• This position supports the site General Manager and is accountable for helping deliver the facility’s bottom-line results.

• Prepare the annual budget and quarterly forecasts with the Plant General Manager, targeting forecast accuracy of ±5%.
• Utilize KPIs and plant initiatives to identify growth opportunities
• Collaborate with commercial business leads to challenge and validate revenue expectations
• Simplify budget and reporting processes
• Communicate financial and non-financial indicators clearly
• Identify key business drivers and articulate impact
• Serve as a consultant to develop improvement action plans
• Support, review, and track cost-takeout initiatives

• Partner with the General Manager on long-range capital planning
• Seek to understand the strengths and weaknesses of competitors

• Oversee internal controls and remediation activities
• Ensure decision-making aligns with authority levels
• Ensure compliance with company policies
• Safeguard site assets and ensure accurate financial reporting
• Find the right balance between effectiveness in value creation and control efficiency
• Optimize processes through IT improvements and best practices

• Provide customer profitability analysis and identify margin erosion
• Facilitate discussions on improving margin through volume, pricing, or operations

• Perform month-end closing activities in the ERP system
• Review job costing daily and resolve reporting issues
• Validate WIP, finished goods, and raw materials balances
• Review journal entries and P&L classifications
• Support inventory counts and reconciliations
• Other tasks as deemed necessary

• Facilitate the decision-making process to drive working capital improvements

• Conduct benchmarking against similar plants
• Prepare and deliver plant visit presentations

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA or CMA strongly preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the pulp and Paper industry or manufacturing preferred.
• Tested and validated advanced skills in Excel
• Experience with Hyperion SmartView & QlikCloud is a plus
• Experience with large capital projects

• Safety – Exhibit competencies in safe working habits and comply with all safety policies and procedures
• Ability to Execute – Set goals and deliver results
• Champion of Change – Drive continuous improvement while managing expectations and results
• Customer Focused – Understand customer needs
• Decision Making/Judgment – Evaluate options effectively
• Initiative – Be proactive
• Problem Solving/Analysis – Identifies root causes
• Influence & Persuasion – Able to exhibit a ‘can-do’ approach and inspire associates to excel, use competition to encourage others, develops performance standards
• Quality – Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Integrity – Act ethically and maintain confidentiality
• Communication – Clear written and verbal communication.

Benefits:

• The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)