Nice-Pak is more than just a Nice Place to Work, and we owe it to our amazing team of nice people to ensure we are hiring new team members who can do more than just meet expectations. We aim to hire excellence.
At Nice-Pak, we manufacture products that touch (literally!) a person's every stage of life - from birth through adulthood to retirement - and worldwide! We are a leading manufacturer of wipes for major grocery, discount, drug, big box, and club membership retailers, and we care deeply about our associates and customers. We care about our environment, too, which is why we stand by our commitment to sustainably source the materials that make our wipes work and support sustainable forestry through education and community engagement.
We live by our purpose of Creating products for a cleaner, healthier world, and it's important to us that each time we add someone to our Nice-Pak family, we do so with our purpose statement in mind so we can achieve a workforce as special as our customer base.
About the Job.
Why This Job is Important.
The Manager of Cost Accounting/Supply Chain Finance will be responsible for and manage the organization's manufacturing operations accounting function. This position will coordinate the activities of Plant Accounting groups and Corporate Finance to provide timely, consistent, and meaningful financial results reporting, budgets, and forecasts of manufacturing operations.
What You Can Expect. In this role, you will:
Comply with the Nice-Pak Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct at all times while working at our Orangeburg, NY facility.
Plan, organize, and direct all the activities of manufacturing operations accounting.
Review plant results each month and question unexplained variances
Oversee any necessary adjustments
Develop and provide management with key performance indicators for decision-making purposes
Proactively identify and analyze opportunities to improve results and facility processes, ensuring plans are in place to capitalize on these opportunities
Manage the local Plant Controller and support staff.
Set goals and motivate
Performance reviews
Ensure timely, accurate month-end financial closing along with the publication and review of related results reports.
Main point of contact for various outside audits
Consolidated inventory valuation reporting for the borrowing base
Consolidated perpetual inventory reconciliations to G/L
Reconcile COGS between reporting and accounting systems
Review PPV report
Calculate NPU reserve on a regular basis and follow up with Supply Chain/Sales for resolution
Support the Financial Budgets and Planning Group in the development of the annual budget for manufacturing operations.
Ultimately responsible for completing plant budgets in a timely manner
Coordinate activity between plant controllers and other groups at corporate to complete the budget.
Manage the development of standards costs and the standard costs tables within the existing ERP system
Oversee the year-end physical inventory process
Roll costs in the system at year-end
What We Expect from You in the Role:
Effective analysis, communication, and presentation skills
Sets goals for plant controllers and seeks improved performance and higher achievements from his team
Promotes a spirit of innovation and continuous improvement within the finance department through better utilization of existing system and potential implementation of a new ERP system
delivery of accurate reports and analysis in a timely manner
Draws conclusions from data and proposes tactics for improving ongoing performance
Good work throughout the year should result in minimal unexplained year-end adjustments
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience
Storn cost accounting background
5+years of progressive experience in accounting management.
Demonstrated leadership and history of driving change and making a difference
Experience in manufacturing systems/environments to drive process improvements
Ability to lead, motivate, and support the accounting team.
Ability to clearly and concisely communicate with non-accounting professionals.
Self-starter, take initiative and intellectual curiosity
This is what you can count on from us:
A safe and supportive work environment with a focus on continuous improvement.
We want you to succeed and will invest in you and your career.
You can count on us to encourage diversity, equity, and an atmosphere of inclusion.
Great benefits that start when you do, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) match (after 6 months). We also offer tuition reimbursement and many other supplemental benefits.
Salary range $130,000 - $140,000, commensurate with experience, plus bonus opportunities.