Plant Finance Manager - Financial Planning and Accounting

This role is responsible and complex administrative work requiring the analysis, verification, coordination, and maintenance of data for the preparation of the Financial Cost Statements for a Manufacturing location of the Company. It also includes monitoring compliance with the administrative policies and procedures issued by Corporate. Under the general direction of the Corporate Financial Director, the Financial Manager directs and supervises the work activities of the Financial Coordinators and processes all financial data in accordance with corporate financial policies.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assures proper processing of Accounts Payable
• Directs the activity of the Finance Coordinators
• Maintains, analyzes, and interprets General Ledger account balances and ensures their accuracy, including the evaluation of entries made by Corporate
• Gathers and substantiates information for the development of the Plant's bi-annual budgets
• Assists the General Manager and Department Managers with understanding the Daily-Weekly and Monthly financial reports and with gathering information they may require
• Advises and monitors compliance with administrative policies and procedures
• Is an integral part of the managerial team at the Plant
• Understands and is the source of information pertaining to the financial use of the computer system
• Investigates production report inputs by asking questions of the manufacturing staff
• Is familiar with manufacturing processes and their representation through the Bills of Material and can complete the B.O.M. forms effectively for a product change or a new product
• Ensures accurate and timely general ledger and period-end closings
• Assists/Leads in cooperation with the Materials Department to complete quarterly inventories [includes participating in the physical inventories, interpreting tags and reports, entering data into the computer system and follow up investigations]
• Prepares data for and works with auditors as required