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This role is responsible for ensuring capital projects are appropriately evaluated, validated, approved, and executed in alignment with approved business cases and company financial objectives.\nThe Finance Engineering Manager supports Site Finance Managers through advanced analytics, factory benchmarking, and value realization processes that drive operational performance and network productivity improvements. The role serves as a key link between Engineering, Operations, and Finance to ensure investments and improvement initiatives deliver sustainable business results.\nKey Responsibilities\nCapital Project Financial Governance\nPartner with Engineering teams to evaluate, validate, and prioritize capital investment opportunities.\nDevelop, review, and challenge project business cases to ensure financial assumptions, risks, and expected returns are robust and well supported.\nEnsure capital expenditure requests comply with company financial policies, approval requirements, and investment criteria.\nSupport the capital authorization and approval process, providing financial recommendations to leadership.\nMonitor project execution against approved scope, budget, timelines, and financial commitments.\nProject Performance Tracking & Analysis\nTrack capital project actual spending against approved budgets and forecasts.\nIdentify and communicate project variances, financial risks, and 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operational results.\nSupport Site Finance Managers in evaluating the financial impact of operational initiatives, productivity programs, and continuous improvement efforts.\nProvide data-driven insights to help factories identify performance gaps and prioritize improvement opportunities.\nCollaborate with Site Finance and Operations leaders to track and validate value realization from productivity and operational improvement initiatives.\nDrive consistency in performance measurement, reporting methodologies, and value tracking across the manufacturing network.\nContinuous Improvement\nPartner with engineering and operational leaders to identify opportunities for improved capital efficiency and investment returns.\nBenchmark project performance, investment metrics, and financial outcomes across manufacturing facilities.\nShare best practices and lessons learned to improve future project selection, execution, and value realization.\nStrategic Business Partnership\nAct as a trusted 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