Manager, Plant Finance

Company: Ball Corporation
Location: Fairfield
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging and aerospace solutions. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!Primary purpose of the position:The role forms part of the local senior management team and will contribute towards the development and implementation of local strategy, by providing strong financial business partnering to the Operations team and driving ongoing cost efficiency. This position manages and coordinates three primary areas

• Cost Accounting - Daily/Weekly processes, Month end, forecasting, etc
• Controllership - Inventory, Fixed Assets, SOX and accounting policy adherence for plant and associated warehouses
• Business Partnership - business decision support (AFE's and other), support non finance team education of finance acumen (EVA as the lens), performance analytics and drive continuous improvement action
  Essential Responsible Areas:
  • Acts as a trusted business partner to the plant leadership team to support decision making and driving EVA performance improvement. Analyse spending trends to identify opportunities, compliance adherence and standardization of processes
  • In support of the above - monitor and tracks monthly, quarterly and YTD KPI performance and conduct monthly business performance reviews with Plant Management team
  • Performs and manages monthly accounting close and communicates results to plant operations team and the POC finance team effectively, accurately and timely in standardized formats
  • Performs or manages the metal verification, reconciliation and inventory processes.
  • Monitors adherence to SOX and internal control policies for all plant functions.
  • Develops plant spending forecasts for annual operating plans (AOP, 3+9, 6+6 & 9+3), monthly POV and adhoc frequencies as necessary efficiently, accurately and timely in standardized formats
  • Maintains and ensures data integrity in the ERP system through proper item set-up, manufacturing accounting review and issue resolution.
  • Participates and coordinates with physical inventories and reconciliation (full and cycle counts as appropriate) at plant and associated warehouses.
  • Support finance led regional, divisional or otherwise initiatives to drive EVA performance improvement, compliance adherence and standardization of processes
  • Management of local capital budgets, control and reporting, including all local investment proposals - cradle to grave oversight from AFE creation to timely asset capitalization and project closure
    Position Requirement & competencies:
    • High School Diploma or GED required
    • Job related experience for 3 year(s) minimum
    • Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance preferred
    • CMA or CPA preferred
    • Strong leadership, negotiation and influencing skills
    • Systems literate including strong Excel capability
    • Working knowledge of business principles, legal practices, accounting practices, budgeting principles, computer information systems, manufacturing standard costing and generally accepted managerial practices and procedures.
    • Working Manufacturing experience preferred Compensation & Benefits
      - Hiring Salary Range: $90,400- 138,000 (Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
      
      • [This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.]
      • Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, Go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.
        Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.
        When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 22,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups, and aerosol bottles to aerospace solutions that enable our customers to have a deeper understanding of our planet and the universe.
        Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.
        Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.
        Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
        No agencies please.
        Job Grade: Global Grade 12

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