This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.
Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!
Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.
Primary Purpose of this Position:
The role forms part of two local manufacturing plants senior management teams and will contribute by delivering highly effective business partnership to our Operations team. In doing so this role will drive financial value in our operating costs being our future fuel for growth. All of the referenced responsibilities below relate to two manufacturing plants that this role will be responsible for supporting.
What will you be responsible for?
Acts as a trusted business partner to the manufacturing plant leadership teams to support decision making and driving financial value in the form of EVA performance improvement
In support of the above - monitor and tracks monthly, quarterly and YTD financial related KPI performance and conduct monthly business performance reviews with manufacturing plant management teams
Analyse the month end financial close results and communicate results to the manufacturing plant operations teams (via standardized Ball Operational Excellence routines) and to the regional finance teams effectively, accurately and timely in standardized formats. NOTE: This role is NOT responsible for the accounting close of the financial books or associated journals / transactions, which are performed in a separate accounting / global business services (GBS) function. Partnership and collaboration with this function will be critical.
Leads the local development cross functionally of the manufacturing plant spending forecasts for annual operating plan cycle (AOP) efficiently, accurately and timely in standardized formats
Leads the local refresh cross functionally of the manufacturing plant spending forecasts for the quarterly refresh of the annual operating plan cycle (3+9, 6+6 & 9+3) efficiently, accurately and timely in standardized formats
Leads the development of an in month monthly refresh of financial forecasts for the manufacturing plant (often referred to as the POV) efficiently, accurately and timely in standardized formats. This serves to drive action and understanding within the manufacturing plant senior management team but also inform regional financial leadership of financial expectations in the near term.
Management of local capital budgets, project control and reporting, including all local investment proposals (AFEs) cradle to grave oversight from AFE creation to timely asset capitalization and project closure
Support finance led regional, manufacturing plant based or otherwise initiatives to drive EVA performance improvement and standardization of processes
Support non finance teams education at the manufacturing plant to build strong finance and business acumen around the key principles of how the business run, how we make money and how they can impact EVA each and every day
NOTE: This role is NOT responsible for participating and coordinating physical inventories and reconciliation at manufacturing plant and associated local warehouses (finished goods, spare parts, materials or assets). These are supported by the appropriate local functional teams locally under the supervision of a separate accounting / global business services (GBS) function. Partnership and collaboration in suitable education around what good looks like locally at the plant from a controllership perspective will be required as part of the educational responsibilities of the role
What are we looking for?
A minimum of a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance preferred with preference of a CMA or CPA.
A Minimum of 3 years job related experience
Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college or work-related experience
Strong leadership, negotiation and influencing skills
Systems literate including strong Excel capability
Ability to organize, plan, and prioritize
Ability to apply intensive and diversified evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard finance techniques, procedures, and criteria
Working knowledge of finance and forecasting principles, general business principles, legal and accounting practices, Economic Value Added (EVA), manufacturing standard costing, financial modelling and generally accepted managerial practices and procedures
Specific systems experienced preferred within Microsoft suite of applications, ERP systems (SAP, JDE, etc) and Hyperion Essbase (or equivalents)
Working Manufacturing experience preferred
Compensation & Benefits
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Hiring Salary Range: $96,000 - $137,180 (Salary to be determined by the applicants education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, Go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.
When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role. Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related detailssuch as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation datesfrom your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates).
Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.
When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.
Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.
Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
No agencies please.
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