Our client, a highly established and international Manufacturer, seeks to recruit a Senior Finance Manager / Financial Controller to join it's growing team at their Wexford manufacturing operation. The successful applicants will play a key role in supporting the local management team and work closely with the General Manager, as a true Business Partner, ensuring the provision of all relevant financial information to support a constant process of business improvement. Leading a team of between 4 to 6 personnel, this is a highly commercial opportunity with a focus on driving and maintaining exceptional performance. The emphasis is very much on using finance and business analysis to assist the management team to identify challenges and opportunities to ensure achievement of the units goals. The Senior Finance Manager will report directly to the Global Operations Controller, with a strong indirect reporting line to the local General Manager. Our client requires an enthusiastic, ambitious and driven Finance Manager/Financial Controller with Manufacturing industry experience, being a pre-requisite for this role. Main tasks and responsibilities: Providing support to business partners by delivering comprehensive and timely financial information to support business management and decision making. Developing and monitoring monthly reports for revenues and expenditure together will all other controlling aspects of the factory and legal entity. Analysing deviations between actual, rolling forecast and budget. Being proactive in supporting business partners to create plans to close identified gaps and implement improvements. Monthly manufacturing variances, KPI-setting and analysis and identification of gaps and improvement measures. Support Business Partners in the review and analysis of the financial impact of strategic initiatives and investment opportunities. Establish and manage the tracking and monitoring of KPIs. Monitor and control capital expenditure spending. Manage factory and unit costs, ensuring adherence to cost-calculation standards and support business partners in cost reduction and process improvement initiatives. Work with business partners to prepare plans, budgets and forecasts. Deliver effective and timely communication on all relevant issues to internal and external stakeholders. A strong emphasis on reviewing and assessing all issues relating to internal controls and factory risks, coordinating with colleagues to ensure that risk-management policies and procedures are managed and implemented effectively and supporting internal and external audits in operational and new-business related financial matters. Assess financial contracts and tender orders from a cost and risk perspective. To succeed in this role, you must possess: Very strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally. Excellent negotiation, influencing and presentation skills. Highly-developed analytical ability, with strong commercial awareness and deep business understanding. Strong SAP/ERP and advanced excel skills desirable. Very strong problem-solving and organisational skills, with proven ability to prioritise responsibilities and processes. Excellent project-management skills, with the ability to coordinate and manage multiple improvement initiatives at once. The ability to lead, manage and motivate a team in a high-performance matrix environment, combined with the ability to support a variety of business areas. Readiness to travel Occasional national & international travel It is important to note that the Wexford operation is a key site for this global organisation and currently, there are 40 Group Roles held by personnel at Wexford site. There are huge opportunities for personnel within this organisation. Benefits on offer: Annual Leave - Enjoy 26 days of holiday. Flexibility - Achieve work -life balance. Pension - Benefit from a defined contribution pension scheme. Long Service Awards - We acknowledge and celebrate your dedicated years of service. Flexi-time between the hours of 08:00am to 18:00/6:00pm, working 40 hours per week and the option to finish at 1:00pm/13:00pm each Friday. Please also note, due to the critical nature of this position, there is no hybrid working model. This role will require the successful applicant to be office based for 5 days per week. Our client requires a candidate already permitted and authorised to work in Ireland and are not willing to consider applicants requiring a visa/permit/sponsorship, therefore, only candidates whom are already authorised to work in Ireland will be contacted and considered for this position. Skills: Manufacturing SAP/ERP Internal Financial Controls Finance and Business Analysis Manufacturing Variances Capital Expenditure Budgeting and Forecasting