What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Management Specialist position at Ajinomoto Foods North America?
Job Overview
Ajinomoto Foods North America is seeking a skilled Financial Director to lead its plant accounting functions. The successful candidate will be responsible for guiding the team in accordance with corporate and GAAP guidelines.
Responsibilities
Ajinomoto Foods North America is seeking a skilled Financial Director to lead its plant accounting functions. The successful candidate will be responsible for guiding the team in accordance with corporate and GAAP guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Directs and has functional responsibility for accounting activities; provides technical guidance, leadership, and direction to direct reports and management staff regarding the financial management of the business.
- Oversees communication, implementation, and administration of accounting policies and procedures essential to the maintenance of adequate internal control of operations; implements internal systems to improve efficiency of operations.
- Prepares and administers department budget; exercises general direction over the preparation of the plants annual budgets and capital expenditure plans; monitors performance against budgeted targets; formulates and recommends specific courses of action to resolve problems areas.
- Directs the preparation and presentation of the plants financial information to the General Manager; ensures all data is accurately and uniformly recorded and reported to properly represent the plants financial position.
- Conducts studies and analyses of internal financial data; interprets and reports to management significant events and practices having an impact on business operations.
- Participates in the formulation of short term and long-range financial goals and objectives; analyzes financial aspects of strategies and plans and makes specific recommendations which will result in cost reductions and profit improvement.
- Supervises maintenance of ledgers, inventory records of raw materials, packaging, and finished goods and related accounting reports, files and documents; ensures all accounting functions are performed accurately and on a timely basis, in accordance with JSOX.
- Represents the Company in dealings with vendors and/or government agencies, as assigned.
