Operations, Finance Manager

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

The Manager of Finance - Operations, acts as a key business partner to the BU Senior Leadership Team and Plant Leadership to provide tactical and strategic insights to drive cost efficiency, optimize capital investments, and align financial goals with operational strategy.

• · Serves as the key liaison between the Operations team and the Finance organization enabled by enriched Business Partnering relationships, metric tracking and reporting key performance indicators and targets.
• · Partner with plant managers and operations leaders to identify track against cost-saving opportunities.
• · Provide business leaders with actionable financial insights and data to support strategic business decision-making.
• · Monitor and report on key cost drivers: labor, materials, overhead, and logistics.
• · Significant involvement in operations planning and financial forecasting/budgeting.
• · Support capital investment decisions and evaluate ROI on major projects.
• · Self-starter that is responsible for monthly analyses in areas such as direct/indirect cost, material usage variances, labor, and production mix. Analyze production data and operational metrics to ensure efficiency and financial health.
• · Support Novolex digital transformation activities by expanding the use of tools such as Power BI, One Stream, Hyperion, and SAP.
• · Collaborate with IT to improve data integrity.

• · BA/BS required with emphasis in finance or accounting with at least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing setting.
• · Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and decision-making skills with an ability to anticipate the needs of the stakeholders and take quick action to satisfy.
• · Experience collaborating and working successfully with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, with demonstrated strength handling competing priorities.
• · In-depth understanding of income statement analysis.
• · Strong knowledge of cost accounting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• · Strong computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel); SAP, and HFM/Essbase.
• · High initiative, Self-Starter, Able to manage tight timelines/deadlines.
• · An interest in utilizing AI tools (e.g. Co-Pilot, Claude) to improve reporting efficiency & accuracy

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With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

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