WestRock Company · 1 month ago
Sr. Finance Mgr - Bus. Finance & Accounting Leader
Claremont, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expWestRock Company is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. They are seeking a Business Finance & Accounting Leader responsible for managing the Claremont, NC manufacturing plant, providing insights through analysis to drive improvements in operations, sales, and profitability.
CommercialManufacturingPackaging ServicesPaper ManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Budget & Financial preparation and reporting
Prepares annual budget and quarterly forecasts in conjunction with the plant General manager with a goal of forecast accuracy
Utilize KPI’s and plant initiatives to project future plant growth opportunities, encourage going beyond just the traditional product cost
Collaboration with Commercial Business leads to challenge and validation of top line revenue expectations
The Business Finance and Accounting Leader should be able to effectively communicate the organization’s values
Creates simplified budget and reporting processes
Balances financial and non-financial indicators
Clearly reports and articulates key impactful items to the business results
Serves as a consultant to business partners to help develop action plans for improvement
Cost Take out support, review and tracking
Strategic Planning (CAPEX)
Partner with the General Manger on future and long-range Capital needs to sustain and or grow the sites business opportunities
Understand competitor strengths and weaknesses
Internal Controls
The Business Finance and Accounting Leader is accountable for overseeing all internal controls and failures of the site(s)
They ensure decisions are made by those with authority to do so
They ensure key processes follow documented company policies
They ensure adequate control over the company’s local assets and financial reporting
They find the right balance between effectiveness in value creation and control efficiency
Responsible for optimizing processes through IT improvement and implementation
Drive process improvements through the utilization of best practices across the organization
Profitability Analysis
Leverage data systems to provide ongoing customer profitability analysis to help catch and correct margin erosion
Facilitate open discussion among business leaders on how to drive more margin through volume, price or operational changes
Accounting
Actively review and validate plant WIP, Finished Goods and raw materials values
Creation and/or review of site monthly Journal Entries
Review P&L accounts for the necessary reclassification of costs
Facilitate and assist with plant inventory counts, count verifications and reconciliation processes
Other tasks as deemed necessary
Working Capital/ Cash flow monitoring
Serve as the facilitator to their business partners on decision making processes that drive working capital improvements or that prevent negative impacts
Ad Hoc Analysis
Plant Comps in performance to other “like” plants or businesses
Profitability Improvement programs if the plant is on an improvement plan
Compiling and Delivering Plant visit decks to Senior leadership during onsite or Teams meetings
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or Business Administration
Finance career progression in corporate/operations finance with 10+ years of experience
Demonstrated experience managing and exerting influence on diverse teams, with full responsibility for hiring, development and performance management
Strong analytical ability/perspective required along with willingness to dive into the details
Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated experience as a business partner to operational leaders
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
Must be a self-starter and completely self-directed, with a passion for continuous improvement and ambition to continue to grow to greater levels of responsibility
Strong PC skills in Knowledge of AS400, BPCS, Radius, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, pivot tables and data mining
Preferred
CPA and/or MBA
Experience in the paper and packaging industry or another manufacturing or operations environment
Prior Hyperion experience
Benefits
Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
Company
WestRock Company
Smurfit Westrock is the global leader of paper-based packaging solutions.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2023-09-12Acquired
2015-07-02IPO
Leadership Team
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Samuel Shoemaker
President, Consumer Packaging
Recent News
2026-01-09
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