Finance Business Partner

OUR ROLE

Collaborate with the business by providing an environment which supports the efficient development of integrated financial and non-financial plans, supporting future oriented organisational outcomes. Support and challenge the business through insightful analysis to highlight opportunities to improve future operational performance. A trusted business partner who creates tangible value that drives and influences business outcomes. Fosters teamwork and collaboration across the Graymont finance team to delivery synergies across the geographies.

KEY FOCUS AREAS THE ROLE WILL INCLUDE:

Safety, Health and Environment

• Commit to maintaining a safe system of work in the workplace.
• Contribute to building the culture of safety and environmental responsibility by considering own safety and the environment at a personal level and instigating or being actively involved in safety and/or environmental initiatives.

Planning

• Provide analytical business plan reviews
• Ensure sales volume are aligned with production capabilities
• Converting business initiatives into operating plan and budget target setting
• Support effective business decisions in line with Graymont strategy and business objectives
• Detailed understanding between budget, forecast and actual business performance
• Assist directors and plant managers by providing an understanding of gap analysis between budget and actual performance
• Support to business managers to identify and quantify opportunities and risks
• Translate business initiative into forward business performance targets

Analysis

• During the month assist directors and plant managers understand key drivers for business performance
• Challenge the business by raising queries and/or analysis regarding cost and revenue drivers enabling improvement initiatives
• Undertaking analysis that will enable support business decisions
• In collaboration with the Logistics and Operations team, support and influence the lowest cost to serve analysis to customer.
• In collaboration with the logistics team, support the supply chain analysis to optimize product margin.

Accounting & costing

• Perform overview of cash gross margin validation at month end
• Successful management and support the delivery of month end result in line with finance reporting timeline
• Oversee JD Edwards entries for sites within your responsibility; investigate and correct entries where required for production, sales, stock, purchases and freight
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of all accounting entries in all accounting systems for the sites within your region and assist with general ledger coding
• Compile monthly management reports in line with the finance reporting timeline
• Maintain the integrity of the fixed asset register for all sites within your region by managing the asset administration on a timely basis (transfer / disposal / acquisition / verification / Construction Work-In-Progress)

Strategy & Investment

• Prepare financial feasibility assessments for investment proposals
• Review capex proposal for accuracy and completeness
• Challenge and test assumptions used by project teams to prepare business case
• Translating investment opportunities into business performance targets

Compliance

• Work with and monitor site’s implementation Graymont internal controls
• Assess and drive internal control effectiveness across Graymont operating sites
• Understand and communicate to sites in your region Graymont’s Company Policies and Company Wide Procedures and ensure compliance therewith
• Liaise with external audit to support successful audit process

QUALIFICATIONS

• An appropriate degree in accounting or equivalent
• 4 to 6 years practical financial and management accounting experience in a manufacturing and/or mining environment
• CA or CPA qualified if necessary.

Experience & Technical Skills

Essential Skills

• Advanced user of MS Excel
• Experience in dealing with large volumes of transactional data
• Good communication – verbal and written
• Experience with a large, fully integrated ERP system preferably JD Edwards
• An ability to switch between detailed analysis and the big picture view as required
• An ability to work with people as part of a team and form good working relationships with accounting and operational staff
• Participating effectively in a multidisciplinary team, contributing to achieving tasks and timeliness

ABOUT GRAYMONT

Graymont is a global leader in the production and marketing of lime and limestone products. We have operations across North America and Asia Pacific. Graymont’s growing business focuses on technology and application innovation. To achieve this, Graymont supports the training and development of its employees and provides them with opportunities to explore their careers across Graymont’s commercial, technological, engineering, environmental and finance functions, among others.

Our Workplace

Graymont derives its competitive edge in large part from more than 1,600 employees who bring their diverse skills and energy to work every day at offices and plant sites across North America and Asia-Pacific. In return, we provide competitive wages and benefits, a safe and healthy work environment where you and your team can perform without injury, and opportunities to grow and develop the skills and experience to realize your full potential.