Sr Finance Manager – MidAtlantic Area

About the role

The Sr. Finance Manager will provide insights, recommendations, analysis, and drive improvements in operations, sales, and the overall profitability of the Area, Plants, and Division. Overall Finance responsibility for five locations across three states, with $500+ million of revenue. This position is a business partner to the Area Operations Leader and Area Sales Leader, General Managers, and accountable for the bottom-line results in conjunction with Plants, Area and Region management.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely financial analysis, and support variances from budgets and forecasts from a business perspective and work with management on problems/issues as identified and participate in providing solutions.
• Support weekly and monthly forecast updates from a business perspective, guiding Area management on changes in volume and operating earnings.
• Analyze trends in manufacturing, sales and other related areas to better understand and manage the business.
• Work closely with Area and Region sales management to implement a monthly customer sales trend and attrition tracking report.
• Create root cause assessments for customer attrition and develop action plans to reduce attrition rate.
• Utilize the PAT process to support corporate account and local account bids/analysis.
• Take an active role and ensure the successful transition of all won national and local bids / new business.
• Actively monitor the profitability of all customers, but in particular those with a negative contribution margin and/or profit.
• Work with management to develop action plans to address customer profitability and track progress against agreed-upon goals.
• Actively facilitate the price increase tracking process for price increase planning within the Area to ensure maximization of price increase efforts and enforcement of contractual terms.
• Provide accurate and timely information to Area and Division management on targeted/forecasted increases planned and actual implementation across the Area.
• Lead the economic analysis of box plant footprint optimization cases within the Area.
• Assist Area, Plant and Division management to implement the Run-To-Design initiative to improve operating speed on corrugators and converting equipment to design specifications.
• Responsible for all Area capital project economic analysis and maintaining modeling consistency (i.e., a standardized approach to calculating financial performance).
• Work closely with Area and Division management to develop and implement additional strategic profit improvement initiatives.
• Ensure Accounting processes and controls are implemented and followed.
• Field contact for corporate and hub accounting.
• Sarbanes-Oxley and Smurfit Westrock policy and procedure compliance.
• Balance sheet, AR, AP, tax and other related inquires and requests.
• Assists in Inventory Reconciliation.
• Fixed Assets Audits.
• Internal and External Audit Support.
• Assist in resolution of remittance discrepancies.
• Contact other departments and/or outside vendors/agencies to resolve A/P issues as needed.
• Lead for financial area team including developing talent, mentoring, and coaching Lead Financial Analysts.
• Direct, train, coach, and mentor employees while demonstrating Smurfit Westrock’s core behaviors.
• Responsible for performance evaluations & employee development plans are done effectively and on-time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA strongly preferred
• Minimum six years of experience and a track record of success in finance or accounting
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills, passion for improvement
• Enjoy working in a team/collaborative environment
• Advanced skills in Excel and Hyperion SmartView
• Experience JDE/SAP, QlikView and Alteryx a plus
• Ability to work independently, balancing routine responsibilities with ad hoc requests
• Manage and develop a team of two employees and leading indirectly other finance leads across the regions

Benefits

Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work