We are looking for a strategic finance leader to join our Drink & Beverages organization in Mississauga, Ontario. This Senior Manager, Operations Finance role will guide operational finance priorities by turning complex manufacturing, supply chain, and cost data into practical recommendations for senior decision-makers. The successful candidate will strengthen financial governance, improve forecasting and reporting practices, and help shape high-value investment and optimization decisions across the business.

Responsibilities:

• Guide the direction of the operations finance function by introducing more efficient, scalable, and technology-supported ways of working.

• Translate manufacturing, supply chain, and cost performance data into clear financial insights that help leaders assess trade-offs and act with confidence.

• Serve as the senior finance partner for plant controllership by promoting performance transparency, sound governance, and alignment with operational objectives.

• Lead financial assessments for network optimization, cost improvement programs, sourcing strategies, and other complex initiatives, presenting findings in a clear executive-ready format.

• Contribute financial expertise to operations-related acquisition activity, including costing analysis, capital needs evaluation, and integration planning.

• Review productivity-focused capital investments to confirm value creation, well-supported business cases, and consistency with long-term business goals.

• Assess how operational decisions affect inventory, payables, cash flow, and overall financial performance, connecting day-to-day execution to broader business results.

• Oversee enterprise-wide inventory reporting and governance, improving accuracy, reliability, and process consistency across systems.

• Partner with Controllership and cross-functional teams to maintain strong internal controls, compliance standards, and accounting integrity.

• Enhance reporting and analytics capabilities by making better use of planning, reporting, and performance management tools, including platforms such as Hyperion and related systems.

• Significant experience in operations finance, financial planning and analysis, or plant finance leadership within a manufacturing or consumer products environment.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and business case development for operational and capital initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate P& L, cash flow, working capital, and inventory impacts tied to supply chain and production decisions.
• Experience working with financial systems and reporting tools, including EPM platforms, accounting software, and advanced analytics applications.
• Proven ability to communicate complex financial findings through concise, decision-oriented presentations and recommendations.
• Solid understanding of financial controls, compliance requirements, and partnership with controllership functions.
• Capability to lead cross-functional projects, challenge assumptions, and turn analysis into measurable business actions.
• Advanced proficiency in ad hoc reporting, financial planning processes, and performance management in a fast-paced environment.

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