Finance Director

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you'll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better.

We are seeking a Finance Director for our First Quality Home Care Products, LLC facility working remotely. 

The Finance Director for First Quality's Home Care Products will be a business partner to the senior leadership team, peers and other functional groups by supporting strategic decisions, deep insights on where and how to unlock value, and ensure the financial integrity and strategies of the company are followed.

Travel is required across various First Quality sites in the US & Canada, as well as some travel for other customer and supplier meetings and conferences.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Participate in management team meetings, influence the decisions and provide strategic direction for operational and financial performance.
• Manage a team of five professionals
• Develop and lead performance-based measurement system for business, providing input on the business scorecard
• Drive and track cost efficiency programs with the extended team, review of overhead costs, materials costs, absorption rates and analysis of variances with action-oriented recommendations for operational improvement
• Update and enhance pricing models to maximize value between product specs, order quantities and logistics efficiencies
• Direct preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification.
• Track and record fixed assets, including timely capitalization of CIP
• Advise management on desirable operational adjustments due to tax code revisions.
• Prepare month end close and ensure accuracy and timeliness in the reporting of the financial statements
• Assist with audits of company's accounts
• Prepare reports required by regulatory agencies

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance; seven to ten years related experience
• CMA or CPA preferred
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Hands on: position requires deep curiosity, willingness to engage with all members of the organization, acquire knowledge on processes and procedures, and be very detailed oriented
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret and deal with several abstract and concrete concepts.
• Experience/Mastery of Accounting, Microsoft Office suite of applications and deep understanding of ERP software (SAP, Oracle)
• Managing People - Directly supervises local finance team of [four/five?] Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and enabling process improvement.
• Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others; Energize and motivate others to perform well. Have a personal drive for excellence. Works well in a team environment
• Works with integrity and ethically; advances organizational values
• Results driven: relentless pursuit of positive business outcomes with a sense of urgency but also aligned with the extended team
• Analytical – Uses data to support intuition and experience; Designs work flows and measurement systems. Utilizes data in problem solving while working in a team environment. Demonstrates knowledge of the details.
• Strategic Thinking – Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Identifies external threats and opportunities
• Project Management – Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress
• Oral and Written Communication – Clear and persuasive in positive or negative situations; Participates in meetings
• Business Acumen – Understands business implications of decisions
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
• more

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations.  As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.