FP&A Assoc Manager

• Lead plant and NADC planning, forecasting and actual reporting for Arlington Plant and North America Distribution Centers, including MOH, COGS, volume, productivity, inventory reserves and headcount-related financials.
• Own recurring close and governance activities across SAP, BPC and supporting offline files, ensuring period close, month close and quarter close deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Develop and maintain financial reporting packages including period business review inputs, KPI scorecards, pounds and pieces, yield/loss, inventory adjustments, manufacturing variance, reserves, WVOL and financial pack reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews with plant leadership, operations, engineering, quality, support center, NADC teams and PGCS finance to explain drivers, risks and opportunities, and required actions.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and reclasses for the close process, including MOH corrections, AP accruals, deferrals, bonus accruals, inventory reserves, WIP and manufacturing variance activity.
• Maintain financial controls and compliance discipline for SOX/GCS accountabilities, balance sheet reconciliations, SAP period opening/closing activities, control owner assessments and required documentation.
• Support productivity, special reporting and operational finance initiatives including PTR, Power Steering actuals, alcohol drawback reporting, CAPEX settlement and data requests for plant and corporate stakeholders.
• Serve as SAP/BPC finance subject matter support for reporting, close execution, data governance and backup coverage for standard costing and related activities.

• Planning, Forecasting and Performance Management
  - Develop Arlington and NADC MOH, COGS, volume, headcount and productivity plan/forecast/latest estimate inputs; prepare cause of change, rate, volume, mix, risk and opportunity analysis; coordinate current period forecast/flash/confirm inputs with Support Center and PGCS Finance
• Period Close, Month Close and SAP/BPC Governance
  - Execute recurring period and month close activities across SAP and BPC, including opening/closing periods and months, SAP to BPC reconciliations, BPC package coordination, confirmation of posting completion, close checklists and period close communication
• COGS, Manufacturing Variance and Production Settlement Reporting
  - Own recurring COGS reporting and analysis for KKS1/KKAO/CO88, weekly KKS1, production order settlement, manual WIP, manufacturing variances, standard COGS, pounds and pieces, yield usage, labels, KPI scorecard and unexplained variance follow-up.
• Inventory, Reserves, MIRA and NADC Support
  - Prepare and update inventory adjustment, reserve, MIRA and disposal analysis for Arlington and NADCs; coordinate brand/location breakouts, reserve journal entry support, disposal reporting and NADC pre-close inputs for GP, Carlisle and Lithia Springs.
• MOH, Payroll, Headcount, Accruals and Balance Sheet Reconciliations
  - Prepare, park, post or approve MOH corrections, AP accruals, bonus accruals, reserve reconciliations, payroll/headcount files, FL/NFL corrections, CAP entries, cross charges, reclasses and CAPEX settlements; review variances with department managers.
• Controls, Compliance and Documentation
  - Maintain SOX/GCS and plant control accountabilities, including control owner assessments, payroll reconciliation control support, FOB accruals, zero balance/deferral accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, SAP screenshots/evidence, audit support and timely remediation
• Productivity, PTR, Special Reporting and Regulatory Support
  - Support productivity actuals and PTR governance, including Power Steering uploads, actuals requests, headcount optimization support, alcohol drawback TBB files/PDFs/submissions and other required regulatory or operational finance reporting.
• Stakeholder Partnership and Continuous Improvement
  - Lead or support recurring plant, capacity review, MOH review, manufacturing variance, MIRA/reserve, pre-close and leadership review routines; partner with operations, quality, engineering, HR, procurement, support center and finance leaders to improve reporting discipline and close execution.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring…