What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Finance Manager position at VEKA - North America?
Job Details
Description
VEKA is seeking a high-potential finance professional for a developmental leadership role designed to build future succession for senior finance leadership.
This role offers broad exposure across controlling, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), operational finance, margin analysis and audit within a multi-site manufacturing environment, with increasing responsibility over time. This role partners closely with commercial and operational team members to drive profitability, cost discipline, and data driven decision-making.
Duties And Responsibilities
Financial Close & Controlling
Technical Skills
Description
VEKA is seeking a high-potential finance professional for a developmental leadership role designed to build future succession for senior finance leadership.
This role offers broad exposure across controlling, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), operational finance, margin analysis and audit within a multi-site manufacturing environment, with increasing responsibility over time. This role partners closely with commercial and operational team members to drive profitability, cost discipline, and data driven decision-making.
Duties And Responsibilities
Financial Close & Controlling
- Learns all aspects of the monthly closing process and supports each area on a rotational basis.
- Closing of Accounts Payable
- Product costing and inventory
- Personnel, freight, maintenance and other expense categories
- Fixed assets and depreciation
- Margin analysis by location
- Participate in the company transition to the CO-PA module in SAP.
- Provide support for capital expenditure evaluations and VOFI analysis for investments going forward and on a post-mortem basis.
- Support the conversion of key reports from Business Warehouse and Business Objects server to Datasphere.
- Oversight of monthly Sales and Use Tax Returns
- Support the annual budgeting and forecasting processes for VEKA NA.
- Support business profitability analyses (e.g. Segments, Lamination, Value-Ad Center (VAC), Door shop, etc.)
- Develop financial models to support commercial, operational, and strategic decisions.
- Partner with Controlling leaders at Parent Company in Germany to align on financial performance, drive process improvements, and support global strategic objectives.
- Build SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) performance dashboards and KPIs for leadership.
- Use Margin Contribution Calculation (MCC) tool to understand current margin performance and trends.
- Partner with operations and commercial team by participating in Business Unit (BU) Leadership team meetings to understand drivers of profitability and to support commercial and operational team members.
- Analyses data and communicates opportunities to reduce costs and maximize profits.
- Support leadership with data-driven insights and performance analysis
- Participate in cross-functional initiatives to improve efficiency and results
- Assist in financial analysis for capital investments and business cases
- Develop understanding of cash flow and working capital drivers
- Gain exposure to broader financial structure concepts
- Support year-end close processes in collaboration with VEKA North America accounting team, external auditors and Controlling at parent company in Germany.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and company financial policies.
- Drive improvements in reporting accuracy, data integrity, and ERP utilization.
- Support preparation of annual Corporate Tax returns and related schedules
- Any other assigned responsibilities
Technical Skills
- Strong accounting understanding, financial modelling skills, and analytical capabilities
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred)
- Solid understanding of cost accounting, margin analysis, and profitability drivers
- Proven team lead capabilities
- Ability to collaborate cross–functionally in order to develop an overall understanding of VEKA’s business as well as an understanding of each site’s operations, financial performance and key drivers.
- Strong commercial acumen and business partnering mindset
- Ability to influence operational and sales stakeholders
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Keen attention to details and accuracy
- Ability to operate effectively in a multi-site, fast-paced environment
- Discretion and confidentiality are a must.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
- CPA, CMA, or equivalent preferred
- 6–10 years of experience in Controlling, FP&A, operational finance, or public accounting
- Experience in manufacturing, industrial, or capital-intensive environments strongly preferred
- Experience with German accounting methods or international financial consolidation preferred