Job Description
Description & Requirements Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate. Finance Manager- Business Finance & Accounting Leader, Location: Milpitas, CA The opportunity We are seeking a Business Finance & Accounting leader that will report to the Area Sr. Finance Manager – California. This individual will be responsible for the one or two manufacturing plants and will, demonstrating ability to influence plant personnel through fact-based analysis, provide insights into recommendations, analysis and drive improvements in operations, sales and the overall profitability of the plant. The Business Finance & Accounting Leader will be a business partner to the site General Manager and accountable for the bottom-line results of the facilities. How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock - 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, encourage going beyond just the traditional product cost. Collaboration with Commercial Business leads to challenge and validation of top line revenue expectations. The Business Finance and Accounting Leader should be able to effectively communicate the organization’s values. Creates simplified budget and reporting processes. Balances financial and non-financial indicators Lead monthly results communication through routinary presentation and clear reports, articulating key impactful items to the business results Monitor weekly results tracking, providing recommendation to drive actions to achieve or exceed targets. Timely communication with Plant/Area leaders and finance team Serves 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 Manger on future and long-range Capital needs to sustain and or grow the sites business opportunities. Understand competitor strengths and weaknesses Timely closure of all capital projects after in-service date Develop financial models for return generating projects. Make the plants accountable to deliver financial commitment after project completion, by tracking investment returns monthly to ensure project returns are achieved Conduct post audits for the projects after maturity Internal Controls The Business Finance and Accounting Leader is accountable for overseeing all internal controls and failures of the site(s) They ensure decisions are made by those with authority to do so. They ensure key processes follow documented company policies, such as non-compliant PCard / Travel & Expenses spending, inventory, AVM/RNV (automated voucher match / received not vouchered) They ensure adequate control over the company’s local assets and financial reporting, performing quarterly balance sheet reviews with accounting They 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 routinary analysis to ensure the 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 people 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 E