McCain Foods
Position Type: Regular – Full-Time
Position Location: Hastings
Requisition ID: 14956
Reporting to the Finance Manager – Manufacturing, this position is pivotal in assisting the Hastings Plant in achieving business objectives. The role will provide financial leadership to the local team by providing insightful analysis, leading & recommending solutions & driving change. Strong influencing skills will be critical to success in the role as the role partners with senior stakeholders. The primary focus of the role will be in partnering the manufacturing side of the business to drive favourable financial outcomes.
About The Role
- Provide timely and accurate financial information to the Plant and Regional Teams that aids in day to day decision making
- Drive and play a leading role in the preparation of the annual Budget and periodical Forecasts, ensuring the accountability and ownership is embedded in the Plant
- Provide financial guidance and direction to the Plant Team to support decision making outcomes
- Identify gaps to the annual Budget/periodical Forecasts and work with the Plant Team to address them and drive outcomes
- Ensure accurate reporting of financial month end/year end results
- Reporting, tracking, verifying Sustainable Cost Advantage initiatives to ensure delivery against targets.
- Provide financial support for NPD launches
- Responsible for accuracy of standard costs
- Supporting capital expenditure requests with financial analysis
About You
- Ability to influence stakeholders and effective influencing skills
- Demonstrated experience in Financial and Inventory Management combined with relevant industry qualifications (Finance/Accounting degree, CPA/CA qualifications)
- Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes, Cost Analysis, Warehouse Management Systems and Financial Management Systems.
- Experience in a Food manufacturing environment desirable.
- SAP knowledge an advantage, however any ERP system experience will allow you to adapt well
- Proven track record working as a team player with good organizational, people and communication skills (across multiple departments and all levels of personnel)
- Demonstrated ability to work on a variety of unconnected projects with a result focus orientation, a logical thinker and good problem solving skills.
Apply now for this key, rewarding role within our Finance Team
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Finance
Division: ANZ
Department: Finance – Manufacturing
Location(s): NZ – New Zealand : Hawke’s Bay : Hastings || NZ – New Zealand : Auckland : Auckland || NZ – New Zealand : Canterbury : Christchurch || NZ – New Zealand : Canterbury : Timaru || NZ – New Zealand : Other : Reference job description || NZ – New Zealand : Wellington Region : Wellington
Company: McCain Foods (NZ) Limited
To apply for this job please visit careers.mccain.com.