Sr. Manager, Finance - Business Operations

Role Summary

Verano is experiencing exponential growth and is seeking to expand its Finance team. The Sr. Manager, Finance – Business Operations will oversee manufacturing inventory methodology, valuation, movements, and corporate product costing. This role will consolidate and evaluate direct materials, WIP, and Finished Goods across Verano.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Inventory Valuation: Requires a strong understanding of inventory with the ability to analyze the process from raw materials to release of finished goods. Prepare monthly operations review presentations for senior operational and finance leadership.

• Develop, implement, and maintain cost accounting methods and procedures. Advise and influence business partners to identify lowest cost, highest growth opportunities. Track and analyze labor and headcount associated with facilities.

• Cost model analytics for inflationary cost increases and pricing margin erosion. Plan, collect, and analyze data to drive costing initiatives. Provide production support in complex environments. Analyze product profitability and overhead for the product mix.

• Drive adhesion to company policies and procedures in operations. Creatively and continuously search for opportunities for operational efficiency and simplification. Deploy new processes and procedures to improve efficiencies across the organization. Assist in the assessment of systems requirements for ERP implementation. Optimize existing manual processes to leverage SAP.

• Build partnerships with key business partners to create transparency and drive operational excellence. Identify financial improvement opportunities and collaborate with operations on execution.

• Direct Material & Inventory Management: Drive annual physical inventory counts. Perform monthly analysis on aged, excess, and obsolescence inventory. Analyze and implement financial visibility into inventory movements, purchasing, procurement, consumption rates, and logistics. Ability to create, maintain, and standardize bill of materials (BOMs). Manage various cost streams such as purchase orders and inventory across national production sites.

• Create, manage, monitor and deliver KPIs and recommendations nationwide. Financial oversight of the Goods received and Invoiced received (GR/IR) process to collaborate with Supply Chain and Operations Warehouse departments validating goods are ordered, received, and paid timely (3-way match).

• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in accounting or finance required.

• 5+ years of related experience in financial operations required.

• Microsoft Office, specifically in Microsoft Word, Excel (advanced), and PowerPoint experience required.

• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations required.

• Strong ability to influence appropriate operational counterparts to timely closeout duties.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Must be at least 21 years of age.

• Must be able to pass a state and federal criminal background check.

• Ability to travel up to 10% to company locations.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA designation is a plus.

• Direct experience in CPG or manufacturing (inventory experience) is a plus.

• SAP platform experience is a plus.

What We Offer

• Verano Base Pay Range: $115,000 - $135,000

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) matching

• Paid holidays

• Paid time off

• Product discounts

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 10 lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Working Environment

Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) matching

• Paid holidays

• Paid time off

• Product discounts