Hybrid FP&A Senior Manager: Manufacturing & Distribution

American Greetings Corporation; Westlake (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

American Greetings Corporation in Westlake, Ohio, is seeking a Senior Manager, FP&A to drive strategic, analytical and tactical finance leadership for the supply chain. The role will split responsibilities with another Sr Finance Manager, focusing on Manufacturing and Distribution while supporting cash-flow forecasting and the Transformation Management Office (TMO).

The position requires coordinating between commercial and supply chain functions to make profitable business decisions by

Responsibilities

• Manage the Manufacturing and Distribution aspects of supply chain within the FP&A department.
• Responsible for monthly financial reporting related to the above as well as developing long-term strategic plans, annual operating plans, business metrics, and capital requests.
• Work closely with accounting to understand how actuals will flow and ensure the forecasting process is aligned.
• Provide financial decision support to business units and supply chain leadership teams.
• Connect operational decisions and activities to financial statements and results.
• Support commercial and financial strategies enabled by effective planning, measurement and reporting.
• Identify new opportunities for cost savings and incorporate best in class business processes working closely with our TMO process.
• Manage financial analytical support for the global supply functions and support the operational management team to achieve their financial targets.
• Develop and manage financial reporting and forecasting tools for above referenced global supply functions.
• Analyze and report actions causing operational spending, variances and manufacturing / distribution / transportation variances to plan, forecast and prior year.
• Prepare costing models and financial analysis for product make vs. buy decisions.
• Assist in capital appropriation requests and programs as well as review assumptions and financial impact of each capital request.
• Prepare operational and financial modeling for special projects and long-term supply chain strategies.
• Coordinate the development of product standard costs and ensure cost-of-goods-sold are accurately portrayed in financial statements.
• Facilitate and strengthen communications and business relationship between finance and the other functional areas of the business.
• Assist with the overall cash flow forecast including the overall process and various required inputs across multiple business units.

Job description

American Greetings Corporation in Westlake, Ohio, is seeking a Senior Manager, FP&A to drive strategic, analytical and tactical finance leadership for the supply chain. The role will split responsibilities with another Sr Finance Manager, focusing on Manufacturing and Distribution while supporting cash-flow forecasting and the Transformation Management Office (TMO).

The position requires coordinating between commercial and supply chain functions to make profitable business decisions by