Responsable finance industriel/Site Finance Lead

Kenvue is currently recruiting for Site finance lead. Role reports to EMEA Make Finance Director. Location: Val de Reuil in France.

Who We Are

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What You Will Do

The Site Financial Controller will provide direct financial leadership to the Val de Reuil Site within the EMEA network, reporting into the EMEA Make Finance Director. This role will partner with the Site Director, Site Leadership Team members, his/her direct reports and the Regional and Global supply chain organizations to achieve short/long term financial performance commitments and assess opportunities across sites that are in scope. The Site Financial Controller will be responsible for Site business planning as well as the monitoring of actual results. He/she will partner with the Regional Make finance team to drive insights on budget vs actual drivers, operational metrics, and frame results. This role will lead total cost per unit analyses for the Site as well as review and approve the Business Plan standard costs. This position will collaborate with Global Services, Centers of Excellence, and other centralized organizations on the financial review cycles to ensure the reliability of the financial information. He/she will provide insightful commentary on the financial drivers and communicate potential risks and opportunities. Together with the Site Leadership team this individual will be responsible for risk management and driving a compliance culture across the Site. This role will identify and implement opportunities to enhance financial analytics and will also support process improvement and standardization initiatives. He/she will also take ownership for the performance and development of his/her direct reports, including the Madrid plant financial analyst.

Main Accountabilities

• Business Partnering and Decision Support:
  • Establish a collaborative relationship with the Site Director and well as the Site Leadership Team.
  • Provide in depth financial analysis and generate valuable insights to support business cases for investment decisions and cost savings opportunities.
  • Actively contribute to the Site’s strategy and master plan.
• Performance Analytics and Reporting:
  • Review and communicate performance on key financial drivers and metrics.
  • Discuss variances between plan and actual results, share insights and recommend gap closure plans to the Leadership team.
  • Identify potential risks and opportunities and lead discussions on associated action plans.
• Planning and Forecasting:
  • Work with business partners to challenge assumptions, build models, review financial outputs and influence decision making.
  • Present/Share the Site financial targets and budget to the Leadership team and Board to ensure strategic alignment.
• Product cost (standard costing) and pricing structure definition/review and maintenance.
• Risk Management and Compliance:
  • Member of the Statutory Board with oversight of internal controls for both US/SOX and local statutory requirements.
  • Support internal/external audits, present audit outcomes to the board.
  • Drive a culture of compliance across the Site.
• Support continuous improvements and best practices for financial processes/analytics and other ad hoc analyses/projects.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance as well as a professional accounting qualification (Masters in Accounting/CA/CPA/CIMA etc.)
• Fluency in French, English, any other European Language would be a plus

Required Competencies And Experience

• 6+ years of progressive finance experience preferably Supply Chain Finance experience.
• Strong leadership skills to develop and implement a vision
• High conceptual and analytical competence
• Ability to zoom in and out – ability to focus on process-oriented tactical plans as well as big picture strategic thinking to challenge status quo
• Collaboration and Business Partnering
• Well-deve