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Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide timely and accurate daily weekly cost reporting to the plant management team
- Provide accurate weekly / monthly forecasts for overall plant results
- Lead all period-end financial activities for the plant
- Interpret financial results and act as a consultant to help identify, recommend and support potential courses of action
- Integral part of new product costing (from development to launch) and ensure current product costing accurately reflects the manufacturing process by product
- Perform periodic analysis of overhead spending and provide management with the information required to make future spending decisions
- Work with the plant team to ensure that financial documents and business case write ups provide pertinent analysis and sufficient justification to support capital expenditures
- Manage the overall budget process for the plant.  Work with functional managers to ensure budget submission is complete, accurate and on time
- On site responsibility to ensure accounting procedures adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and approved corporate policies
- Provide guidance and coaching to non-finance managers regarding issues of financial control and compliance
- Responsible for managing the performance of direct reports including coaching and feedback

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
- Post Secondary Education in a finance/business related program required
- 5+ years of progressive manufacturing costing experience in an ERP environment (SAP Ideal)
- Has a professional accounting designation (CGA, CA, CMA)
- Previous supervisory experience required
- Ability to work and provide coaching within a team environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present financial information to non- financial functions.
- Strong attention to detail and problem solving skills
- Advanced knowledge of MS office