New Holland Plant Accounting Leader

POSITION TITLE  New Holland Plant Accounting Leader     POSITION OVERVIEW  This position is located in Gainesville, GA and reports to the Advanced Plant Finance Leader, working together to manage activities to achieve low-cost operations across textile manufacturing plants in Gainesville, GA and Upstate SC (Pendleton & Williamston). 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/Finance, Industrial Engineering or other relevant degree with proven Financial Experience  Microsoft Office expertise    The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:  Experience in management accounting environment; Manufacturing experience 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