Gibson International - Petaluma, CA
posted 4 months ago
The Operational Finance Controller is a pivotal role that serves as a crucial link between the Finance and Production functions within the organization. This position is essential for achieving the production-related financial results of the business. The Operational Finance Controller will leverage their understanding of the company's production facilities and processes to identify and trend key production performance indicators. They will be responsible for building robust operational and financial analyses, providing visibility, and influencing leadership to achieve both short and long-term operational and financial goals. This role is not only about maintaining and improving existing processes and reporting but also about quickly and effectively building new capabilities that will benefit Gibson. In this role, the Operational Finance Controller will establish, control, and analyze all production-related costs and SKU-level standard profitability. They will manage a comprehensive cost control system, which includes preparing production-related budgets and forecasts, reviewing actual versus budget/forecast results down to SKU-level detail, and analyzing SKU Bill Of Materials (BOMs) for accuracy. Additionally, they will be responsible for maintaining and annually updating standard costs, analyzing variances, and suggesting process changes to minimize purchase price, labor, and overhead variances. The Operational Finance Controller will also oversee capital expenditure planning, including ROI and payback analysis, while proactively anticipating and communicating future financial consequences of current situations and business decisions. The role requires building and maintaining dashboards and reports of key operating and cost indicators across SKUs and product ranges. The Operational Finance Controller will work closely with production leadership to develop impactful business-level analytics and drive process simplifications. They will also perform multi-variable sensitivity and trend analyses to identify drivers and predictors of cost changes, which will be incorporated into forecasting tools. Collaboration with the Purchasing team is essential to review and challenge supplier purchases and trends, ensuring improvements are made based on purchasing statistics and industry best practices. Furthermore, the Operational Finance Controller will analyze production and operational performance data to identify trends and opportunities, providing recommendations to improve results.