About the position
Zoetis seeks an experienced, proven Finance leader to join the management team at their manufacturing site in the Biologics network located in Charles City, Iowa. The Charles City site supports $600M in revenue through the supply of innovative animal health biologic drug products mainly delivering livestock vaccines to customers around the globe. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to join a growing manufacturing site in a successful and growing business. The primary focus of this role will be providing financial counsel and partnership to the site leader and leadership team playing a key role in shaping the future vision as they navigate through a period of growth and expansion. The successful candidate will have a strong operational background and be able to challenge the status quo helping the site maximize supply reliability, operational effectiveness and efficiency. They can translate and communicate operational changes into financial impacts for the team. This position will be responsible for delivering strong financial performance, reinforcing a culture of accountability for financial results at the site while ensuring a strong control environment and compliance with policies and procedures. Maintaining a high performing and engaged team will also be critical to success. The successful candidate will lead the local finance team of two finance professionals and be a member of the site leadership team.
Responsibilities
- Provide financial support and counsel to site leader and leadership team, drive financial performance at the site and foster a continuous improvement culture across the organization.
- Responsibility for financial planning, analysis and control including leadership of annual budget process, product costing, quarterly forecasting activity and monthly reporting of actual results, ensuring the timeliness and integrity of financial data.
- Establish effective working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues across the organization. Maintain close working relationship with Finance Lead, Biologics Platform.
- Support the on-going investment program at this site, partnering with colleagues across the site and wider organization on capital project appraisals.
- Lead long range financial planning activities for the site; a key partner in identifying and implementing strategic initiatives at the site.
- Maintain compliance with US GAAP and Zoetis accounting policies and procedures. Co-ordinate internal and external audit activity. Promote a strong financial controls environment including compliance with Sarbanes Oxley controls.
- Support manufacturing network strategy reviews and proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or related field required
- 10+ years of progressive finance background
- Master's and/or CMA/CPA preferred.
- Prior people management experience preferred
- Experience and knowledge of U.S. GAAP and other statutory requirements including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience managing a manufacturing site as part of a management team.
- Ability to influence and provide direction to achieve a high level of financial performance and compliance.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills including the ability to effectively collaborate at various levels across the Company.
- Strategic and analytical thinker with a successful track record of managing complex problems.
- Detail oriented, responsive, and proactive. Fosters clarity, transparency, consistency, and widespread understanding across the business.
- Strong attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
- Work effectively in a team environment and in building collaborative relationships with peers and with other stakeholders.
- Aligned with Zoetis vision, mission and core beliefs.
- Strong understanding of cost accounting principles.
- Previous experience in working in complex environments and driving change and continuous improvement while managing competing priorities.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- SAP experience highly desirable.
