Finance Manager (Escanaba, MI)

Purpose

Job description

The Billerud North America Finance and Accounting teams aspires to be a world class Finance and Accounting organization. We are Intellectually Curious and Partner with our multifunctional leaders to help deliver sustained value creation, ensure stewardship and influence the strategic direction for our business. Our culture is anchored in integrity, trust and transparency. We have a relentless passion to “Make a Difference” with the business and organization through continuous improvement, focusing on what matters most and providing solutions to problems.

The Finance Manager is responsible for developing and leading a curious team through financial analysis and reporting to support continuous improvement efforts, financial planning and forecasting and internal controls to ensure, stewardship and compliance to policy. The position also partners with and advises site business leadership through operational direction setting and strategic planning.

Qualifications

Key Accountabilities:

• Promote the safety and health of all team members
• Lead and encourage the on-going learning, professional satisfaction and development of the Finance function and team members
• Drive a culture focused on continuous improvement and operational business partnerships
• Perform & direct financial and business analysis functions and controls
• Ensure that the facility maintains accurate books and records in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and that the business is conducted in compliance with established corporate, sector, and division policies, procedures and practices
• Complete the required activities for monthly closing ensuring accurate financial and management reporting
• Lead the site financial forecasting and annual budgeting processes.
• Direct the development of annual product cost standards and analyze cost performance for paper production operations
• Drive changes in methods and procedures to improve departmental efficiencies
• Ensure the protection of assets through procedures which are consistent with corporate policies and/or other legal requirements
• Monitor capital spending requests for economic return calculations
• Provide financial oversight and create a partnership with the Project Evolution team formed to develop new market and product opportunities
• Actively work with Storeroom, Maintenance and Operations to reduce working capital and increase cash conversion
• Be part of the weekend rotation supporting the Sourcing organization
  
  

Personal qualities

Required Experience

• BS in Accounting or Finance. MBA, CMA or CPA desired
• 5 Years managerial experience
• 7-10 years manufacturing experience
• Proven ability to interpret financial data and standard cost concepts
• Self-starter with the proven ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to mentor, motivate, influence and collaborate effectively to ‘make a difference’ each day
• Experience with SAP and Microsoft Office products
• High degree of internal and external customer awareness
• Understanding of strong internal controls
• Process management training
• Planning & priority-setting training
  
  

Travel: Low (less than 10%)

Application information

Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

Why us?

• Be part of a Dynamic team within Billerud
• An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future
• Development and career opportunities
• Performance-based bonus, occupational pension and a number of different benefits according to company policy.
• Opportunity to hybrid working according to company standard.
  
  

Our recruitment process may include interviews, recruitment test, reference checks and alcohol & drug test.

Do you want to help create a sustainable future through your work?

At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important tools to help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.

Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we’ve grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.

We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 6,000 employees in 19 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 41.2 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.

Join us in redefining sustainable packaging and drive meaningful change for a better tomorrow.