Plant Financial Manager - Valdese, NC
- Company:
Sara Lee - Location:
Valdese, NC 28690 - Job Status/Type:
Full Time
Employee - Job Category:
Accounting/Finance/Insurance - Industry:
Manufacturing - Other
Food and Beverage Production - Occupations:
Financial Analysis/Research/Reporting
General/Other: Accounting/Finance
Financial Control - Career Level:
Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff) - Reference Code:
05862
Position Summary:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
We make it our mission at Sara Lee to "Simply delight you...every day." Our brands make up one of the world's best-loved portfolios of innovative food, beverage, household, and body care products. Our leading, trusted brands include Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Kiwi, Sanex, Sara Lee, and Senseo. Collectively, these brands generate more than $13 billion in annual net sales as they delight millions of consumers every day in approximately 200 countries around the world. The global Sara Lee team consists of 41,000 employees.
At Sara Lee, we believe that careers are as unique as individuals. That's why we offer employment opportunities that give you ownership of your career. With the resources of a global corporation and direct responsibility to make it happen, you can be confident that you'll always be able to perform your best and be recognized for it. At Sara Lee, the difference is you.
The Sara Lee compensation program is designed to provide you with comprehensive, flexible benefits that enable you to select those features that best fit your needs. Our benefits include, but are not limited to: medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement.
An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Responsible for the financial planning, analysis and reporting functions in support of the Valdese manufacturing plant and the East Carolina zone, as well as the garage, transportation, administration, and human resources cost centers. Manages the plant accounting staff performing the local accounting functions including accounts payable, payroll, production accounting, and general accounting.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Areas of responsibility include General Ledger, Cost Accounting, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable and Payroll
- Develop Annual Operating Plans and Period/Quarterly Projections
- Prepare daily, weekly and period-end reports and ad-hoc analysis when necessary
- Prepare weekly department scorecard detailing performance metrics such as line efficiencies and material overuse, as well as spending variances and financial estimates
- Participate in plant leadership meetings and strategy sessions
- Prepare journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
- Establish and maintain controls environment in compliance with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley
- Supervise, lead and develop staff
- Bachelors degree in Accounting/Finance; MBA/CPA preferred
- Minimum of five years of progressive supervisory experience in a manufacturing accounting environment
- Knowledgeable in the areas of GAAP, Cost Accounting, Fixed Assets, General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Payable and Payroll
- Familiar with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
- Excellent communication, organization and problem solving skills
- Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word (required); SAP (preferred)
- Self starter, quick learner, team player, flexible
- Capable of leading and managing projects
- Meeting deadlines
- Strong business intuition
- Strategic thinker
- Integrated with business unit goals and processes
We make it our mission at Sara Lee to "Simply delight you...every day." Our brands make up one of the world's best-loved portfolios of innovative food, beverage, household, and body care products. Our leading, trusted brands include Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Kiwi, Sanex, Sara Lee, and Senseo. Collectively, these brands generate more than $13 billion in annual net sales as they delight millions of consumers every day in approximately 200 countries around the world. The global Sara Lee team consists of 41,000 employees.
At Sara Lee, we believe that careers are as unique as individuals. That's why we offer employment opportunities that give you ownership of your career. With the resources of a global corporation and direct responsibility to make it happen, you can be confident that you'll always be able to perform your best and be recognized for it. At Sara Lee, the difference is you.
The Sara Lee compensation program is designed to provide you with comprehensive, flexible benefits that enable you to select those features that best fit your needs. Our benefits include, but are not limited to: medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement.
