Finance Manager

Færch Plast Group; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Færch Plast Group seeks a senior finance leader to take full ownership of accounting, reporting and financial control across North America. You will partner with the Managing Director – North America, lead a small finance team across two sites, and drive standardization in financial processes aligned with global standards.

You will steer budgeting and forecasting, support pricing analyses, and champion BI-driven insight to improve profitability and operational decision-making.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with strong group reporting and audit experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in finance, accounting, or related field.
• Experience in multinational, multi-site FMCG or manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting, financial control and compliance across North America.
• Ensure timely group, management and external reporting.
• Lead FP&A: forecasts, budgets and strategic planning.
• Act as finance business partner to NA Managing Director.
• Manage NA finance team and drive standardization of processes.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Qualified Accountant

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BI tools (Targit)

Group reporting tools

Job description

Main tasks

• Overall responsibility for accounting, financial control and compliance across North America
• Ensure timely and accurate group reporting, management reporting, and external reporting
• Lead financial planning processes including forecasts, budgets, and strategic planning
• Act as finance business partner to the Managing Director – North America
• Lead, develop and manage the North America finance team
• Drive harmonization and standardization of financial processes aligned with Group standards

Secondary tasks

• Support business development initiatives, including CAPEX projects and restructuring
• Provide financial analysis for pricing, costing, and profitability improvement initiatives
• Champion the use of BI tools (e.g. Targit) across the region
• Support audit processes, tax compliance, and liaison with external advisors

Span of control

• Management of North America finance team (approx. 4 employees across 2 sites)
• Oversight of accounting, reporting, treasury, and credit control activities

Scope of responsibility

• Full ownership of finance processes across North America
• Responsibility for financial accuracy, compliance, and performance reporting
• Contributor to global finance alignment and process excellence initiatives

Education & certifications

• Qualified Accountant (or equivalent)
• Bachelor’s degree level (minimum)

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting or finance roles
• Experience in finance business partnering
• Experience in multinational and multi-site environments
• Experience with group reporting and audit processes
• Experience in FMCG or manufacturing environment is an advantage

Skills

• Strong financial analysis and accounting knowledge
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills
• Project management capabilities
• Ability to manage and develop teams (direct and indirect)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Languages

• Not explicitly stated (assumed business-level English required)

Other competencies

• Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments
• Strong analytical and structured mindset
• Experience with BI tools is an advantage
• Timely and accurate delivery of financial reporting and forecasts
• Strong compliance and audit outcomes
• Harmonized and standardized financial processes aligned with Group standards
• High-quality business partnering support to local management
• Well-functioning and high-performing finance team
• Improved financial insights supporting operational decision-making