EWP Finance & Planning Manager - Emerson, Arkansas
We are looking for a Finance & Planning Manager to join our Engineered Wood Products team located in Emerson, Arkansas. In this role, you will partner with operations leaders driving operational excellence using problem solving, financial and analytical skills. Our focus is to provide the right level of information and decision making to execute business strategy and ensure top-quartile performance.
In this role, your essential functions are to:
- Be accountable for all financial aspects of the site
- Oversee/perform internal controls and provide training and oversight to business partners
- Perform all month end closing activities
- Drive the Operational Excellence culture and provide financial support for the operations
- Be present and available for questions, strategic discussions, and ad-hoc coaching sessions
- Train and coach key leaders on mill financials. Be a financial mentor as part of the mentoring program.
- Understand complex concepts and know how to communicate a simple message
- Actively participate/lead continuous improvement initiatives
- Own the capital management process. Ensure accurate financials for justification of projects and meet all capital deadlines.
- Develop Annual Plans and monthly forecasts
- Support the annual Roadmap process
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- 2-5 years of financial experience with a demonstrated progression in work responsibilities
- Experience in financial or manufacturing operations
- Comfortable working with operations, finance, and accounting teams
- Strong communication, interpersonal, consulting, and influencing skills
- Working knowledge of cost accounting, financial systems (SAP preferred) and internal controls
- Flexible and capable of adapting to different ways of looking at and solving problems
- Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks to meet deadlines
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
What We Offer:Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $98,800-$148,200 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 10% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.
Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.
Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.
Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
