Your new companyHays are working in partnership with a highly successful international manufacturing business to recruit a brand-new position to their existing finance team. We are seeking an experienced FP&A Manager to lead a newly formed team, with the purpose of delivering a comprehensive reporting function across multiple sites. This company is a market leader in its industry and produces a wide range of products across Europe. Your new roleThe main purpose of this role will be to oversee the preparation of weekly and monthly reporting cycles as well as driving annual planning, forecasting and analytics. You will own the analytical reporting standards and KPI modelling, while being a key point of contact between finance and various departments across 2 manufacturing sites. You will work in close conjunction with the factory finance team and operations leadership. Your key responsibilities will be to:
1. Manage the FP&A deliverables for a group of factories. Ensure all deliverables are satisfied in a timely and accurate fashion.
2. Manage the relationship with the factory leadership and participate in factory leadership team meetings to present and discuss financial matters (actuals, variances, forecasts, annual plan, insights)
3. Oversee weekly calculation and variance analysis of key metrics of the manufacturing site, including, but not limited to, production volumes, labour cos...