Senior Analyst

Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

Job Requisition #:
031809 Senior Analyst - Manufacturing Controllership (Open)

Job Description:
Greif is a leading supplier of industrial packaging products and services, growing from its beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio, to a global footprint across more than 30 countries and 200-plus locations.

OUR VISION:
Being the best customer service company in the world.

OUR PURPOSE:
Create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW:
Key Responsibilities:
Regional Compliance:

- Complete the quarterly and year-end compliance obligations including SOX controls related to entity-level and manufacturing controlling areas timely and effectively
- Participate in resolving auditor questions, and assists in executing remediation activities should there be any process or design break down
- Support Company involvement in matter resolution and audit inquiries with internal and external auditors
- Deliver high-quality, accurate, and timely financial information in accordance with internal policy and external regulatory requirements
- Participate in compliance projects relevant to policy responsibilities

Regional Controlling:

- Complete analyses related to manufacturing controlling and cost accounting, including standard costing approaches, inventory counts and policy related to such matters
- Serve as liaison with enabling functions and business operations to design and implement internal controls and process improvements
- Oversee the monthly closing process for cost accounting, including average, actual, and standard costing, along with inventory reconciliation and reporting.
- Review inventory statistics to support monthly closing process.
- Analyze stock movements, costs, and pricing requests to ensure accurate and current inventory valuation.
- Calculate manufacturing costs through monthly closings, ensuring accounting accuracy and tax compliance.
- Review production reports using system-generated data to determine actual manufacturing costs and raw material consumption.
- Provide support for results analysis to verify alignment between accounting records and system data, communicating findings to key stakeholders.
- Analyze cost trends to identify unusual variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Calculate inventory reserves by comparing recent sales prices with production costs to recognize potential losses (Lower of Cost or Market Analyses).
- Calculate slow-moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB) reserves in compliance with Company inventory policy to minimize excess material risks.
- Analyze monthly evolution of indirect manufacturing costs (CIF), validating variations with supporting data.
- Coordinate inventory stock counts and specific adjustments to ensure physical inventory accuracy.

Regional Business Partnering, Team Leadership and Development:

- Work with multiple parties in driving compliance reporting obligations and education of underlying processes or principles
- Collaborates with an action-biased, solution-oriented mindset when faced with challenges by business partners
- Participate in a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration within Controllership
- Ensure analyses conducted by junior cost accountant colleagues adhere to defined standards and are delivered within established timelines.

Regional Process Improvement and Automation:

- Create and/or maintain standardized, global operating procedures across all product lines, where possible, to deliver accurate and timely reporting in an efficient delivery model.
- Support process improvement and automation initiatives to ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures.
- Make recommendations to increase efficiency and accuracy of data and reporting.

Education and Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA (or local equivalent) preferred.
- Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in financial and/or reporting roles

Knowledge and Skills:

- Fluency in English is required; knowledge of any additional language is an advantage
- Strong capability and proven ability in driving process enhancements, optimizations, and continuous improvements.
- Extensive experience in cost accounting and cost analysis for operations in one or more LATAM manufacturing units
- Ability to be accountable for delivering results on strict timelines
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to communicate to a variety of stakeholders
- Ability to adapt to changing business needs
- Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment a plus

At Greif, your work has purpose, colleagues care about your well-being, and you have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Service and leadership are the core of everything we do. Our global presence provides us a platform to do good in the world.Contact Us - Greif
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