Finance Mgr- Business Finance & Accounting Leader

Overview Finance Manager – Business Finance & Accounting Leader in Milpitas, CA. You will report to the Area Sr. Finance Manager – California and oversee one or two manufacturing plants, partnering with the site General Manager to drive operational and financial performance. Responsibilities 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 KPI’s and plant initiatives to project future plant growth opportunities, encouraging considerations beyond traditional product cost. Collaboration with Commercial Business leads to challenge and validate top line revenue expectations. Effectively communicate the organization’s values. Creates simplified budget and reporting processes. Balances financial and non-financial indicators. Lead monthly results communication through routine presentation and clear reports, articulating key impactful items to the business results. Monitor weekly results tracking, providing recommendations to drive actions to achieve or exceed targets. Timely communication with Plant/Area leaders and finance team. Serve as a consultant to business partners to help develop action plans for improvement. Cost Take out support, review and tracking. Strategic Planning (CAPEX). Partner with the General Manager on future and long-range Capital needs to sustain and/or grow the site’s business opportunities. Understand competitor strengths and weaknesses. Timely closure of all capital projects after in-service date. Develop financial models for return-generating projects. Mandate plant accountability for delivering financial commitments after project completion, tracking investment returns monthly to ensure project returns are achieved. Conduct post audits for the projects after maturity. Internal Controls. Accountable for overseeing all internal controls and failures of the site(s). Ensure decisions are made by those with authority to do so. Ensure key processes follow documented company policies, such as non-compliant PCard / Travel & Expenses spending, inventory, AVM/RNV (automated voucher match / received not vouchered). Ensure adequate control over the company’s local assets and financial reporting, performing quarterly balance sheet reviews with accounting. 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. Annual fixed assets audit. Profitability Analysis. Leverage data systems to provide ongoing customer profitability analysis to help catch and correct margin erosion. Lead routine analysis to ensure customer level profitability analysis is aligned with overall plant performance and cost profile. Routinary assessment of customer and product outliers to drive corrective actions on cost models and allocations. Facilitate open discussion among business leaders on how to drive more margin through volume, price or operational changes. Provide or review PAT (profit analysis tool) for current and new customers, including information for legal contracts and credit risk/payment terms approvals. Drive staffing discussion to right size overtime, number of shifts and headcounts. 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 and statistical data for necessary reclassification. Facilitate and assist with plant inventory counts, count verifications and reconciliation processes. Monitor Customer rebates and/or cost takeout commitment’s accruals for accuracy and consistency. Other tasks as deemed necessary. Working Capital / Cash flow monitoring. Serve as the facilitator to business partners on decision-making processes that drive working capital improvements or prevent negative impacts. Partner with accounts receivable team to remedy short-term issues and create plans to act on the route case problems. Provide guidance and support for plant personnel on the execution of purchase order and receipts procedures. 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. Continuous education of plant key personnel on the set of information available, and how to use the data such as reports, visualization tools, etc. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Management Science, or Financial Engineering. Finance career progression in corporate/operations finance with 5+ years of experience. Experience in the paper and packaging industry or another manufacturing or operations environment is preferred. Demonstrated experience managing and exerting influence on diverse teams, with full responsibility for hiring, development and performance management. Strong analytical ability/perspective required along with willingness to dive into the details. Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated experience as a business partner to operational leaders. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including non-finance personnel. Must be a self-starter and completely self-directed, with a passion for continuous improvement and ambition to grow to greater levels of responsibility. Strong PC skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, pivot tables and data mining. Prior Hyperion experience is desired. 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 daily work. #J-18808-Ljbffr WestRock Company