Sr. Finance Mgr- Bus. Finance & Accounting Leader

General Information

Job

ATR
59254

Posting Job Title

Sr. Finance Mgr
- Bus. Finance & Accounting Leader

Locations

AL Eutaw

Employment Type

Full Time

Date Posted

15-Jul-2026

Relocation Support

Yes

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.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Sr. Business Finance & Accounting leader that will report to the Director Finance. This individual will be responsible for the Eutaw, AL manufacturing plant and will, through fact-based analysis, provide insights into recommendations, analysis and drive improvements in operations, sales and the overall profitability of the plant. The Sr. Business Finance & Accounting Leader will be a business partner to the site General Manager and accountable for the bottom-line results of the facility.

• Budget & Financial preparation and reporting.
• Prepares annual budget and quarterly forecasts in conjunction with the plant General manager with a goal of forecast accuracy.
• Utilize KPI’s and plant initiatives to project future plant growth opportunities, encourage going beyond just the traditional product cost.
• Collaboration with Commercial Business leads to challenge and validation of top line revenue expectations.
• The Business Finance and Accounting Leader should be able to effectively communicate the organization’s values.
• Creates simplified budget and reporting processes.
• Balances financial and non-financial indicators
• Clearly reports and articulates key impactful items to the business results.
• Serves as a consultant to business partners to help develop action plans for improvement.
• Cost Take out support, review and tracking.

• Partner with the General Manger on future and long-range Capital needs to sustain and or grow the sites business opportunities.
• Understand competitor strengths and weaknesses.

• The Business Finance and Accounting Leader is accountable for overseeing all internal controls and failures of the site(s).
• They ensure decisions are made by those with authority to do so.
• They ensure key processes follow documented company policies.
• They ensure adequate control over the company’s local assets and financial reporting.
• They find the right balance between effectiveness in value creation and control efficiency.
• Responsible for optimizing processes through IT improvement and implementation.
• Drive process improvements through the utilization of best practices across the organization.

• Leverage data systems to provide ongoing customer profitability analysis to help catch and correct margin erosion.
• Facilitate open discussion among business leaders on how to drive more margin through volume, price or operational changes.

• Actively review and validate plant WIP, Finished Goods and raw materials values.
• Creation and/or review of site monthly Journal Entries
• Review P&L accounts for the necessary reclassification of costs.
• Facilitate and assist with plant inventory counts, count verifications and reconciliation processes.
• Other tasks as deemed necessary

• Serve as the facilitator to their business partners on decision making processes that drive working capital improvements or that prevent negative impacts.
• Ad Hoc Analysis
• Plant Comps in performance to other “like” plants or businesses
• Profitability Improvement programs if the plant is on an improvement plan
• Compiling and Delivering Plant visit decks to Senior leadership during onsite or Teams meetings.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Business Administration; CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• Finance career progression in corporate/operations finance with 10+ years of experience.
• Experience in the paper and…