Your Opportunity as the Lead Analyst, Plant Finance

Location: New Orleans, LA

Work Arrangements: Onsite 100% (M-F)

In this role you will:

• Provide finance support for Gentilly and Chef manufacturing plants

• Prepare monthly journal entries and support financial close

• Analyze and reconcile assigned Balance Sheet accounts

• Ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate policies for assigned responsibilities

• Participate in business planning; prepare and coordinate the annual budget with plant manager

• Participate in annual manufacturing standard reviews for assigned locations

• Review/analyze monthly manufacturing variances

• Review/analyze monthly cost center variances

• Maintain and document monthly controls for internal audits

• Support external audits on quarterly and annual basis

• Provide KPI analysis for monthly financial review

• Drive key priorities and initiatives

• Identify areas of improvements and standardization

• Develop plant analytics and visualizations to add value to manufacturing decisions

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• 4+ years of financial analysis or accounting experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Financial planning and forecasting ownership

• Highly organized and hold high standards of accuracy and precision

• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong communication and relationship building skills

Additional skills and experiences that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• Experience supporting financial activity for an operations facility

• Ability to work in a diverse and fast paced environment

• Ability to make sound business decisions that have a positive impact on the company

• MBA, CPA, CMA, or other advanced degree or certification

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