We are global, we are impacting the lives of millions every day, we are making a difference!  

At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860’s and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.   

   

Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future? At Amcor we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions. To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visit www.amcor.com.  

Job Description

As strategic business partner to both AFNA Healthcare commercial teams & Business Unit VP, this role is expected to drive delivery of the market segments growth aspirations in line with the strategic plan for the overall market segments as well as delivering EBIT expansion at the plants reporting into the BU’s. As Commercial Finance manager, you act as a valued business partner providing insightful financial analysis, applying strong business acumen to identify opportunities to drive profitable sales growth. In this manager level role you will be expected to design and implement process improvement initiatives that will solve problems with high complexity that will deliver EBIT expansion both commercially and operationally. As part of the Healthcare finance team you will also support various operational finance ad hoc initiatives.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

Safety

As a representative of the business unit senior management team you will be expected to act as a Safety leader and put safety first in all responsibilities, promoting an environment where each employee makes safety their priority

Price & Contracts

As a valued business partner, provide financial leadership to influence key account contract negotiations & pricing decisionsOversight and ownership of new contract impacts and implementation, ensuring robust structure and controls exist and compliance with contract terms (Contract Pricing, Rebates, Commissions)Provide strategic insights to the BU sales leaders enabling and delivering profitable sales growth in line with the key growth strategies of each market segmentAs subject matter expert drive contract term’s improvement through the commercial organisation by improving the working capital considerations, identifying best practice for new and existing customer relationships, and identifying opportunities to reduce DSO & DIOOversight & ownership of raw material price recovery for the BU’s ensuring that all raw material volatility and other inflationary pressures are fully recovered protecting Amcor’s value-added positionSupport the Intercompany Pricing Process

Commercial Growth Support

Support the operational cadence of the Pocket margin database (PMDB) deployment ensuring a consistent approach and adequate training is establishedBuild organizational capabilities with the PMDB, Train users, providing analytical insights and improve the financial acumen of the commercial and operational teams using the PMDB toolsPromote the BU Value plus initiative to improve profitabilityAct as business partner to the sales directors providing financial insights on key customer account reviews, segment performance, competitor insightsOwn and provide financial insights on sales drivers such volume, price, mix, track commercial growth objectives and support for SIP programsSupport the raw material cost impact analysis and forecasting the impact on the BU’sAs subject matter expert (SME) provide insightful leadership in recommending and implementing system solutions to provide BU leadership with information to improve commercial and business resultsProvide financial leadership and facilitate the sales budgeting process (Commercial)Provide market pricing methodology guidance and recommendations to pricing system designProvide guidance and recommendations on cost system designSupport marketing in assessing market price exposureIn the event of a future acquisition, own the financial analysis, financial modelling, pre and post-acquisition for the commercial aspect of any such acquisition

WHAT WE VALUE

Strategic orientation

Strong Business acumen

Developing organizational capabilities

Problem Solving and critical thinking skills required

Strong organizational skills and detail orientated

Strong understanding of accounting concepts and business accounting

Pro-active, strong decision maker, self-starter

Ability to facilitate across multiple functions and cultures; effective team player

Ability to work under pressure, handle multiple, complex projects in fast paced environment

Ability to build & motivate effective teams

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU

Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance

10+ years of progressively increased responsibility in various Finance or Accounting roles

8+ years designing, developing, and establishing organizational capabilities for complex commercial activity and margin expansion

High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, must be advanced with Microsoft Excel/ PowerPoint

ERP systems experience preferred

Manufacturing experience highly preferred

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor teamOur customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovationOur investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returnsThe environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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