Finance Director

Company: FAREVA RICHMOND, INC
Location: Richmond
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

About the Company Fareva USA is a contract manufacturer of consumer goods.--It operates a Pharmaceutical plant in Richmond, Virginia & a Cosmetic plant near Chicago, Illinois, employing nearly 700 team members. Fareva USA is part of the overall Fareva SA Group, a leading Global Contract Manufacturing Organization, with headquarters in France and 41 sites in 12 countries, including 15 R&D Centers, 12,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $1.8 billion.--Fareva manufacturers Industrial /Homecare, Cosmetic, and Pharmaceuticals /API products. About the role: The Finance Director leads the Finance function in the USA.--This position is located in Richmond, VA and reports functionally to the Fareva Group CFO/SVP Finance. Areas of domestic responsibility include 4 distinct legal entities, including both manufacturing sites.--The Director provides leadership and coordination of all financial planning & analysis, forecasting, accounting, credit, treasury management and budgeting functions for these sites plus a sales office located in New York City. These activities are coordinated through two teams:--a Shared Service Accounting team located in Richmond and FP&A teams in Richmond and Chicago. As a member of the Fareva USA and local leadership teams, the Director works closely with functional leaders to steer the business and analyze results.--And, the Director identifies and recommends actions which support company objectives and improve financial results.--Results are presented to local USA teams as well as to Group Finance and Operations.The Director also interacts with, and is part of, an international team of other Fareva Group finance leaders, including the Group Treasurer, Controller, FP&A Director, and 5 other regional Finance Directors (UK, Latin America, France, Eastern and Western Europe). The Director communicates and coordinates with external parties, including auditors, tax advisors, legal counsel, government agencies, and others. Additional major areas of responsibility:* Establish and implement short and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.* Ensure adherence to Group Policies and Procedures, via coordination with Group FP&A, Accounting and Treasury.* Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish department goals and objectives.* Serve on planning and policy-making committees.* Serve as primary legislative liaison relative to company financial issues.* Direct financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements.* Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal tax reporting requirements.* Prepare/oversee financial analysis for contract negotiations and product investment decisions.* Direct and coordinate debt financing with external banking partners, as well as coordinate with Group Treasury on cash management optimizationWhat you'll do: * Oversee FP&A, Budget, and Costing functions in short and long term planning horizons.--Coordinate company financial analysis, project analysis, cost management, and budget management functions.* Oversee Accounting Functions:--Coordinate monthly financial close process including general ledger, local and Group financial statements, and supporting activities.--Oversee Credit and Treasury Functions:--Oversee cash balances & flows, accounts receivable factoring program, forecast short/long term cash flow. Optimize cash needs with USA banking partners and Group Treasury. * Internal control oversight, external audit and tax planning & coordination: Protect company assets by enforcing company and Group policies, maintaining effective internal control, conducting physical inventories and cooperating with internal/independent auditors. Optimize tax position, including available tax credits & grants.--Coordinate with external tax partners.* Risk Management:--Coordinate Contract review, Sales/Pricing coordination, legal, and insurance. * Organizational Relationships: Responsible for interaction with Executive leadership in Richmond, Chicago, and New York for Operations, R&D, Sales, Procurement, and external parties. Supervision: Oversees accounting and FP&A activities, Accounting Shared Services team consisting of six team members.--FPA team of two Senior Analysts.Our ideal candidate: Qualifications:* Minimum of 10+ years of progressive work-related experience in supervising all financial functions. Experience in communicating financial performance internally and externally.* Experience with Treasury management.* Experience interacting & coordinating with outside parties for audits, contract reviews, government initiatives and insurance.* Demonstrated ability to lead in a team environment and influence peers across the business* Results and action-oriented with a demonstrated ability to deliver and work effectively under pressure.* CPA required. Advanced Degree preferred.* Bachelor's degree required.Skills and abilities:* Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills* Understanding of all accounting functions including Payroll function* SAP experience highly preferred* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, other Microsoft applications and PowerPointWhat we offer: Fareva offers its employees competitive salaries and benefits, including comprehensive health/vision/dental insurances (available day of hire), company paid short term disability, life & accidental death insurance, 4.5% 401(k) plan match (immediate vesting), 409a deferred retirement plan, generous employee referral program,--12 paid holidays annually, onsite cafeteria, and job advancement opportunities.

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