Lead Finance Business Partner

What does a Lead Finance Business Partner do at Swire Coca - Cola?The Lead Finance Business Partner serves as a strategic advisor to the Denver manufacturing plant leadership, supporting a high‑volume Coca‑Cola operation with annual case production and OPEX spend in the tens of millions. This role provides financial leadership and rigorous business case analysis to optimize cost, profitability, and overall plant performance, while driving cross‑functional continuous improvement initiatives. As a key member of the Manufacturing Finance and Plant Leadership teams, the Finance Manager (Lead Finance Business Partner) applies strong managerial accounting expertise within manufacturing processes to deliver actionable insights and achieve 3-5% annual productivity gains. Reporting to the Sr. Finance Manager, Manufacturing, with a dotted line to the Plant Director, this role is a critical subject matter expert accountable for enabling location-specific enterprise targets through analytical rigor, strategic influence, and operational partnership

Responsibilities:

Drives process excellence, efficiency, and effectiveness through the application of operational excellence/lean approach, including KPI insightsLeads business planning and forecasting leveraging business requirements, and improved productivity by leveraging internal and external insightsFinance leader in functional and/or regional management routinesDrives proactive solutions based on trend analysis, risks, and opportunities, and utilizes management routines to review deviation and trend analysis, risk, opportunitiesPartner with functional and/or regional management to develop business objectives and key resultsCross functional finance business partnership to ensure alignmentPromote a clear understanding of financial metrics and operational levers to develop financial acumen across the organizationEnsure effective internal controls are in place and properly executedPerform ad hoc financial analysis that guides business decisionsProtection of the organization and its assetsCreate efficient and effective processesMaintain integrity in financial reportingEmpower leaders to make accurate and fast decisionsInfluence the strategic direction of the businessLeverage financial and non-financial insights to drive transformationBuild a world-class finance organizationEnable the business to make the best decision by delivering the right information at the right timeDrive change with a sense of urgency to identify opportunities and achieve continuous growthCollaborate to leverage the talents and knowledge of othersDeliver a differentiated experience by identifying who my customers are and what they value

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, business or related field6+ yrs in a Finance or Accounting Role, preferably 2+ in manufacturing environment6+ yrs experience in Financial Reporting/Analysis/Management4+ yrs Management or leadership roleComfortable in a high speed, dynamic manufacturing environmentExperience building financial acumen across diverse teamsProficient with Financial systems, data visualization tools including PowerBI, and Microsoft Office SuiteExperience partnering with business leaders multiple plant departments (Quality, Safety, Production, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Site Leadership) and being comfortable in a production plant setting are key to success in this roleThis role requires on-site presence at a minimum 5 days a week

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