The Company
My client is a prominent automation business, based in West Auckland. The company is a leader in its field and has a supportive culture. The business prides itself in terms of their product, state of the art manufacturing process whilst trading with reputable clients.

The Role
The role of GM Finance is very commercially focused. You must have expertise in manufacturing operations and understand the factory from a productivity perspective and drive operational performance of the plant from a financial perspective. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide leadership to the finance team and the wider business
• Ensure the monthly reporting pack is accurate and timely for the Exec team.
• Drive the budgeting & forecasting process and guide the business accordingly
• Drive flash reporting for decision making
• Business partner with the Division Manager & the MD.
• Oversee the annual statutory reporting, tax compliance and legislative requirements
• Manage cashflow
• Develop KPI’s of operational effectiveness and measure performance to drive performance, particularly around sales, margins and factory effectiveness
• Assess financial risks and benefits of all prospective contracts with customers
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Your profile:
To be considered for this role you must be commercially savvy and have worked as a site controller within a manufacturing organisation. You will have the following attributes:

• A team player who is happy to be hands on and pivot as required between hands on and strategic
• SAP Experience
• An ability to business partner a wide range of people, functions and personalities
• Preferably a CA or equivalent
• Ideally experience in working in MNC
• A broad view of business; i.e. we are looking for an individual with wide business knowledge and commercial and manufacturing acumen

How to apply
Please send your resume in Microsoft Word format by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact Ronil Singh in our Auckland office on 09-915-6700.


Job Reference No: 06900-0013095002