Manufacturing Finance Analyst: Costing & Inventory Insights

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Indianapolis (IN)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits that flex

Defined Contribution Pension Plan with

Learning and development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement program

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Job summary

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Finance Analyst in Indianapolis to connect cost accounting with manufacturing operations.

You will manage labour, yield and usage data, assist with budgeting and journal entries, and support period-end tasks while driving cost improvements. You’ll report on daily/weekly costs, forecast plant results, and collaborate with manufacturing, engineering and finance to improve processes.

Qualifications

Post-Secondary Education in a finance/business related program required.
2+ years of progressive manufacturing costing experience in an ERP environment (SAP preferred).
Working towards or completion of professional accounting designation is preferred.
Ability to work independently
Strong attention to detail
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to coach and mentor others
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Ability to work and drive improvements within a team environment
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present financial information to non- financial functions
Advanced knowledge of MS office and experience with SAP

Responsibilities

Provide timely and accurate daily and weekly cost reporting to the plant management team.
Provide accurate weekly / monthly forecasts for overall plant results in a timely manner.
Work with manufacturing/engineering/finance to put in place more efficient and accurate processes.
Responsible for managing inventory through physical counting and preparing posting of cycle counts, inventory dispositions, and following up on issues.
Assist with financial reporting activities (e.g. journal entries, balance sheet recs, etc.).
As part of the Finance team, assist managers in managing their budgets, as well as participating in period end duties where required.
Be active and participate in Six Sigma projects and identify, recommend, and support cost improvement opportunities.
Play an integral role in the development of new product costing (from development to launch) and ensure current product costs accurately reflect the manufacturing process.
Work with purchasing and sourcing on multiple fronts. This includes being the single point of contact on things such as resolving AP queries, purchasing/receiving issues, vendor set ups etc.
Work with QA to clear blocked inventory, in a timely manner.
On site responsibility to ensure accounting procedures adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and approved corporate policies.
On site C3 custodian to ensure critical inventory and purchasing procedures are in control, and responsible for Quarterly Self-Test submissions.
Support Production Management and Material Control with regular inventory cycle review and perform re-counts and random verification checking when required / applicable, posting of cycle counts, inventory dispositions, and following up on issues.
Perform periodic analysis of overhead spending and provide management with the information required to make future spending decisions.
Work with Finance Manager on ad-hoc requests as needed