Gibson International - Petaluma, CA

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Petaluma, CA
Truck Transportation

About the position

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.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain dashboards and reports of key operating and cost indicators across SKUs and product ranges
  • Work with production leadership to develop impactful business-level analytics and drive process simplifications
  • Develop and update COGS models and generate COGS and cash-planning forecasts for quarterly, annual, and long-range budgets and forecasts by SKU and product range
  • Perform multi-variable sensitivity and trend analyses to identify drivers and predictors of cost changes, and incorporate analyses into forecasting tools
  • Review and challenge supplier purchases and trends in coordination with the Purchasing team
  • Analyze production and operational performance data to identify trends and opportunities in key departments and provide recommendations to improve results
  • Analyze actual trends, variances to budget and history, actual spending, and costs, and prepare a variety of statistical reports
  • Manage a cost control system that effectively measures costs and production variances and allows for accurate projections of operating results
  • Prepare, analyze and manage annual budget and forecast processes for all production and facility costs
  • Maintain asset management reports and models, including the forecast summary, financial reports, management fee analysis, and benchmarking report
  • Develop assumptions and create proformas for potential ROI projects and/or other capital investment opportunities
  • Provide requested information to support monthly accounting close processes
  • Act as an internal consultant on various ad hoc projects and assist with creation of presentations for a variety of topics and audiences
  • Coordinate and conduct training for employees to increase their knowledge and awareness of required financial and analytics-related processes and procedures
  • Be an integral member of various project teams to change/improve processes as the company evolves
  • Complete additional work as assigned

Requirements

  • Expert level understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, production related cost flows and standard costing processes
  • Familiarity with Onestream and D365 ERP preferred
  • Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel including V look up, pivot tables, charts, graphs and tables
  • Excellent proficiency in databases and Microsoft Word
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful analysis for non-technical audiences
  • Solid interpersonal skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business partner relationships at all levels of the organization
  • Strong teamwork and project management skills combined with ability to work as part of a cross functional team
  • Results oriented and driven, with a track record for delivering to plan
  • Flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances
  • Able to see the big picture but possesses a pragmatic/flexible approach to delivery
  • Curious in nature and always looking to question, learn, and look for better ways to do things
  • Personable, fun, team oriented
  • BA/BS degree (or equivalent) Finance/Accounting or Business; CPA, CMA, or MBA (or other advanced business degree) a plus
  • At least 7 years of experience in finance/financial analyst roles with increasing levels of responsibility in a manufacturing environment
  • Consulting experience, in addition to industry experience, a plus
  • Proven ability to work with all levels of management and foster relationships with financial and operational personnel
  • Must be able to work independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and organize workload to meet organizational timelines in a fast paced, very high-growth environment
  • Possesses the structure and process experience of a multilocation/multinational but with an entrepreneurial flair and drive
  • Understands and has proven experience of how to support the growth of brands through consistency and disciplined execution
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