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Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.\nAt Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.\nJoin us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.\nPOSITION SUMMARY:\nThis experienced Finance Leader is the steadfast custodian of stewardship and governance for the facility. Trusted co-pilot to the Factory Manager and Factory Leadership Teams with direct dialogue with the Operations Controller for NHSc US. As the accountable individual for all factory financial matters, you will play a crucial role in shaping the vision, organization, practices, and initiatives/projects of the facility. Your fact-based decision-making skills will drive both short-term objectives and long-term strategic initiatives. By providing visibility and accurate forecasts of costs related to factory processes through comprehensive analysis and reporting, you will ensure effective budget monitoring and control of variances. Additionally, you will ensure compliance with financial legal requirements and Nestle Accounting Standards (NAS).\nThis role is instrumental in driving financial excellence and ensuring the overall success of our manufacturing operations. This is a fully onsite role at our large Eau Claire, WI aseptic factory.\nPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nCash Flow & Continuous Improvement\nIdentify, drive and deliver cost improvement opportunities, be an active contributor to improvement projects and initiatives, validate, review and track proposed savings.\nChallenge assumptions for cost improvements in factory based on internal and external benchmark information on factory performance and costs.\nActively drive improvement activities within the factory and ensure activities are in alignment with business Operational Master Plan.\nReporting and Analytics\nManage and interpret factory reporting of actuals and forecasts for the factory and key outside stakeholders; ensure transparency, accuracy and timeliness of this process; follow up and monitoring of progress to close gaps, ensuring Nestle financial policies, Accounting Standards and Costing Standards are followed by promoting ownership of data at source.\nStrategic Evaluations\nIdentify and lead strategic financial analysis relating to major or strategic decisions related to the factory to ensure full transparency of costs and non-financial implications.\nBusiness Planning\nDrive business planning; manage the overall factory budget with factory management team as well as being the critical liaison between factory and Corporate/Commercial Teams in the business planning process. Perform forecasts, revisions or simulations if needed. \nCapital Investments\nDevelop, control and ensure robust evaluations of capital investment plans and requests including post CAPEX evaluations.\nInternal Controls\nEnsure clear control and visibility of assets and liabilities, including the development, implementation and compliance with internal controls in all areas. \nAccountable for Segregation of Duties (SODs) and assessment of compensating control effectiveness. This includes establishing a solid and periodic monitoring of the internal controls effectiveness and appropriately escalating business risks.\nPerformance Management, Development and Talent\nCoach and develop the factory personnel with focus on finance individuals & team including career and succession planning.\nEnsure factory finance personnel are meeting/exceeding performance expectations.\nCompliance\nManage routine audit activities within the factory to ensure compliance on critical areas eg. NAS, Costing Standards, statuatory accounting/tax, OPEX guideline and appropriately escalate business risks.\nAs the Champion of compliance & risk management for the site is the key contact for internal and external audits within the factory. \nKnowledge Transfer\nDrive clear understanding of financial key figures, costing and business impact within and outside the factory, including organizing training sessions for non-specialists.\nPerform other duties as assigned:\nSafety and Environmental\nFollow factory safety & environmental objectives & targets\nFollow the plant safety rules; report incidents & unsafe conditions immediately \nMaintain compliance with regulations, and refer to the Safety & Environmental Management System(s) on all related procedures and programs\nUnderstand the environmental aspects of the position and take action to reduce these environmental impacts by conserving paper, electricity, water etc. Will also recycle all appropriate materials (paper, plastic, food, etc.)\nQuality\nFollow factory food safety, quality objectives & targets \nFollow Nestle Good Manufacturing Practices; report food safety and quality issues immediately\nMaintain compliance with regulations, and refer to Nestle Quality Management System on all related procedures and programs\nUnderstand the food safety and quality aspects of the position as indicated on QMS, OJT's and SOP's that apply\nREQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL:\nBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or similar required\n7+ years in cost or general accounting required. Experience at a factory/operational level preferred\nKnowledge of accounting principles in fixed assets, accounts payable, payroll, inventory control, financial reporting and general accounting\nKnowledge of activity based cost accounting /management and factory management systems/tools\nAdvanced experience with MS Office Suite, with emphasis on Excel\nExperience with Oracle & SAP\nDemonstrated experience in effectively managing and leading others \nBasic understanding of information systems function\nStrong team player with excellent project leadership skills and ability to work independently\nInfluential communicator with the ability to drive change and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization \nAbility to manage a multi-faceted department\nAbility to work fully onsite at our Eau Claire, WI factory\nFlexibility to work on weekend shifts and night shifts when needed\nSalary: $133,119.00 to $188,840.00 per year\nBonus Eligibility: Yes\nThe pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.\nNestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits\nIt is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.\nTo our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.\nThe Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at  or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.\nThis position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.\nReview our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy.\nJob Requisition: 427091\nAt Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.\nAt Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. 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