Milliken & Company

Plant Finance Leader

Milliken & Company • $90K — $110K *
Johnston, SC 29832In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • Expertise in Microsoft Office.
  • Preferred: SAP experience.
  • Preferred: Manufacturing experience.
  • Preferred: 3+ years in entry-level management accounting.
  • Preferred: Professional accounting certification (CMA/CPA) is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Perform period-end close and ensure accurate financial reporting.
  • Uphold standard operating practices for budgeting and reporting.
  • Champion internal control environment and compliance guidelines.
  • Drive profit and process improvement initiatives for cost reduction.
  • Maintain control over capital, expense spending, and asset management.
  • Lead and certify inventory and material cycle counts.
  • Conduct variance and spending analyses with insights for management.

Benefits

  • Minimal travel required for corporate finance meetings.
  • Active involvement in plant safety initiatives and training.
  • Opportunity to work in a leadership capacity with financial oversight.
  • Engagement in continuous improvement and environmental initiatives.
Full Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW

This position will cover Johnston Plant in Johnston, SC and Kingsley Plant in Thomson, GA and reports to the Advanced Finance Leader with a dotted line to the Plant Manager. The Plant Finance Leader is responsible for managing activities to achieve low-cost operations by maintaining accurate standard costs and budgets, managing actual spend activities, and ensuring an effective internal control environment. This position provides financial leadership to the plant management team to help solve business and manufacturing opportunities. Minimal travel is required for finance meetings at corporate headquarters located in Spartanburg, SC.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Perform period-end close and ensure accurate data and financial reporting.

  • Uphold standard practices in operations, budget revisions, product costing, management reporting, and forecasting.

  • Champion an effective internal control environment while adhering to all governance, risk, and compliance guidelines, including account reconciliations.

  • Drive profit, ROIC, and process improvement initiatives to help deliver cost reductions and financial performance.

  • Maintain control over major capital and expense spending in addition to asset management.

  • Lead and certify all inventory and material cycle counts and clearings.

  • Perform variance and spending analysis while providing insight to the Plant Manager and other manufacturing/business partners.

  • Provide oversight of finance administrative positions.


  • Adhere to all plant safety policies and compliance regulations. Actively participate in the safety process by completing safety audits, participating in safety projects, identifying site hazards, contributing to safety improvements, attending safety team meetings, and completing annual safety training as required.

  • For supervisory responsibilities, improve team safety performance by ensuring team safety audits are completed, action items are promptly addressed, associates receive adequate safety training, safety rules are enforced, housekeeping is continuously improved, incident investigations are led and documented appropriately, safety follow-up items are completed, safety is promoted as a core behavior, and team members are encouraged to participate in safety processes.

  • Become familiar with, understand, and comply with the Milliken Quality Policy, Standard Operating Procedures, relevant ISO 9000 standards, and applicable company policies.

  • Follow relevant requirements of the Responsible Care Management System (RC-14001) and plant procedures to ensure compliance, understand significant aspects of the role, minimize waste, prevent pollution, conserve energy, and contribute to continuous improvement of plant environmental, health, safety, security, and Responsible Care performance and programs.


QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

  • Microsoft Office expertise.


QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED

  • SAP experience.

  • Manufacturing experience.

  • 3+ years in an entry-level management accounting environment.

  • Professional accounting certification, such as CMA and/or CPA, is a plus.


The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

  • Proactive, highly motivated self-starter willing to take ownership and responsibility.

  • Leadership skills with the ability to influence others and promote change.

  • Ability to work and achieve results in a team environment.

  • Desire to continuously identify improvement opportunities, including efficiency and automation.


  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.


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About Milliken & Company

Milliken & Company is a diversified industrial manufacturer that produces specialty chemicals, floor coverings, and performance and protective textiles. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Milliken has a global presence with manufacturing facilities, sales offices, and research labs in North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm's products are used in a variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, and hospitality. Milliken has been recognized for its commitment to sustainability and was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute.
Learn more about Milliken & Company
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1865
* Ladders Estimates

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