Sr. Analyst, Plant Finance

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Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Primary Purpose of this Position:
The role forms part of two local manufacturing plants senior management teams and will contribute by delivering highly effective business partnership to our Operations team. In doing so this role will drive financial value in our operating costs being our future fuel for growth. All of the referenced responsibilities below relate to two manufacturing plants that this role will be responsible for supporting.
What will you be responsible for?

• Acts as a trusted business partner to the manufacturing plant leadership teams to support decision making and driving financial value in the form of EVA performance improvement

• In support of the above - monitor and tracks monthly, quarterly and YTD financial related KPI performance and conduct monthly business performance reviews with manufacturing plant management teams

• Analyse the month end financial close results and communicate results to the manufacturing plant operations teams (via standardized Ball Operational Excellence routines) and to the regional finance teams effectively, accurately and timely in standardized formats.

• Leads the local development cross functionally of the manufacturing plant spending forecasts for annual operating plan cycle (AOP) efficiently, accurately and timely in standardized formats

• Leads the local refresh cross functionally of the manufacturing plant spending forecasts for the quarterly refresh of the annual operating plan cycle (3+9, 6+6 & 9+3) efficiently, accurately and timely in standardized formats

• Leads the development of an "in month" monthly refresh of financial forecasts for the manufacturing plant (often referred to as the POV) efficiently, accurately and timely in standardized formats. This serves to drive action and understanding within the manufacturing plant senior management team, but also inform regional financial leadership of financial expectations in the near term.

• Management of local capital budgets, project control and reporting, including all local investment proposals (AFE's)– cradle to grave oversight from AFE creation to timely asset capitalization and project closure.

• Support finance led regional, manufacturing plant based or otherwise initiatives to drive EVA performance improvement and standardization of processes.

• Support non finance teams education at the manufacturing plant to build strong finance and business acumen around the key principles of how the business run, how we make money and how they can impact EVA each and every day.
NOTE: This role is NOT responsible for the accounting close of the financial books or associated journals / transactions. It is also NOT responsible for participating and coordinating physical inventories and reconciliation at manufacturing plant and associated local warehouses (finished goods, spare parts, materials or assets). These are both supported by the appropriate local functional teams locally and a separate accounting / global business services (GBS) function
What are we looking for?

• Completed Bachelor Degree

• Proven work-related experience

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

• Systems literate including strong Excel capability

• Ability to organize, plan, and prioritize

• Ability to apply intensive and diversified evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard finance techniques, procedures, and criteria

• Working knowledge of finance and forecasting principles, general business principles, legal and accounting practices, Economic Value Added (EVA), manufacturing standard costing, financial modelling and generally accepted managerial practices and procedures

• Specific systems experienced preferred within Microsoft suite of applications, ERP systems (SAP, JDE, etc) and Hyperion Essbase (or equivalents)

• Working Manufacturing experience preferred

• English - desirable

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

Job Grade: Global Grade 10