Finance Director (Multi-Site Plant Controller)

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across operational teams.
• Manage annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue, improve margins, and reduce costs.
• Present financial results and insights in a clear, decision-focused manner to leadership teams.

Financial Operations & Performance Management

• Oversee month-end close activities, management accounts, and performance reporting.
• Ensure accurate reporting of profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow positions.
• Deliver analysis on costs, productivity, investment returns, and operational performance.
• Support site and supply chain teams with spending control, efficiency improvements, and capital planning.

Controls, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to accounting standards, internal policies, and governance requirements.
• Cook up and coordinate internal and external audit processes.
• Identify financial risks and introduce appropriate controls or mitigation plans.
• Maintain oversight of stock controls, product costing, and capital expenditure processes.

Leadership & Team Development

• Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing finance function.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Build strong working relationships with departments such as procurement, HR, IT, and operations.

The successful candidate will bring a mix of commercial awareness, operational finance knowledge, and practical leadership experience, ideally gained in manufacturing, consumer goods, food production, or large-scale distribution settings.

Please note, this is an onsite role 5 days a week in Upstate New York. The role comes with an attractive relocation & wider compensation package.

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