Finance Manager Leaf USA

JT International S.A.•Chapel Hill, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and effectiveness of the accounting and financial reporting processes for JTI Leaf Services (US) LLC. The Finance Manager leads month-end close activities, balance sheet governance, internal controls compliance, fixed asset accounting, accounts payable oversight, continuous improvement initiatives, budgeting support, and financial analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making. The role also involves developing and coaching accounting team members while driving efficiencies through process optimization, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and data analytics.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
Experience leading month-end close and financial reporting processes.
Experience with SOX controls and/or audit support.
Fluency in English is essential to liaise with other departments and service centers.
Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Advanced Excel and SAP system experience.
Experience leading process improvement and automation initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing and/or multinational FMCG experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads and oversees the monthly financial close process to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting, including reviewing actual financial results, analyzing variances, investigating unusual transactions, and ensuring journal entries and reconciliations are complete.
Partners with FP&A and stakeholders to provide accurate financial information for forecasting, budgeting, and business planning, and drives timely issue identification and resolution of close-related matters.
Owns balance sheet integrity and reconciliation governance, performing analytical reviews, identifying unusual balances, investigating aging items, assessing financial risks, and driving corrective action plans.
Provides meaningful financial analysis, ad hoc reporting, and decision-support materials to stakeholders, and presents financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities to management.
Coordinates and oversees JSOX and internal control compliance activities, including walkthroughs, control documentation updates, testing support, and remediation follow-up.
Ensures control owners understand their responsibilities, monitors control effectiveness, and addresses deficiencies.
Manages internal and external audit coordination by preparing documentation, responding to requests, tracking action plans, and ensuring audit deliverables and remediation activities are completed accurately and on time.
Strengthens financial discipline across accounts payable oversight, fixed asset accounting, and working capital management.
Oversees AP performance to support timely invoice processing, vendor payments, and compliance with company policy.
Monitors AP aging, payment trends, and related performance indicators.
Ensures accuracy and control over fixed asset accounting, capitalization, depreciation, transfers, retirements, and alignment between physical assets and accounting records.
Supports working capital visibility and improvement by identifying risks and opportunities related to payables, accruals, and asset governance.
Identifies and leads opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, and enhance reporting efficiency through process standardization, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and analytics.
Supports operations, logistics, procurement, and leadership teams with reliable financial information and practical business insight.
Drives accountability for departmental objectives, efficiency improvements, and operational excellence.
Recruits, motivates, and guides the professional development of the team reporting directly and indirectly.
Manages and develops two direct reports by providing coaching, mentoring, development planning, and ongoing performance feedback.
Prioritizes workloads, allocates resources effectively, and establishes relevant KPIs to monitor close performance, reconciliation quality, compliance, and operational effectiveness.