Sr. Manager, Finance - Business Operations

Role Summary:

Verano is experiencing exponential growth, and we are looking to add to our Finance team. The Sr. Manager, Finance – Business Operations is responsible for manufacturing inventory methodology, valuation, movements, and corporate product costing. The role consolidates and evaluates direct materials, WIP, and Finished Goods across Verano. This multi-faceted position serves as a key business partner that requires business partnership with several departments: operations, supply chain, IT and finance. Attention to detail, curiosity, system/Excel expertise and an ownership mindset are essential.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Inventory Valuation

• Requires a strong understanding of inventory with the ability to analyze the process from raw materials to release of finished goods
• Prepare monthly operations review presentation for senior operational and finance leadership
• Develop, implement, and maintain cost accounting methods and procedures
• Advise and influence business partners to identify lowest cost, highest growth opportunities
• Track and analyze labor and headcount associated with facilities
• Cost model analytics for inflationary cost increases and pricing margin erosion
• Plan, collect, and analyze data to drive costing initiatives
• Provide production support in complex environments
• Analyze product profitability and overhead for the product mix
• Drive adhesion to company policies and procedures in operations
• Creatively and continuously search for opportunities for operational efficiency and simplification.
• Deploy new processes and procedures to improve efficiencies across the organization
• Assist in the assessment of systems requirements for ERP implementation
• Optimize existing manual processes to leverage SAP
• Build partnerships with key business partners to create transparency and drive operational excellence
• Identify financial improvement opportunities and collaborate with operations on execution

Direct Material & Inventory Management

• Drive annual physical inventory counts
• Perform monthly analysis on aged, excess, and obsolescence inventory
• Analyze and implement financial visibility into inventory movements, purchasing, procurement, consumption rates, and logistics
• Ability to create, maintain, and standardize bill of materials (BOMs)
• Manage various cost streams such as purchase orders and inventory across national production sites
• Create, manage, monitor and deliver KPIs and recommendations nationwide
• Financial oversight of the Goods received and Invoiced received (GR/IR) process to collaborate with Supply Chain and Operations Warehouse departments validating goods are ordered, received, and paid timely (3-way match)
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in accounting or finance required
• 5+ years of related experience in financial operations required
• Microsoft Office, specifically in Microsoft Word, Excel (advanced), and PowerPoint experience required
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations required
• Strong ability to influence appropriate operational counterparts to timely closeout duties
• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must be able to pass a state and federal criminal background check
• Ability to travel up to 10% to company locations

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA designation is a plus
• Direct experience in CPG or manufacturing (inventory experience) is a plus
• SAP platform experience is a plus