General Purpose:
Support the day-to-day financial activities of the Operations Finance department as related to financial reporting, budgeting, inventory and month-end close duties, monthly plant expense analysis, and forecasting activities for the plant. Partner with plant operations to understand financial impacts of KPI's and to ensure accurate, timely, and meaningful plant operations' reporting and analysis.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare and analyze reports for the business units and ensure that all business unit financial reporting is accurate according to currently accepted financial practices
Obtain, review, and assemble data for financial reports as requested by leadership, including Market Administrator Report
Participate in cross-functional plant teams and collaborate with other departments to complete financial activities, as needed, and improve processes and efficiencies
Example - plant DMS meetings
Participate in monthly plant business review meetings
Provide support for new product rollouts and capital project payback analysis
Post transactions in SAP, including change order price analysis (COPA) reconciliations, inventory revaluation, and adjustments
Partner with Dairy Powders finance to ensure standardized reporting across manufacturing
Partner with Dairy Powders leadership to centralize KPI reporting across all the manufacturing network providing insights on key drivers
Analyze and report on plant fixed and variable costs, KPI reports, and productivity initiatives
Lead for financial analysis for the site
Assist with plant capacity activities
Distribute monthly operations reports
Participate in monthly operations call and lead review of plant financial report
Analyze plant data to be used in financial analysis
Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities
Perform plant month-end close duties as required
Analyze plant balance sheet accounts
Lead plant budget and forecast activities, in collaboration with Dairy Powders finance
Perform plant cost accounting analysis
Participate in and assist with special projects as directed
Identify, recommend improvements, and automate accounting functions with SAP, PBI and offline processes. Document findings, areas for improvement, and procedures. Provide support to plant personnel on all SAP financial accounting issues
The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned.