American Woodmark - Winchester, VA
posted 2 months ago
The Finance Manager for Global Procurement at American Woodmark serves as a critical business partner to the Supply Chain Operations management team. This position is primarily responsible for overseeing financial management and reporting for supply chain and procurement activities, ensuring that these functions align strategically with the company's goals while maintaining cost efficiency. The Finance Manager will provide high-level financial insights and collaborate with leadership to facilitate informed decision-making and drive continuous improvement across the organization. In this role, the Finance Manager will lead a team of two Analysts within Supply Chain Finance, focusing on information sharing, training initiatives, mentoring, and coaching to retain top talent. The position involves managing the month-end closing process with a specific emphasis on supply chain and procurement, ensuring accurate financial reporting and cost performance. The Finance Manager will communicate financial impacts to all levels of the organization and provide leadership with a monthly reporting package that includes variance analysis against plans, forecasts, and prior year results, along with comprehensive explanations of any differences in costs. Additionally, the Finance Manager will be responsible for completing the Global Supply Chain and Procurement annual operating plan, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and a five-year strategic forecast, ensuring effective communication with business partners. This role also includes approving Authorization for Expenditures, conducting post-completion audits, and tracking expenditures against approvals. The Finance Manager will act as a financial business partner to the Supply Chain teams, providing timely and accurate information on company scorecards and operational performance, while developing tools to track and measure performance. Furthermore, the position requires monitoring supply chain and financial performance metrics, identifying trends, and collaborating proactively with business partners to mitigate risks. The Finance Manager will also develop data-driven scenario analyses and financial modeling to support informed decision-making by the leadership team, identify cost-saving opportunities, and conduct comprehensive cost studies to quantify financial impacts across functional areas and the company as a whole.