Finance Manager (w/m/d)

Reporting to the Regional Finance Manager, you will be a key member of the plant leadership teams, serving as a business advisor as well as liaison with WestRock divisional and corporate management teams. You will be fully engaged in plant productivity and process improvement projects and serve as a champion of the culture. You will provide reliable, useful, and analyzed financial information that contributes to continuous improvement and participate in decision-making that includes both financial and operational viewpoint. You will keep accounting in a manner ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements. The lead of a small local finance team Coordination of all budgeting and forecasting activities for the site. This includes co-working on developing budgets into the final phase per customers/cost centers/areas of responsibility/accounts or any other requested level of detail Reconciliations of actual plant P&L to the budget including variance analysis, communication of results to the site manager, and preparing analyses, reports, and participation in necessary corrective actions. Hands-on participation in the process of Key Performance Indicators creation, verification as well as analysis of trends and opportunities for business improvement. Active participation on and validation of company Performance Excellence projects including reporting. Review of plant-related cost accounting including work order accounting, standard costs control, analysis of actual to standard costs, hourly rates preparation and support of the commercial team as well as estimation process. Support in the implementation of new finance and company IT solutions and processes. Work in conjunction with the Internal Controls and Compliance Lead for Europe to ensure SOX Compliance. Target consistency of controls and process across all of F&B. Where deficiencies are identified support the local team to the mitigate this risk by drawing on best practice from across the business. Preparation of capital budgets and forecasts Promote Financial best practice and standardized working practices across the wider F&B finance team. Stand in where necessary for Regional Finance Manager Support with the Annual Balance Sheet Reviews and any other Ad-hoc business requirements Maintain key relationships with the System implementation teams, Corporate Reporting/Head of Accounting, Controls and Compliance Team and Internal Audit. Any other projects and ad-hoc work as required What do you need to success?