditure planning, investment analysis, tracking, and post-investment reviews.
• Ensure effective internal controls and compliance processes that safeguard company assets and maintain financial integrity.
• Coach, develop, and lead Operations Finance Analysts while fostering a high-performance team culture.
• Support cross-functional projects, capital initiatives, and continuous improvement programs across the European Supply Chain network.

What you'll need to be successful.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• 10+ years of manufacturing finance experience, preferably within consumer products, food manufacturing, or a similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of cost management, standard costing methodologies, and accounting systems.
• Solid understanding of profit and loss management, margins, manufacturing cost drivers, and financial performance metrics.
• Advanced analytical and technical skills, including proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and financial systems.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities, including root cause analysis and resolution of complex operational and financial issues.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong business partnering, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

About the team.
You will be part of the Snacking Finance organization and act as the primary finance partner to leadership teams across two manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands. The role collaborates closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Central Finance stakeholders while leading a small team of plant-based Operations Finance Analysts. Together, the team drives performance visibility, financial discipline, and operational excellence across the manufacturing network.
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Job Family: Finance
Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland || NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Kruiningen
Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V.