Your Opportunity as the Lead Analyst, Plant Finance Services
Become a key member of our plant finance team at our New Orleans location where we brew some of the most beloved Smucker's coffee products. Leverage your accounting and reporting skills to help guide our operations budget, ensuring key performance metrics are met across the facilities. Lead financial analysis to support decision making for plant leadership and our broader plant financial services team.
Location: New Orleans, LA
Work Arrangements: 100% onsite
In this role you will:
Provide finance support for Gentilly manufacturing plant and Chef manufacturing plant
Prepare monthly journal entries and support financial close
Analyze and reconcile assigned Balance Sheet accounts
Ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate policies for assigned responsibilities
Participate in business planning; prepare and coordinate the annual budget with plant manager
Participate in annual manufacturing standard reviews for assigned location
Review/analyze monthly manufacturing variances
Review/analyze monthly cost center variances
Maintain and document monthly controls for internal audits
Support external audits on quarterly and annual basis
Provide KPI analysis for monthly financial review
Drive key priorities and initiatives
Identify areas of improvements and standardization
Develop plant analytics and visualizations to add value to manufacturing decisions
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
4+ years of Finance or Accounting experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Strong organization and prioritization skills
Proven strengths in accuracy and attention to detail
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):
Experience supporting a finance or accounting function for an operations/manufacturing facility
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