Finance Manager - Cost Accounting

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

How you will make an impact:

Our site Cost Accounting function provides financial oversight and support for our rapidly growing, fast-paced, Ridgefield, NJ site by leading activities such as budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, reporting, and driving financial success.

What you will do:

• Analysis of customer proposals/pricing and site growth opportunities: Line expansions and investments in new filling lines
• Active tier meeting participation for the manufacturing and packaging areas
• Maintain accurate and consistent standard costs.
• Validate Practical Process Improvements (PPI) savings, participate in Kaizens and highlight areas of opportunity
• Partner with area managers for financial transparency and accountability
• Support site compliance to SOX controls and external audits
• Support month end close and key variance financial reporting
• Continuously improve finance team processes through use of visual management and Finance tier meeting
• Participate in key software implementations (Power-BI) at the site and for the network

How you will get here:

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business-related field

Experience

• 5+ years relevant working experience
• Cost accounting experience preferred
• Experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP)
• Experience with data warehousing tools
• Advanced Excel skills
• Proven track record driving continous improvement
• Curiosity and initiative to discover root cause

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, able to summarize and present information in a concise and effective manner
• Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work; ability to learn quickly, and multi-task in deadline driven environment
• Self-motivated, higher level of flexibility and strong work ethic with the goal to get the job done