Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Strategy: Develop and implement strategic operational financial initiatives to optimize profitability, improve efficiency, and support long-term growth. Establish the finance operations team as a value-added and analytical business partner to operations’ senior leadership team as important strategic and operational decisions are made.
- Financial Reporting: Collaborate with Corporate Controller in preparation and presentation of accurate and timely plant financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and other month-end reporting ensuring compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
- Financial Planning and Analysis: Actively lead the development of operational financial plans, budgets, and forecasts to support business objectives. Analyze financial performance and provide insights to drive decision-making.
- Cost Management: Monitor and control manufacturing costs, including raw materials, labor, and overhead expenses. Implement cost reduction strategies while maintaining quality standards.
- Performance Metrics: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure financial performance and track progress towards strategic goals.
- Team Leadership: Build and mentor a high-performing operations finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- ERP Systems Integration: Be actively engaged and champion in implementing a new ERP solution to achieve increased productivity, reduce operational costs, improved financial planning and analysis, forecasting and enhanced data security.
- Other duties as
QUALIFICATIONS
Competencies (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities)
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire teams.
- In-depth knowledge of cost accounting and operations finance to identify cost drivers, manage costs, increase effectiveness and efficiencies to drive results and grow the business.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to drive change and innovation.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate throughout all levels of the Company.
- Must have keen analytical skills and attention to
- Must be highly organized and able to prioritize
- Highly self-motivated individual with strong skill in intellectual curiosity.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Tech and systems savvy
- Excellent working knowledge of Intermediate to Advanced level Microsoft
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Knowledge of US
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- MBA or CPA preferred.
Experience
- Minimum of five (5) years Cost Accounting experience in a high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment, including preparation of financial statements required.
- Minimum of five (5) years of management experience with cost accounting or operational finance teams.
- Experience with ERP systems and implementations.