Finance Mgr – Business Finance & Accounting Leader

Description

The Business Finance & Accounting Leader will report to the Regional Sr. Finance Manager – Southeast Cartons and will be responsible for the Clinton, IA manufacturing plant. Key responsibilities include preparing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, utilizing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), collaborating with Commercial Business leads, communicating the organization's values, creating simplified budget and reporting processes, balancing financial and non-financial indicators, clearly reporting and articulating key impactful items to the business results, serving as a consultant to business partners to help develop action plans for improvement, supporting cost take-out, partnering with the General Manager on future and long-range Capital needs, overseeing internal controls, driving process improvements through the utilization of best practices across the organization, conducting profitability analysis, reviewing and validating plant WIP, Finished Goods and raw materials values, facilitating and assisting with plant inventory counts, count verifications and reconciliation processes, serving as the facilitator to business partners on decision making processes that drive working capital improvements or prevent negative impacts, and compiling and delivering plant visit decks to Senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA or CMA strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of related experience in Pulp and Paper industry or manufacturing is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Hyperion SmartView; experience with QlikView a plus.
• Strong understanding of key metrics.
• Large capital project financial management preferred.
• Detailed oriented team player who can consistently meet deadlines, adapt quickly, work well with all levels of the organization, and possess the ability to work independently as needed.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, computer, and team building skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask in a continuously changing environment.