Operations Finance Manager (m/f/d)

BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow by Building a Smokeless World.

What are your main responsibilities?

• Actively contribute to BAT s financial targets by managing all finance related activities within BAT Germany Operations
• Be a member of the local Management team, responsible for developing and delivering the company s short- and long-term strategy for Operations by giving financial advice and management information as well as supporting the Management team in the development of financial knowledge and commercial awareness by ensuring their understanding of the financial/business impact of their activities and decisions
• Provide input particularly in the provision and analysis of cost plans related to manning plans, and guidance to the strategic and company planning processes
• Ensure that processes are in place to identify financial performance of Operations and proactively seek ways to drive improved effectiveness of spend
• Provide financial support to any ongoing Operations projects as required, together with any required review of these projects following implementation
• Ensure a robust control environment is in place, including compliance to SoX requirements, for all financial areas of the business. Ensure relevant legal and internal policy requirements, procedures and controls are in place
• Technical and disciplinary management of employees in the finance department, regular performance of employee appraisal interviews, professional and personal development and talent promotion, career and succession planning of team members
• Responsibility for the careful planning and optimization of the profit & loss as well as the cash flow statement and the balance sheet
• Effective control and optimization of annual budgets
• Optimization of annual investments with the help of business case and spend effectiveness analyses
• Ensuring adherence to and continuous development of compliance processes for the finance department as well as the location with all business units
• Preparation and coordination of internal and external audits
• Planning and support of regional and global financial and strategy projects with the aim of sustainable efficiency increase and cost reduction

What are we looking for?

• Overall business knowledge, ability to think and operate strategically, outstanding analytical skills
• Professional with at least five years of finance background incl. managerial experience
• Experience in Controlling and toll environment beneficial
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to influence key stakeholders
• Educated to degree standard or equivalent
• Fluent English speaker
• Up-to-date financial management skills

What do we offer?

• Above-average salary along side a range of attractive benefits, diverse online and offline trainings and opportunities for development
• The possibility to flexibly shape your working hours remotely or at the office
• The opportunity to work within a transformative environment
• Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.

Why join BAT?

BAT is one of the world s leading multi-category consumer goods companies, offering a wide range of tobacco and nicotine products across various categories. Our purpose is to contribute to a better future A Better Tomorrow. This means more choice, more innovation, and potentially less risk. We create brands join us!

• Strong brands such as Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Vuse, VELO, and glo , distributed in over 200 markets
• Recognized as a global Top Employer with a certificate for outstanding working conditions, employing 53,000 BAT employees in more than 180 markets
• Named a Diversity Leader by the Financial Times and winner of the International Women s Day Best Practice award
• Seal Award winner as one of the 50 most sustainable companies

Collaboration, diversity, and teamwork are at the core of everything we do at BAT. We know that working with colleagues from diverse backgrounds makes us stronger and better equipped to achieve our business goals. Come and bring your diversity to us!