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AprilAire · 1 day ago

Operations Finance Manager

Poynette, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

AprilAire is looking to hire a driven and energetic Operations Finance Manager to be a business partner for the Operations Leadership team. This role involves Cost Accounting and FP&A responsibilities, ensuring accurate financial statements while driving forecasting, budgeting, and strategic analysis within the manufacturing facilities.

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Hiring Manager

Claudine Baccheschi, SHRM-CP (she/her)

Responsibilities

Ownership of plant financial reporting, business partner to the Operations Leadership team and liaison between operations and other departments within AprilAire

Complete month-end cost of goods sold entries; review system provided data for accuracy and completeness

Review inventory purchase transactions for the month identifying actual costs vs standard (e.g., purchase price variances) and separating the variances by main category

Responsibility for the inventory accuracy process, cycle counting, inventory reconciliation and including up to managing the inventory team

Complete summaries of cost of goods sold by product line

Reconcile month-end inventory balances between system provided data and general ledger

Proactively identify cost out opportunities and drive for productivity to offset inflation

Complete product line income statements and margin reports

Review large variances throughout month and lead to corrective action solutions

Review general ledger transactions weekly and investigate unusual transactions

Complete line-item comparison of actual costs to budget & current forecast

Provide plants with daily labor reports

Provide plants with weekly overhead spending

Prepare and present monthly operations reviews with variance understanding and corrective action recommendations

Complete periodic or ad-hoc cost analysis

Complete the annual budget and periodic forecast updates

Update standard inventory costs & product pricing in the system

Qualification

Cost AccountingFinancial Planning & AnalysisManufacturing ExperienceAnalytical SkillsLeadership ExperienceMapics ExperienceCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

5+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment

Understanding of cost accounting standards around BOM's, standard costing, reserves and applying accounting principles, theories and concepts to financial transactions

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to meet deadlines and work with global partners

Ability to motivate and lead by example thus showing the ability to organize, support and clearly communicate with accounting and non-accounting professionals