Director Finance & Operations Business Partnering

Main Accountabilities

Strategic Finance & Business Partnering

• Act as the strategic finance partner to Operations leadership, enabling financial transparency, performance coaching, and operational accountability
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that enhance forecasting accuracy, optimize resource allocation, and reduce operating costs
• Validation of business cases and client proformas
• Facilitate robust communication from regional teams to corporate, including monthly business reviews, site performance updates, and dashboards
• Support post-acquisition integration efforts and change management initiatives in alignment with private equity value creation plans

 

Controlling & Financial Planning

• Review the accuracy of P&L and, where applicable, balance sheet reporting in accordance with IFRS and internal controls
• Lead the development and execution of rolling forecasts, flash forecasts, and scenario models
• Evaluate financial and operational KPIs, conducting variance analysis and performance deep-dives to support agile decision-making
• Coordinate with FP&A and Accounting to ensure timely and accurate monthly close processes

 

Operational Support & Decision Insights

• Deliver actionable insights across key operational drivers, including labor productivity, food and materials cost efficiency, throughput, service levels, and capital investment ROI
• Guide site-level leadership teams using visual analytics and predictive tools (e.g., Power BI, Adaptive Planning)
• Liaise with HQ Accounting & FP&A to ensure audit readiness, accounting accuracy, and adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Customer Profitability Analytics
• Cost recovery assessment. Collaboration between commercial and operations to improve margins and elevate client delight
• Collaborate with business partners during the development of value creation targets, which includes challenging values, timing, and feasibility of measures