Finance Analyst, Global Manufacturing - Lincoln, United States - Zoetis

Description

Role Description

An opportunity exists for an experienced, proven Finance leader to join the team at the Lincoln, Nebraska manufacturing facility (which also incorporates operations in White Hall, IL).

The Lincoln site supports more than $1.5B in revenue and is responsible for supplying many of Zoetis' largest and most innovative products to livestock and petcare customers around the globe.

This is a new role at the site supporting the Finance Lead and Finance Manager in a broad range of areas including annual operating plan, forecasting and month end close where you will be working directly with operations colleagues across the site to understand financial performance and interpret results.

In addition, the successful candidate will assist with management of R&D expenses incurred by the site communication with counterparts in the R&D organization.

This is an excellent position for someone looking to move into a fast-paced manufacturing environment experiencing significant growth and investment.

Key Responsibilities
Support reporting of daily and monthly financials to site and platform leadership including detailed analysis of site output vs. plan and expenses vs. plan
Participate in process team and daily tier board meetings
Participate in quarterly forecasting and annual operating plan
Support costing activity for new products being introduced to the site
Support distressed inventory and inventory destruction process
Ensure compliance with Zoetis policies and procedures and SOX controls
Manage R&D related expenses for the site and communication with R&D colleagues on-site
Ad-hoc support as required
Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting
MBA in Finance or related discipline preferred

Experience:
Minimum 2 years finance experience
Previous costing experience preferred
Strong analytical and people skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple and diverse projects
Demonstrated high level of customer focus
High level of proficiency in spreadsheet-based software applications
Previous SAP experience preferred

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