Operations Finance Leader: Manufacturing Cost & Reporting

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group; Connacht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group has a vacancy for an Operations Finance Manager in Co Galway. This senior finance role will establish and lead a new Operations Finance sub-function, delivering financial leadership, reporting and decision support to the operations side of the business.

The role requires qualified accounting credentials, extensive manufacturing experience, and strong cost accounting expertise, with a track record in partnering with site leadership and driving

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience.
• Experience as an Operations Accountant in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting and variance analysis.
• Proven experience partnering with senior operational leaders.

Responsibilities

• Design, establish and lead a new Operations Finance sub-function.
• Lead and develop two Cost Accountants.
• Create a new suite of operational finance reporting covering manufacturing performance, cost of goods, yields, scrap and waste, labour and overhead absorption, variances and inventory.
• Act as dedicated finance business partner to the Site General Manager, providing financial insight and challenge to support operational decision-making.
• Lead annual budget and rolling forecasts including production volumes, conversion costs and inventory.
• Strengthen controls over inventory, cycle counts, BOMs and routings in conjunction with operations and supply chain.

Skills

Business partnering

People management

Regulated manufacturing knowledge

Advanced Excel

Budgeting & forecasting

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Power BI

Job description

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group has a vacancy for an Operations Finance Manager in Co Galway. This senior finance role will establish and lead a new Operations Finance sub-function, delivering financial leadership, reporting and decision support to the operations side of the business.

The role requires qualified accounting credentials, extensive manufacturing experience, and strong cost accounting expertise, with a track record in partnering with site leadership and driving