FP&A Operations Lead - M&S Americas

About the role

Opella is hiring an FP&A Operations Lead for its Manufacturing & Supply organization, covering manufacturing sites across the Americas. You will lead capital and operating expenditure financial operations, strengthening reporting accuracy, forecasting reliability and financial governance while working with Manufacturing, Finance Business Partners and Site Controllers. The role reports to the Head of FP&A Operations Americas.

Key responsibilities

• Lead monthly closing for manufacturing expenses and capital investments, including variance analysis, accruals, provisions, prepaid expenses, capitalization and balance sheet reviews.
• Lead budget, forecast and rolling forecast cycles for capital and operating expenditure, consolidating assumptions and validating spending plans with site finance partners.
• Build and maintain forecasts, identify financial risks and opportunities, and support long-range planning and scenario analysis for manufacturing investments and cost optimization.
• Oversee capital investment governance by monitoring project execution, approved budgets, timelines, capitalization milestones, financial performance and ROI indicators.
• Partner with Manufacturing Site Controllers and cross-functional teams across the Americas, providing insights and supporting investment and expense reviews.
• Prepare management reporting and industrial performance analysis, and develop dashboards and analytical tools.
• Advance process standardization, automation, simplification, data governance and continuous improvement across the region.

Required profile

• Experience in finance, controlling, financial planning and analysis, cost accounting or manufacturing finance, with exposure to capital expenditure management, industrial controlling or supply chain finance.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• Fluent English and Spanish, written and spoken; Portuguese or French is a plus.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of capital expenditure accounting, fixed assets, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, internal controls and financial governance.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint, strong SAP knowledge, and planning and forecasting tools such as TM1.
• Working knowledge of Power BI, Power Query or comparable data visualization tools.