What’s the job? 

Saint-Gobain, a leader in global manufacturing, is looking for five (5) Plant Cost Analysts to join the Finance division of their North American business. This position is part of the “Essentials of Finance” rotation program.

As part of the “Essentials of Finance” rotation program, you will spend 18 months assigned to one specific business unit located at one of our manufacturing plants. The manufacturing plant locations vary, but could include Avery, OH; Buchanan, NY; Las Vegas, NV; Kansas City, MO or Faribault, MN. After the first 18 months you will rotate to your second finance position and/or location within the North American Region.

In addition, the candidate will attend monthly training and development courses with their cohort to further improve their corporate and manufacturing financial competency.

These positions will assist in ensuring the integrity of the financial statements and internal controls at the plants. They will also partner with plant management to provide timely and accurate data to support business decisions, collaborate with the plants to improve efficiency and profitability, and overall focusing on continuous improvement. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Prepare financial statements for plant cost reporting that will include, but not limited to: analyzing plant performance by providing financial analyses. actual vs. budget and actual vs. prior year variance analyses. balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement data, and other key performance metrics. Reconcile inventory cycle counts and annual physical inventory. Process month-end financial close journal entries related to plant manufacturing costs. Partner with Plant Controller on ensuring plant costing is accurate and timely. Partner with the Plant Controller on items such as: Annual Budget, Quarterly reforecasting, production of standard costs, Appropriation requests, Cost Reduction projects. Extract data from multiple systems to update recurring reporting. Including, but not limited to: SAP, Qlikview, SFDC & Magnitude. Support the business unit or finance team in Projects that will improve reporting efficiency. Performing financial analyses and review for key businesses financial data. Attend and participate in all twelve (12) Essentials of Finance development courses and one (1) team cohort project. Collaborate with the Plant via Ad hoc analysis: Increase plant efficiency and profitability, identify issues and proactively initiate analyses / solutions, prepare analysis to understand the financial ramifications of current and proposed business actions.

ATTRIBUTES

This position requires someone who can work independently after receiving direction from their direct manager and/or team members. Manage multiple simultaneous priorities and projects to support a matrix of diverse customers. Because this individual will work with multiple levels of the organization, strong interpersonal skills are required. Mindset of being mobile with flexibility to relocate and consider other finance positions within the organization as opportunities present themselves. An analytical thinking style is preferred so the individual can perform value-added analysis and challenge results. Creativity and resourcefulness are important attributes since the individual will work on projects to improve reporting efficiency. Rigorous person with a high level of detail and care for their work product. Inquisitive nature to learn & focus on continuous improvement.