Finance Business Partner

Financial Performance & Decision Support

• Act as the primary finance partner to the Plant Manager and site leadership team.
• Own and explain operational and commercial performance, including cost, yield/waste, inventory, productivity, and asset utilization.
• Build and communicate end-to-end margin bridges, including price, mix, volume, and cost drivers.
• Deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance analysis versus budget and prior year with actionable insights.
• Identify, quantify, and track margin improvement, cost reduction, and value creation opportunities.
• Challenge sales, margin, and operational performance through strong partnership with Commercial and Operations teams.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budget process for the Extruded Proteins business.
• Own forecasting and budgeting processes in collaboration with Sales, Pricing, Operations, and centralized teams.
• Analyze and explain budget and forecast variances while driving corrective actions.
• Support strategic planning and capacity planning initiatives.

Reporting, Close & Financial Governance

• Own daily, weekly, and monthly reporting processes for operational and commercial performance.
• Lead month-end close activities, including accruals, balance sheet management, inventory reconciliations, and fixed asset tracking.
• Serve as the site finance gatekeeper, ensuring compliance, controls, and risk management.
• Support leadership presentations, reviews, and executive reporting requirements.
• Ensure adherence to Kerry financial policies, standard processes, and best practices.

Costing, Inventory & Working Capital

• Partner with centralized costing teams to ensure product costing accuracy.
• Drive inventory management and working capital performance.
• Support cycle count accuracy, excess and obsolete inventory management, and process improvement initiatives.
• Develop a deep understanding of end-to-end plant operations to support decision-making.

Capital & Strategic Projects

• Support development and evaluation of capital investment business cases.
• Track capital spending and benefits realization.
• Partner with regional and functional stakeholders on strategic initiatives.
• Provide financial stewardship for transformation, productivity, and margin-improvement programs.

Ways of Working & Continuous Improvement

• Support commercial effectiveness routines and profitability improvement programs.
• Partner with GBS, FP&A, and central teams to leverage standardized processes.
• Provide ad hoc financial and commercial analysis.
• Drive a high-performance culture and accountability for business results.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• 4–6+ years of finance experience, preferably supporting manufacturing or operations environments.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency with financial analytics and reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering capabilities.
• Excellent communication, organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional certification.
• SAP experience.
• Experience with FP&A, strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Experience with margin management and profitability analysis, including price/mix, volume, and cost driver analysis.
• Experience leading cost management and productivity initiatives.
• Experience supporting capital investment analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of financial reporting, balance sheet management, accruals, and fixed assets.
• Understanding of audit and technical accounting fundamentals.