Sr Finance Manager – MidAtlantic Area

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Senior Finance Manager – MidAtlantic Area - Corrugated Segment The opportunity: The Sr. Finance Manager will, through fact-based analysis, provide insights, recommendations, analysis and drive improvements in operations, sales, and the overall profitability of the Area, Plants, and Division. Overall Finance responsibility for five locations across three states, with $500+ million of revenue. This position is a business partner to the Area Operations Leader and Area Sales Leader, General Managers, and accountable for the bottom-line results in conjunction with Plants, Area and Region management. Will act as lead for financial Area team including developing talent, mentoring, and coaching Lead Financial Analysts, with diverse skillsets. This position will report to the Corrugated Packaging Area Vice President and Finance Director for the North Atlantic Region. The position will require some travel to various plants located within the region. Anticipated travel is approximately 25%. How you will impact Smurfit Westrock: General Business Support Analysis: Provide accurate and timely financial analysis, and support variances from budgets and forecasts from a business perspective and work with management on problems/issues as identified and participate in providing solutions. Provide productivity analysis to support Path to 20% Support weekly and monthly forecast updates from a business perspective, guiding Area management on changes in volume and operating earnings. Analyze trends in manufacturing, sales and other related areas to better understand and manage the business. Provide a fact-based understanding of the bottom-line benefit for all Area decisions and/or opportunities. Prepare ad hoc financial and business-related analysis and research as necessary, from and for an operations and business perspective. Sales Support: Work closely with Area and Region sales management to implement a monthly customer sales trend and attrition tracking report. Create root cause assessments for customer attrition and develop action plans to reduce attrition rate. Utilize the PAT process to support corporate account and local account bids/analysis. Use the information to assist local management in improving operational and financial performance. Take an active role and ensure the successful transition of all won national and local bids / new business. Actively monitor the profitability of all customers, but in particular those with a negative contribution margin and/or profit. Work with management to develop action plans to address customer profitability and track progress against agreed-upon goals. Actively facilitate the price increase tracking process for price increase planning within the Area to ensure maximization of price increase efforts and enforcement of contractual terms. Provide accurate and timely information to Area and Division management on targeted/forecasted increases planned and actual implementation across the Area. Obtain a working knowledge of all available sales analytical tools. Educate and train local Area personnel in the use and understanding of the available tools to drive bottom-line results. Operations and Manufacturing Support: Provide analytical support for key manufacturing metrics including Performance Excellence, net waste, returns & allowances, machine performance, labor efficiency, capacity, headcount, safety, etc. Identify gaps and/or under-performance trends and engage the Area management team to develop solutions for operational and financial improvement. Identify fiber