Finance Business Partner

Job Description:

**This is a hybrid role that can be based in our Victorville, California, Reno, Nevada, Aurora, Nebraska, or Columbia, South Carolina offices.

The Plant controller/Supply Finance Business Partner serves as a trusted business partner in the S&F/Finance organization and provides financial leadership as the co-pilot & financial accountant for manufacturing sites. The primary purpose of this role is to partner with manufacturing associates in the pursuit of operational excellence and cost efficiency through a variety initiatives including: cost & inventory management, Value Leadership/Productivity, asset utilization, governance and controls, and building financial acumen. This position provides transparency on operating results, clarifies key performance indicators for Manufacturing through variance analysis, cost structure analysis, benchmarking, period reporting and is a key leader in the strategic planning.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. MBA, CPA or CMA is preferred.
• 5+ years relevant work experience, with manufacturing or supply chain business partnering experience
• Ability to travel up to 35%
• Technical understanding of cost and management accounting systems and processes, capital project evaluation, and analytical techniques.
• Financial Insights and Analysis - The management of systems and processes to produce high-quality financial information, the application of analytical techniques to derive critical insights from this information, and the effective communication of financial information and insights to the business.
• Financial Processes - The knowledge of and ability to design, implement, continually improve upon, and govern the standard financial processes in order to deliver efficient and effective financial operations with the right balance of cost, quality, control and service.
• Financial Control - The knowledge and application of business processes, internal control concepts and practices, and auditing techniques to ensure cost-effective protection of business assets and approval of and governance over business activities at the appropriate level in the organization.
• Financial Shaping and Decision Making - The knowledge and application of financial shaping philosophy and development and implementation of processes and tools used to shape the financial performance of the business and evaluate the activities and investments involved in deploying strategy.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Provides co-piloting support and financial guidance for the manufacturing sites in the following capacity:
• Manages all financial areas of manufacturing, including ownership and accountability for proper reconciliations of the related balance sheet and P&L.
• Leads the operating plan, revised forecasts, and strategic planning cycles for the manufacturing sites accountable for. Scope includes productivity, manufacturing costs, NQC/waste, Value Leadership/productivity, and inventory.
• Collaborates with the balance of the COGS Finance and Digital Teams to identify, develop, and deploy game changing tools that provide actionable insights across the network and drive network optimization strategy.
• Creates an engaging, high performance learning environment for peers, established through coaching and guidance for associate development, and delivery of business objectives through the performance management process.
• Supports the planning, period close, inventory management, supply systems, and forecasting processes as follows:
• Coordinates input, administration, and execution of site operating objectives in compliance with established timelines.
• Leverages site and technology financial analytics to build reporting in support of understanding period results, inventory movement, and planning/forecasting process to drive financial insights
• Develops and maintains routings/standards for all items manufactured at the site.
• Ensure accuracy of inventory (raw, pack, and FG) across the supply systems in accordance with the finance manual and cycle count policy
• Prepares and analyses cause-of-change schedules to shift patterns each period.
• Provides volume/mix analysis to support cost structure, decision making, and commitment delivery and reflects properly in the site forecast
• Completes ad-hoc analyses as required.

Other Responsibilities

• Partners with the site teams, both management and floor associates, to identify cost improvement/efficiency opportunities and value added innovation. Tracks savings on implemented projects and reports progress against annual efficiency targets.
• Verifies proper financial controls are in place and operating effectively as follows (amongst others):
• Partners with site manager to foster an effective control environment.
• Observes inventory cycle counts and reviews proposed inventory adjustments.
• Reviews inventory reconciliation to ERP system and inventory management systems to ensure accuracy of reported balances.
• Coordinates efforts with external financial auditors when site is selected for inventory observation.
• Contributes to the culture of accountability and responsibility at manufacturing sites by tracking action plans for key initiatives, addressing root cause issues to drive sustainable operating improvements. Identify trade-offs and escalate operating plan variances as appropriate.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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Total rewards at Mars includes base pay, competitive benefits, and annual bonus (if position is eligible). The full-time pay range for this role is:

USD 129,677.00 - USD 194,515.00

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.