Sr. Finance Mgr - Bus. Finance & Accounting Leader

Business Finance & Accounting Leader

The opportunity : We are seeking a Business Finance & Accounting leader that will report to the Regional Sr. Finance Manager - Southeast cartons. This individual will be responsible for the Claremont, NC manufacturing plant and will, through fact-based analysis, provide insights into recommendations, analysis and drive improvements in operations, sales and the overall profitability of the plant. The Business Finance & Accounting Leader will be a business partner to the site General Manager and accountable for the bottom-line results of the facility.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock :

• Budget & Financial preparation and reporting.
• Prepares annual budget and quarterly forecasts in conjunction with the plant General Manager with a goal of forecast accuracy.
• Utilize KPIs and plant initiatives to project future plant growth opportunities, encourage going beyond just the traditional product cost.
• Collaboration with Commercial Business leads to challenge and validation of top line revenue expectations.
• The Business Finance and Accounting Leader should be able to effectively communicate the organizations values.
• Creates simplified budget and reporting processes.
• Balances financial and non-financial indicators
• Clearly reports and articulates key impactful items to the business results.
• Serves as a consultant to business partners to help develop action plans for improvement.
• Cost takeout support, review and tracking.
• Strategic Planning (CAPEX)
• Partner with the General Manager on future and long-range Capital needs to sustain and grow the sites business opportunities.
• Understand competitor strengths and weaknesses.
• Internal Controls
• The Business Finance and Accounting Leader is accountable for overseeing all internal controls and failures of the site(s).
• They ensure decisions are made by those with authority to do so.
• They ensure key processes follow documented company policies.
• They ensure adequate control over the companys local assets and financial reporting.
• They find the right balance between effectiveness in value creation and control efficiency.
• Responsible for optimizing processes through IT improvement and implementation.
• Drive process improvements through the utilization of best practices across the organization.
• Profitability Analysis
• Leverage data systems to provide ongoing customer profitability analysis to help catch and correct margin erosion.
• Facilitate open discussion among business leaders on how to drive more margin through volume, price or operational changes.
• Accounting
• Actively review and validate plant WIP, Finished Goods and raw materials values.
• Creation and / or review of site monthly Journal Entries
• Review P&L accounts for the necessary reclassification of costs.
• Facilitate and assist with plant inventory counts, count verifications and reconciliation processes.
• Other tasks as deemed necessary
• Working Capital / Cash flow monitoring
• Serve as the facilitator to their business partners on decision making processes that drive working capital improvements or that prevent negative impacts.
• Ad Hoc Analysis
• Plant Comps in performance to other like plants or businesses
• Profitability Improvement programs if the plant is on an improvement plan
• Compiling and Delivering Plant visit decks to Senior leadership during onsite or Teams meetings.

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