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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is a premium wine company that is proud to call the greater Seattle area our home. We are a collection of distinctive wine estates and maker of some of the finest wines in the world. As a result, our wines are a force for gatherings and conversations to serve the well-being of our consumers, our communities and our land. This approach has resulted in our ability to offer our consumers outstanding and distinctive wines from some of the best regions in the world.
We are currently seeking highly qualified candidates for a Finance Manager to join our team. The position can be located in either Paterson or Woodinville, Washington.
What you will do:
Financial Guidance and Process Ownership-
Manage, maintain and monitor the budget and forecasting process working closely with budget owners and planning to drive value from this effort
Work with budget owners to prioritize capital needs and develop long term plans for capital requests. Perform business case analysis to support capital requests.
Work closely with corporate planning and accounting departments to understand deliverables and meet these within timelines
Strategy / Leadership-
Partner with business owners to explore opportunities for efficiency in their areas of responsibility
Manage planning models for scenario analysis with the Chief Supply Officer and the Chief Winemaker
Assess cost saving and productivity initiatives
Analysis-
Develop short and long-term business plans including working to balance supply and processing capacity, capital and manpower requirements
Work with capacity planning on production capacity needs
Estimate vintage product costs based on planned expense and production qualities.
Provide vintage product cost to planning for use in the annual and long-term plan
Maintain the costing model and use it for scenario planning and ad hoc analysis.
Work with viticulture, winemaking and the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) organization to balance grape supply with vintage requirements
Work closely with IBP to ensure the planned retail & wholesale sales are accurately represented in the vintage requirements
Analyze services and develop fees between the joint ventures and Ste Michelle Wine Estates legal entities
Reporting-
Compile and analyze monthly performance reports
Develop and monitor cashflow requirements
Develop key metrics for operations group to describe performance trends and focus on action areas.
Guidance and Direction-
Provide direction to budget managers regarding responsibilities and timelines related to budget and forecast
May require long hours of sitting at a computer
Occasional travel between wineries
What you will bring:
Bachelor Degree with Finance, Accounting or related field preferred.
5+ years of financial analysis experience, preferably with a manufacturing or consumer products company.
Track record of collaboration; able to handle multiple priorities within strict deadlines.
Self-motivated, organized, capable of self-direction but willing to ask for direction when uncertain
Requires professional skepticism with ability to move between detail and big picture.
Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of functions, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Curiosity about business, eager to share, a contextual story teller and continuous learner
Complete understanding of the budget and forecast cycles, experience with planning software.
Prior work with and understanding of financial statements and their interactions.
Experience with net present value and business case development
Comfort in bringing clarity to ambiguous information.
Demonstrated history in process improvement.
Advanced MS Office skills.
Experience with financial planning software and ERP highly preferred.
CPA, CMA a plus.
Who you are:
You are curious and continuously learn and grow your capabilities.
You respect and value the power of conversation to bring people together, learn and solve problems.
You value inclusion and work to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed and every voice is heard.
You are innovative and have the courage to pursue new ideas.
You make an impact by being bold and taking action.
We believe in developing the leadership potential of our employees by providing opportunities for training, development and advancement.
In addition to the opportunity to apply and develop your skills toward key business objectives, we offer an excellent compensation package including a competitive base salary, comprehensive health insurance, participation in our 401k programs, and incentive compensation programs and relocation assistance packages for select roles.
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other protected class. For more information, see the EEOC’s “Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law” poster.
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Education
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Bachelors or better.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)