Zoetis Looking for Finance Lead, Global Manufacturing & Supply at Union City, CA, United States Full Time

Job Description

Role Description
Finance Lead, Global Manufacturing & Supply – Union City, CA
Role Description
An opportunity exists for an experienced, proven Finance leader to join the team at the Union City, California manufacturing facility. The Union City site is a relatively new addition to the Zoetis network having been added in 2018 and is responsible for supplying many of the company’s fastest growing diagnostic products to customers around the globe.
The primary focus of this role will be providing financial counsel and partnership to the site leader and leadership team playing a key role in shaping the future vision as they navigate through a period of rapid growth and expansion. The successful candidate will have a strong operational background and be able challenge the status quo helping the site maximize supply reliability, operational effectiveness and efficiency. They can translate and communicate operational changes into financial impacts for the team.
This position will also be responsible for driving financial performance, reinforcing a culture of accountability for financial results at the site while ensuring a strong control environment and compliance with policies and procedures. Maintaining a high performing and engaged team will also be critical to success. The successful candidate will be a member of the site leadership team.
Key Responsibilities

• Provide financial support and counsel to site leader and leadership team, drive financial performance at the site and foster a culture of continuous improvement across the organization
• Lead long range financial planning activities for the site; a key partner in identifying and implementing strategic initiatives at the site
• Establish effective working relationships with finance and non finance colleagues across the organization. Maintain close working relationship with Finance Lead, Diagnostics & BioDevices Platform
• Responsibility for financial planning, analysis and control including leadership of annual budget process, product costing, quarterly forecasting activity and monthly reporting of actual results, ensuring the timeliness and integrity of financial data
• Act as key point of contact for the site with Zoetis Operating Model
• Maintain compliance with US GAAP and Pfizer/Zoetis accounting policies and procedures. Co-ordinate internal and external audit activity
• Support network strategy activity

Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting
• CPA or MBA in Finance or related discipline preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years finance experience in complex manufacturing environment
• Experience driving successful operational excellence initiatives
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple and diverse projects
• Demonstrated high level of customer focus
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Previous people management experience
• Ability to provide direction to achieve a high level of financial performance and compliance
• Understands cost accounting principles
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Previous SAP experience required

Full time
Regular
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