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Sims Metal · 1 week ago

Process Improvement Manager

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$130K/yr - $160K/yr

10+ years exp

Sims Metal is the world’s leading publicly listed metal recycler, with operations encompassing the buying, processing, and selling of recycled metals. The Process Improvement Manager will design and lead the company's financial governance framework, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements while implementing best practices for process improvement across the organization.

ElectronicsEnvironmental EngineeringRecycling

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, lead and drive the company's financial governance framework and related processes, ensuring the business has aligned its obligations and the group has confidence in the reported results

Ensure operational and financial policies are developed, reviewed, and updated (as applicable) to fit-for-purpose, simple, and meet the company’s strategic objectives and regulatory requirements

Oversee and ensure the alignment of improved financial controls across the organization aligned with the corporate strategy and under a simplification remit

Working with the Head of Assurance, the Group Financial Controller, and other key team members, you proactively work to monitor and improve the financial governance of the company

Implement best practices to simplify and standardize key processes across various departments and regions

Work closely with different teams to integrate policies and processes seamlessly into existing operations. During new business acquisitions by Sims, the role is accountable for ensuring financial policies and processes are adopted and understood expeditiously

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure policies and processes are practical and effective

Provide training and support to our people to ensure understanding and compliance with relevant policies and processes

Turn process weaknesses into opportunities by bringing experiences and perspectives from your past roles and industries

Establish metrics and monitoring systems to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and processes, making adjustments as necessary

Lead initiatives for continuous improvement in policy and process management. The role brings an operating and practical lens to the application of financial requirements and disciplines for the company. It ensures we are driving a visionary approach to consistent financial performance, uplifting controls and governance, whilst supporting the group in managing changing business environments and required improvements through the mentoring and influencing of others

Qualification

Financial governance frameworkProcess improvementCross-functional team leadershipSix Sigma CertificationPolicy developmentBusiness transformationDegree in FinanceOperational processes understanding

Required

10+ years of senior-level experience in finance and business transformation

A financial controller coupled with great experience in policies and process improvement

Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Law, or a related field

Strong understanding of operational and financial processes within a global organization

Preferred

Six Sigma Certification or similar process improvement/re-design qualification is highly desirable

Experience in policy development, process improvement, or a related role

Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Company

Sims Metal

Sims Metal, division of Sims Limited, is a global metal recycler with operations that encompass the buying, processing and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Founded in 1917

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.simsmm.com

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