About the Job:

Our Finance team works with teams across the company to ensure Danone continues to grow. By joining our Finance team, you will anticipate and evaluate the financial impact of decisions and find the right way forward. We are currently looking to hire an onsite Financial Analyst based in Mount Crawford, VA!

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Work collaboratively with Plant Management Team, Corporate Finance and Corporate Accounting to ensure accounting needs of the plant site are met.
• Attend key plant operations meetings including but not limited Daily Manufacturing KPI review meetings, close review, Protein reviews, Productivity meetings, etc.
• Manage month-end close functions including the development of month-end journal entries; reconciling related balance sheet accounts; month-end analysis and variance explanations; ensuring proper cut-off and reconciling variances; reviewing trial balance for accuracy; communicating significant or unusual business matters.
• Provide complete, accurate and timely financial reporting on a routine and ad hoc basis to a variety of stakeholder groups on key performance indicators relevant to manufacturing cost and financial performance of the plant site.
• Assist manufacturing leaders in identifying and troubleshooting manufacturing cost issues. Proactively identify manufacturing cost issues, losses & waste trends for local management and as needed for corporate support.
• Manage against established internal controls and educate plant personnel on controls as required, audit and ensure compliance to established controls as required.
• Ensure compliance with Company policies. Foster a culture that encourages the highest level of integrity and ethical behavior.
• Other duties would also include assisting with warehousing and non-beverage manufacturing needs.

About You:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2 years post-college experience in Manufacturing-based financial analysis (preferred)
• SAP (FI, CO, MM modules) proficiency
• Strong Excel (report formatting with automation/macros, data mining, functions)
• Strong analytical and interpersonal support skills (Data driven and team engager)
• Learning agility / comfortable in a fast-paced and highly flexible environment
• Strong organizer who can handle constant interruption while keeping eyes on target
• Ability to quickly summarize data and capture quickly changing assumptions
• Experience in Dairy and/or Food manufacturing environment a plus
• Skill set in understanding Labor constraints, Impact of scheduling on Cost a plus
• Self-motivation and desire to progress to higher, more demanding roles within Finance

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Horizon Organic, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of the largest Certified B Corp™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.
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