Finance Manager - CCLO - Finance

CUSTOM CULINARY

For more than half a century, we've focused on a single mission at Custom Culinary: to create the finest-quality, most authentic bases, sauces and gravies for our foodservice and food processing customers. Developed by our culinary specialists to deliver made-from-scratch taste and inspired results in just minutes, our products bring exceptional aroma, flavor and consistency to all your signature dishes. True Taste begins with Custom Culinary.CUSTOM CULINARY

Por mas de medio siglo, en Custom Culinary nos hemos concentrado en una sola mision: crear las bases, salsas y aderezos mas autenticos y de mejor calidad para nuestros clientes de la industria alimentaria. Desarrollados por nuestros especialistas culinarios para ofrecer un sabor elaborado a partir de cero y resultados inspirados en cuestion de minutos, nuestros productos aportan un aroma, un sabor y una consistencia excepcionales a todos sus platos. El verdadero sabor comienza con Custom Culinary.

The Finance Manager is responsible for financial planning and analysis for the Custom Culinary business. Strategic and continuous improvement mindset required to ensure best practices are developed/enabled across planning and reporting activities. This includes annual and quarterly forecasts, month end reporting, and general business analytics. Also supports improved profitability analysis and results.

Annual Planning & Quarterly Forecasting

• Manage the planning process including scheduling and leading meetings to review status against planning timelines to ensure process on schedule and includes appropriate inputs/assumptions.
• Oversee the development of the raw material and packaging costs budget using the guidance from Purchasing to load material standard costs to D365.
• Drive continued process improvements in and completion of building Sales budget and forecasts
• Support the process for building Selling expense budget and forecasts
• Support building the SG&A budgets for other functions
• Consolidate and load data to BPC for forecasts and AOP
• Load budget details and forecasts to D365

Month End Close

• Lead the monthly financial closing process
• Ensure Revenue Recognition follows established procedures
• Variance analysis - identify key drivers for monthly financial performance
• Ensure expenses are properly coded and complete adjusting entries as needed
• Validate data in BPC ties to D365 general ledger and distribute scorecard
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure D365 balances align with G2 Sales reporting tool
• Investigate, recommend, and implement improved systems including but not limited to Technological, Procedural, and Talent improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve internal controls and processes
  

  Reporting

  
  
  
  
  • Prepare Month End Reporting package
  • Support completion of annual audit
  • Ad hoc reporting to support business projects/initiatives
  • Ensure that the interfaces between D365 and Blacksmith are correct. Lead resolution of issues as needed.
  
  
  
  
  

  People

  
  
  
  
  • Manage and support continued development of one direct reporting employee.
  • Support the development of department employees.
  • Continually work to improve talent, skills, and capabilities.
  
  
  
  

  Pricing and Profitability

  
  
  
  
  • Provide support to the on-going Portfolio optimization process (Sales data, costs, margin, and any analytics needed for the process)
  • Support processes to ensure new products achieve targeted margins
  • Quantify and track realized price increases
  • Price/volume/mix analysis
  
  
  
  * Lead the annual development and execution of GPE (Griffith Performance Excellence) for SG&A expense.

EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability

• Lombard, IL 60148 - Custom Culinary Headquarters, 2505 South Finley Road, Lombard, Illinois, United States of America