Berner Food & Beverage
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Berner Food & Beverage, Dakota, Illinois, United States, 61018
Overview
Great opportunity for a proven Finance leader. Come be part of the employer of choice! Summary
This position will be responsible for all aspects of financial and profitability planning, analysis, and reporting for Berner Food & Beverage, while providing support to the Operations, Sales, Procurement, Warehousing, and R&D organizations. Responsibilities
Leads the annual budgeting process. Works closely with sales, production, and administrative staff to develop supporting schedules, work papers, and analyses. Prepares all budget materials for presentation to the leadership team. Develops detailed financial models and forecasts to support strategic and operational decision-making. Tracks external market variables as needed for inclusion in planning tools. Analyzes monthly financial results and prepares executive summaries, supplemental schedules, and explanatory footnotes in the monthly financial reporting package. Recommends and implements improvements to financial reports and reporting packages to support decision-making. Conducts periodic deep dives into financial and operational results and recommends strategies to improve company performance. Creates an annual operating plan aligned with the strategic plan and performs forecasting to provide visibility into results for business decisions. Assists in creating financial models to develop the annual operating plan, validating assumptions and ensuring data integrity. Builds forecast models using key drivers, trend analysis, economic and external factors, and monitors the accuracy of existing models. Continuously improves forecast accuracy by aligning key drivers and identifying root causes of prior errors. Creates analytical tools and models for revenue and expenses to drive process efficiencies. Produces and distributes recurring and ad hoc management reports. Ensures financial reporting accuracy and partners with shared services to maintain a strong control environment in collaboration with process owners. Assists in driving the financial close activity and prepares monthly variance analysis of actual results versus plan/forecast, ensuring data integrity. Participates in presentation preparation on results, forecasts, and plans for senior management. Makes recommendations on opportunities/risks to senior management to improve results. Produces management reporting efficiently, utilizing automation and technology. Business analysis: Applies deep understanding of objectives and root causes to provide insightful, fact-based data analysis for problem-solving. Provides analytical support to identify business opportunities and risks. Manages KPIs such as backlog reporting, staffing requirements, starts, weeks to start, no-starts, labor productivity, and implementation analysis. Sets direction, goals, and expectations for performance; develops associates and provides feedback. Partners with business leadership to develop strategies and initiatives to drive growth and margin improvements. Executes strategic initiatives such as product launches, market entry, and process improvements; supports execution with analytical backing. Maintains awareness of general economic, competitive, business, and financial conditions. Partners with key stakeholders to align on priorities and drive effective solutions and execution; communicates data-driven arguments and gains buy-in. Builds working relationships to support business priorities through financial modeling and insights; leverages formal and informal networks to achieve objectives. Establishes and maintains consistent financial operational policies and procedures to govern related practices; complies with departmental policies. Directs pricing and profitability analyses; recommends and monitors strategy, including price changes to achieve desired financial outcomes. Computes ROI on expenditure alternatives and recommends investment strategies. Manages the work performed by pricing and financial analysts. Identifies and leads other financial and operational analyses and process improvement initiatives as needed. Qualifications/requirements
Minimum of 7 – 10 years of financial planning, reporting, and analysis experience. Minimum of 5 years of FP&A experience in a manufacturing environment. Outstanding financial modeling skills; expert command of Excel. Strong technical accounting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Strong organizational and communication skills. Able to effectively communicate with all levels throughout the organization. Able to comfortably manage rapidly changing business priorities. Pay Range:
$140,000.00 - $175,000.00 - Salary (based on experience) Benefits Offered:
Medical, Vision, Dental, Flex Spending, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Short and Long Term Disability, EAP, and 401(k). This position will require being on the production floor and work must be performed on-site at the designated workplace. Remote work or off-site performance is not permitted. Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties as needed to meet Berner Food & Beverage’s ongoing needs. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Finance and Accounting/Auditing Industries
Manufacturing Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Berner Food & Beverage by 2x
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Great opportunity for a proven Finance leader. Come be part of the employer of choice! Summary
This position will be responsible for all aspects of financial and profitability planning, analysis, and reporting for Berner Food & Beverage, while providing support to the Operations, Sales, Procurement, Warehousing, and R&D organizations. Responsibilities
Leads the annual budgeting process. Works closely with sales, production, and administrative staff to develop supporting schedules, work papers, and analyses. Prepares all budget materials for presentation to the leadership team. Develops detailed financial models and forecasts to support strategic and operational decision-making. Tracks external market variables as needed for inclusion in planning tools. Analyzes monthly financial results and prepares executive summaries, supplemental schedules, and explanatory footnotes in the monthly financial reporting package. Recommends and implements improvements to financial reports and reporting packages to support decision-making. Conducts periodic deep dives into financial and operational results and recommends strategies to improve company performance. Creates an annual operating plan aligned with the strategic plan and performs forecasting to provide visibility into results for business decisions. Assists in creating financial models to develop the annual operating plan, validating assumptions and ensuring data integrity. Builds forecast models using key drivers, trend analysis, economic and external factors, and monitors the accuracy of existing models. Continuously improves forecast accuracy by aligning key drivers and identifying root causes of prior errors. Creates analytical tools and models for revenue and expenses to drive process efficiencies. Produces and distributes recurring and ad hoc management reports. Ensures financial reporting accuracy and partners with shared services to maintain a strong control environment in collaboration with process owners. Assists in driving the financial close activity and prepares monthly variance analysis of actual results versus plan/forecast, ensuring data integrity. Participates in presentation preparation on results, forecasts, and plans for senior management. Makes recommendations on opportunities/risks to senior management to improve results. Produces management reporting efficiently, utilizing automation and technology. Business analysis: Applies deep understanding of objectives and root causes to provide insightful, fact-based data analysis for problem-solving. Provides analytical support to identify business opportunities and risks. Manages KPIs such as backlog reporting, staffing requirements, starts, weeks to start, no-starts, labor productivity, and implementation analysis. Sets direction, goals, and expectations for performance; develops associates and provides feedback. Partners with business leadership to develop strategies and initiatives to drive growth and margin improvements. Executes strategic initiatives such as product launches, market entry, and process improvements; supports execution with analytical backing. Maintains awareness of general economic, competitive, business, and financial conditions. Partners with key stakeholders to align on priorities and drive effective solutions and execution; communicates data-driven arguments and gains buy-in. Builds working relationships to support business priorities through financial modeling and insights; leverages formal and informal networks to achieve objectives. Establishes and maintains consistent financial operational policies and procedures to govern related practices; complies with departmental policies. Directs pricing and profitability analyses; recommends and monitors strategy, including price changes to achieve desired financial outcomes. Computes ROI on expenditure alternatives and recommends investment strategies. Manages the work performed by pricing and financial analysts. Identifies and leads other financial and operational analyses and process improvement initiatives as needed. Qualifications/requirements
Minimum of 7 – 10 years of financial planning, reporting, and analysis experience. Minimum of 5 years of FP&A experience in a manufacturing environment. Outstanding financial modeling skills; expert command of Excel. Strong technical accounting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Strong organizational and communication skills. Able to effectively communicate with all levels throughout the organization. Able to comfortably manage rapidly changing business priorities. Pay Range:
$140,000.00 - $175,000.00 - Salary (based on experience) Benefits Offered:
Medical, Vision, Dental, Flex Spending, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Short and Long Term Disability, EAP, and 401(k). This position will require being on the production floor and work must be performed on-site at the designated workplace. Remote work or off-site performance is not permitted. Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties as needed to meet Berner Food & Beverage’s ongoing needs. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Finance and Accounting/Auditing Industries
Manufacturing Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Berner Food & Beverage by 2x
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