Strategic Finance Partner - Construction Operations

at OLDCASTLE INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. in; Hancock (MN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 2 weeks

Sick leave 56 hours

401k

Disability benefits

Holidays 11 per year

Volunteer day

Job summary

Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH company, is seeking a Finance Business Partnering Manager (Construction) to lead financial planning, forecasting, and strategic analysis for the Minnesota manufacturing sites. You will partner with Area General Managers, drive budgeting, cost control, and capital allocation, and mentor a small finance team, with travel 25%–50% as needed.

This role offers exposure to broad operations, cross-functional collaboration, and a pathway to advance within CRH's Americas

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CMA/CPA a plus.
• 5+ years manufacturing finance and/or cost accounting experience.
• 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.
• Ability to synthesize complex and detailed data and information into meaningful outputs.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Data mining

Financial analysis

Leadership

Cost accounting

Advanced MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Advanced Degrees, CMA, CPA a plus

Tools

Oracle

SAP

SysPro

Sage

SAP S/4 Hana

Job description

Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH company, is seeking a Finance Business Partnering Manager (Construction) to lead financial planning, forecasting, and strategic analysis for the Minnesota manufacturing sites. You will partner with Area General Managers, drive budgeting, cost control, and capital allocation, and mentor a small finance team, with travel 25%–50% as needed.

This role offers exposure to broad operations, cross-functional collaboration, and a pathway to advance within CRH's Americas