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POSITION TITLE
Plant Finance Leader
POSITION OVERVIEW
This position is located in the Greenville/Anderson, SC area, with responsibilities that cover manufacturing plant locations across the upstate. This role reports to the Advanced Plant Finance Leader, working together to manage activities to achieve low-cost operations across several textile manufacturing plants in Marietta, SC, Pendleton, SC, and Blacksburg, SC. This is achieved by maintaining accurate standard costs and budgets while managing actual spend activities, as well as ensuring an effective internal control environment. This position provides financial perspective to the operations team to help solve business and manufacturing opportunities. Some travel is required for occasional plant visits away from "home" plant location, as well as traveling for finance meetings at corporate headquarters located in Spartanburg, SC.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform period-end close and ensure accurate data and financial reporting.
Uphold standard practices in operations, budget revisions, product costing, management reporting, and forecasting.
Champion an effective internal control environment while adhering with all governance, risk, and compliance guidelines including account reconciliations.
Drive profit, ROIC, and process improvement initiatives to help deliver cost reductions and financial performance.
Control over major capital and expense spending in addition to asset management.
Lead and certify all inventory and material cycle counts and clearings.
Perform variance and spending analysis while providing insight to the plant manager and other manufacturing/business partners.
QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
BS Degree-Accounting or Finance or proven Financial Experience
Microsoft Office expertise
The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:
3 - 5 years in management accounting environment; Manufacturing experience a plus
SAP experience
Professional accounting certification (CMA and/or CPA) a plus
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Proactive and willing to take ownership and responsibility as a highly motivated self-starter.
Leadership skills with the ability to influence others and promote change.
Ability to work and gain results in a team environment.
Desire to continuously look for improvement opportunities (efficiency, automation).
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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