This role requires the ability to analyze and interpret complex financial and operational data, leads effort to identify cost reduction and productivity recommendations and partners with the plant leadership team to drive focus and ownership of cost and productivity efforts.Your Day-to-Day:
- Identify appropriate performance-based metrics; drive ownership organizational discipline to monitor proactively optimize financial performance - act as partner to the plant manager to drive cost productivity initiatives.
- Manages and develops a finance analyst
- Accurate monthly closing and reporting of financial results to plant manager, his staff and division personnel.
- Meaningful analysis of monthly operating results quantifying sources of variability, inflation, productivity unusual items etc.
- Maintenance of internal controls and SOX compliance requirements
- Monthly forecast and annual budgeting process
- Financial evaluation of capital spending projects
- May be required to perform other related duties as assigned
What You Bring to the Team:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 6+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven ability to drive cost reduction and productivity initiatives and effectively enlist other's participation in change initiatives
- Proficient in the development and use of performance-based metrics, scorecards, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate/collaborate with suppliers and other third parties
- Thorough knowledge of manufacturing/plant level accounting systems including payroll, APAY, inventory, general ledger etc.
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of best practices for finance, manufacturing, and physical distribution
- Exposure to Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing and inventory management principles, certification or formal training preferred
- Working knowledge of SAP or ERP systems
SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS [note: bold skills and certification are required]6+ years of plant finance experience/cost/capital/forecastingsolid work historyBA degree