Your Opportunity as the Lead Analyst, Plant Finance Services

Become a key member of our plant finance team at our New Orleans location where we brew some of the most beloved Smucker's coffee products. Leverage your accounting and reporting skills to help guide our operations budget, ensuring key performance metrics are met across the facilities. Lead financial analysis to support decision making for plant leadership and our broader plant financial services team.

Location: New Orleans, LA

Work Arrangements: 100% onsite

In this role you will:

Provide finance support for Gentilly manufacturing plant and Chef manufacturing plant

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 location

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

The Right Place for You 

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. 

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

4+ years of Finance or Accounting experience

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

Strong organization and prioritization skills

Proven strengths in accuracy and attention to detail

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):

Experience supporting a finance or accounting function for an operations/manufacturing facility

Learn more about working at Smucker:

Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business 

Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity 

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