Finance & Accounting Manager, US Packaging

CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies (NASDAQ:COO), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses. The Company produces a full array of daily disposable, two-week and monthly contact lenses, all featuring advanced materials and optics. CooperVision has a strong heritage of solving the toughest vision challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia and childhood myopia; and offers the most complete collection of spherical, toric and multifocal products available. Through a combination of innovative products and focused practitioner support, the company brings a refreshing perspective to the marketplace, creating real advantages for customers and wearers. For more information, visit www.coopervision.com

Job Summary

Provide both day-to-day finance support as well as strategic advice, counsel and business partnership to Packaging leadership in West Henrietta. Lead a team at the West Henrietta site, analysing and interpreting all costs for Packaging. This role is responsible for the monthly financial reporting close, forecast/budget and strategic planning processes for inventory valuation and packaging expenses. Business partner with Global Operations, Regional and Corporate management. Work closely with general accounting to prepare monthly actuals. Support global operations functions to budget cost of goods and business partner as appropriate to prepare ad-hoc accounting and financial analyses (i.e. strategic initiatives, process improvements, accounting procedures, etc.). Work closely with systems to integrate cost accounting within the ERP system. Ensure appropriate inventory process flows and controls in order to properly capture and classify transactions to comply with GAAP and SOX.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities

• Creates a strong business partnership with operations by providing business counsel and participating in operations leadership meetings and other activities
• Prepares and presents West Henrietta Packaging budgets, quarterly forecasts, long-range plans and daily/weekly/monthly reporting. Identifies and projects annual overhead allocations, labor, materials and capital spending. 
• Leading and coaching the dedicated finance support, delivering insightful information on a consistent and standardized basis to enhance management decision making.
• Maintains responsibility for capital expenditure budgeting, analysis and control for all of West Henrietta; works closely with operations and purchasing to improve reporting and controls related to capital; manages documentation/approval process of disposals, write-offs and acquisition of new assets
• Manages and leads the improvement and implementation of internal controls and policies; ensures proper internal controls and standardized reporting and analysis are in place for packaging 
• Develops, maintains and improves financial models for use by both finance and operations
• Provides financial support for ERP integrations review, analysis and testing
• Completes month-end close and journal entries for West Henrietta packaging; prepare reports on Key Performance Indicators 
• Provides proactive leadership to packaging relative to various planning processes (annual budget and forecasts) 
• Works on special projects as required (i.e. capital project proposals, Lean/Six Sigma projects, etc.)
• Other duties as discussed 

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated collaboration skills to enable business partnership with operations and commercial personnel 
• Ability to analyze actual vs. plan results and summarize underlying drivers of variances, as well as providing clear and succinct interpretation of results to management 
• Strong verbal, presentation and written communication skills 
• Knowledge of an/or ability to perform standard cost estimates, financial analysis and cost drivers
• Ability to synthesize and communicate operational and financial data
• Ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems independently 
• Managerial skills leading and coaching a team 
• Creator of change and continuous improvement, and knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Power Point 
• Able to ensure compliance with internal controls 
• Ability to apply the principles of Management Cost Accounting and US GAAP 
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables, conflicting priorities and tight timelines 
• Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and strives to stay technically up-to-date
• Extremely well-organized; with a natural drive for results 
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline driven, multi-task environment 
• Ability to embra