Finance Business Partnering Manager

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Oldcastle, a CRH company, is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, RDI® railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete® packaged concrete, Amerimix® mortar, Pebble Technology International® pool finishes, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.
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The Finance Business Partnering Manager will report directly to the Director of Finance Business Partnering for the region and will be the go-to finance leader for the assigned area(s) within the Local Solutions business, partnering directly with the Area General Manager(s) and their support teams.
Job Responsibilities
Operational Business Partnering
Partner with Area General Manager(s) to provide financial expertise and operational leadership to drive the strategic direction for the manufacturing sites
Provide operations management with strategic tools and interpreted reports to help drive business results.
Partner with operations leadership to support long-term capital allocation strategy and strategic financial decision making
Prepare and manage the annual strategic plans and budgeting process for the area(s)
Ensure the weekly forecasting process is complete and accurate, providing good visibility of likely outturn as well as actions required to hit targets.
Analyze and interpret plant operation results, evaluating variances, and assessing the effect on plant operations.
Monitor financial performance to identify and drive cost reductions and cost control initiatives.
Research pricing, competitors’ trends and other factors affecting performance
Provide business modelling and risk assessments
People Leadership
Lead, coach, develop and mentor a small team (1-3) of finance professionals.
Delegate finance activities to team members, as appropriate
Partner with the Accounting and FP&A functions to support completion of all relevant internal and external reporting requirements.
Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. Advanced Degrees, CMA, CPA a plus
Relevant work experience could be considered in lieu of a degree for the right candidate.
5+ years manufacturing finance and/or cost accounting experience required
Experience with data mining or planning applications
Experience with complex ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, SysPro, Sage), SAP S/4 Hana preferred
Advanced MS Office
Travel – 25% to 50%
Prior experience in team leadership preferred
Attention to detail around producing high quality products and meeting deadlines
The ability to be tactical as well as see the bigger operational picture.
Proven ability to synthesize complex and detailed data and information into meaningful outtakes and decision base information.
In-depth understanding of measurement of goals and key performance indices
Ability to challenge information and uncover robust facts and data to improve insights and the quality of the final decision
Demonstrated ability to identify problems and this independently about alternative ways to solve problems based on analysis of data.
Ability to act independently as a subject matter expert with limited supervision.
Ability to implement ideas across a multi-plant environment
Ability to influence others without a direct reporting relationship.
Compensation
This role has a base salary range of $130,000 to $150,000/year + 15% annual bonus
Vacation hours of two weeks per year
Sick leave benefits up to 56 hours per annum
401k plan
Short-term and long-term disability benefits
11 paid holidays per year
Annual community volunteer paid day

Employment type
Full Time