Sr. Finance Mgr Bus Finance & Accounting Leader

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Posting

Job Title:

Sr. Finance Mgr.

- Bus Finance & Accounting Leader

Locations: KY Nicholasville

Employment Type:

Full Time

Date Posted: 06-Oct-2026

Relocation Support:
Yes

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.

We are seeking a Business Finance & Accounting Leader who will report to the General Manager. This individual will be responsible for the Nicholasville, KY, manufacturing plant and, through fact-based analysis, will provide insights, recommendations, and analysis to drive improvements in operations, sales, and the plant’s overall profitability. The Business Finance & Accounting Leader will serve as a business partner to the site General Manager and will be accountable for the facility’s bottom-line results.

• Prepare the annual budget and quarterly forecasts in partnership with the Plant General Manager, with a focus on forecast accuracy.
• Use KPIs and plant initiatives to project future plant growth opportunities and encourage analysis beyond traditional product costs.
• Collaborate with Commercial Business Leaders to challenge and validate top-line revenue expectations.
• Effectively communicate the organization’s values.
• Create simplified budgeting and reporting processes.
• Balance financial and nonfinancial indicators.
• Clearly report and articulate the key items affecting business results.
• Serve as a consultant to business partners to help develop action plans for improvement.
• Support, review, and track cost takeout initiatives.

• Partner with the General Manager on future and long-range capital needs to sustain and/or grow the site’s business opportunities.
• Understand competitors’ strengths and weaknesses.

• Oversee all internal controls and control failures at the site.
• Ensure decisions are made by individuals with the appropriate authority.
• Ensure key processes follow documented company policies.
• Ensure adequate control over the company’s local assets and financial reporting.
• Balance value creation with effective and efficient controls.
• Optimize processes through IT improvements and implementation.
• Drive process improvements by applying best practices across the organization.

• Use data systems to provide ongoing customer profitability analysis and help identify and correct margin erosion.
• Facilitate open discussions among business leaders about driving additional margin through volume, pricing, or operational changes.

• Actively review and validate plant work in process (WIP), finished goods, and raw material values.
• Create and/or review monthly site journal entries.
• Review P&L accounts and identify necessary cost reclassifications.
• Facilitate and assist with plant inventory counts, count verifications, and reconciliation processes.
• Perform other tasks as deemed necessary.

• Facilitate decision-making with business partners to drive working capital improvements and prevent negative impacts.

• Perform ad hoc analysis.
• Compare plant performance with similar plants or businesses.
• Support profitability improvement programs when the plant is on an improvement plan.
• Compile and deliver plant-visit presentations to senior leadership during onsite or…