Plant Controller, Multinational Manufacturing

Plant Controller, Multinational Manufacturing

• Galway
• Posted 2 weeks ago

If you consider yourself an ambitious and competent Plant Finance Manager / Site Financial Controller / Associate Director (ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified) looking for your next challenge in the global manufacturing world, I'd love to talk to you about this job.

The opportunity of this manufacturing finance lead job in Galway:

Based in Galway on a hybrid basis, this Finance Leader job offers you influence, impact and reward, as you lead operational decisions and strategic direction for 4 manufacturing plants with c1500 staff, in a world-class organisation.

Becoming part of the Manufacturing Units' Leadership team, you will partner with the Managers of Engineering, Production and Quality to drive performance across the four factories, ensure site-wide and global manufacturing performance targets are achieved.

Your job as Manufacturing Financial Controller:

As a hands on finance business partner to the 4 manufacturing units (MU), you will:

• have direct impact on increasing performance, growing margins and reducing costs for your MUs
• support and drive MU performance improvements (both financial and operational) by understanding the products, manufacturing processes, KPIs and financial performance of your MUs and identifying focus areas
• lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, long term planning, variance analysis and month end management accounting related activities for your MU
• interact with external 3rd party suppliers and internal manufacturing sites globally to provide inter site connection between them and the Galway's finished goods plant
• identify and lead cost reduction initiatives, including creating effective product cost models and managing the standard costing process
• business partner with Senior and Executive management teams to complete scenario analysis of both operational and strategic decisions, as well as investment appraisals including CAPEX & OPEX spend review, and appraisal of costs of integrating new business to the Galway site
• increase efficiencies in processes, procedures and internal controls (corporate, SOX, GAAP), ensuring accurate analysis of headcount, production, expenses, O/H spend, direct labour, scrap and capital in your MU

As the Finance Representative on numerous cross functional project teams, you will identify, lead or participate in continuous improvement initiatives, both within finance and across the business.

Your New Company & Team:

This company is a global leader in its industry, experiencing significant increase in world wide revenue in recent years. An integral part of the global organisation, the Galway site has significant impact on global revenue and influence on global business decisions.

As a high achieving finance professional, you will be joining a team of 25 like minded, top performing qualified accountants and managers, all of which have proven track records of achieving in highly successful, blue chip organisations.

What you'll need to succeed:

To be successful in this Finance Leader job, you will call upon your Costing, FP&A and Business Partnering expertise in global manufacturing (circa 10+ years PQE). You will be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with excellent analytical skills and an innate ability to influence various stakeholders at all levels and functions, as you drive continuous improvement in a multi discipline global environment.

Your reward:

As well as highly visible, diverse and technically challenging job, you will be rewarded with a competitive package of approx. €100 000 which includes an attractive base salary, a performance related bonus, a car allowance, full healthcare insurance for you and your family and pension contributions (up to 8%), share option scheme and other benefits typically associated with a senior position in a multinational organisation.

Outside your package, you will also be offered hybrid working (2 days WFH), flexi time, early finish Friday, annual salary & performance reviews and, most importantly, a clear career development path to allow you to excel rapidly in your future career.

What you need to do next:

Please send your CV or call Edel Vahey in confidence for an exploratory conversation on .

After careful review, we look forward to receiving your application.