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Employer: Corporate Collaborations, Search Firm
Location: Wisconsin
Job Type: - Financial Analysis/ResearchLocation: Wisconsin
Salary Range: $$50K + Profit Sharing
Experience Required: 2-3 years
Description
Consumer Goods
To apply send resume to Kim Adler at kim@corporatecollaborations.com
Support plant operations through reporting, analysis, cost accounting, strategic planning, financial education & training, process improvement, innovative thinking, and project management
• Oversee creation of activity based costing, identifying key cost drivers for reporting, analysis, accounting processes, new product development, guidance and education of plant associates.
• Prepare plant reports for financial, operational, and inventory needs. Provide analysis to explain variances as necessary.
• Lead the financial close for the plant by preparing journal entries, ensuring accurate accounting, completing analysis and preparing financial reports.
• Provide direction to plant or purchasing associates to ensure proper invoice or purchase order coding. Code miscellaneous invoices as needed. Review invoices for proper accounts when coded by other Associates.
• Educate plant management to increase ownership and identify follow-up issues related to plant costs, product usages, balance, accounting, operations and financial reporting. Present financials to all plant associates at communication meetings.
• Prepare financial analysis and project recommendations for cost savings and other capital spending projects, cost structure improvements, inventory, and operations enhancements.
• Balance the plants monthly raw and finished goods inventory movements in and out of inventory to ensure that ending balance on balance sheet accurately reflects inventory values by location.
• Provide innovative suggestions and identify and implement improvements or modifications to support costing analysis, process flows, automation, accurate inventory management and valuation.
Support Finance Management
• Provide support to the Manager – Operations and Technology F&A, to coordinate and manage strategic planning process for plant management.
• Search for, recommend and implement process reengineering practices related to inventory control, accounting and production reporting to eliminate redundancy, manual data entry, and unnecessary reporting.
Cost Accounting Administration
• Provide support to the Manager – Operations and Technology F&A, to administer the cost accounting system and provide financial analysis and reporting support.
• Effectively participate in regular cost accounting updates.
To apply send resume to Kim Adler at kim@corporatecollaborations.com
Support plant operations through reporting, analysis, cost accounting, strategic planning, financial education & training, process improvement, innovative thinking, and project management
• Oversee creation of activity based costing, identifying key cost drivers for reporting, analysis, accounting processes, new product development, guidance and education of plant associates.
• Prepare plant reports for financial, operational, and inventory needs. Provide analysis to explain variances as necessary.
• Lead the financial close for the plant by preparing journal entries, ensuring accurate accounting, completing analysis and preparing financial reports.
• Provide direction to plant or purchasing associates to ensure proper invoice or purchase order coding. Code miscellaneous invoices as needed. Review invoices for proper accounts when coded by other Associates.
• Educate plant management to increase ownership and identify follow-up issues related to plant costs, product usages, balance, accounting, operations and financial reporting. Present financials to all plant associates at communication meetings.
• Prepare financial analysis and project recommendations for cost savings and other capital spending projects, cost structure improvements, inventory, and operations enhancements.
• Balance the plants monthly raw and finished goods inventory movements in and out of inventory to ensure that ending balance on balance sheet accurately reflects inventory values by location.
• Provide innovative suggestions and identify and implement improvements or modifications to support costing analysis, process flows, automation, accurate inventory management and valuation.
Support Finance Management
• Provide support to the Manager – Operations and Technology F&A, to coordinate and manage strategic planning process for plant management.
• Search for, recommend and implement process reengineering practices related to inventory control, accounting and production reporting to eliminate redundancy, manual data entry, and unnecessary reporting.
Cost Accounting Administration
• Provide support to the Manager – Operations and Technology F&A, to administer the cost accounting system and provide financial analysis and reporting support.
• Effectively participate in regular cost accounting updates.
Qualifications
Education
A Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college or university with a major in accounting or finance is required. CPA/CMA certifications are a plus.
Experience
Up to two years of previous accounting or finance experience with work related to operations, product costing or financial analysis is desired. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Job Skills Requirements
To succeed in this position, the Associate must possess the following combinations of skills and abilities:
• Advanced PC skills including Windows and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced understanding of financial analysis and accounting policies, procedures, programs and processes.
• Advanced skills in the development of financial ratios and comparative analysis.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of management.
• Strong leadership skills.
A Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college or university with a major in accounting or finance is required. CPA/CMA certifications are a plus.
Experience
Up to two years of previous accounting or finance experience with work related to operations, product costing or financial analysis is desired. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Job Skills Requirements
To succeed in this position, the Associate must possess the following combinations of skills and abilities:
• Advanced PC skills including Windows and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced understanding of financial analysis and accounting policies, procedures, programs and processes.
• Advanced skills in the development of financial ratios and comparative analysis.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of management.
• Strong leadership skills.