Finance Manager Leaf USA

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Role: Permanent

Location: Danville

Contact: Alfredo Laferte, Talent Attraction Expert

Finance Manager Leaf USA

Purpose of the Role

Accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and effectiveness of the accounting and financial reporting processes for JTI Leaf Services (US) LLC. 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. Develops and coaches accounting team members while driving efficiencies through process optimization, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and data analytics.

Main Areas of Responsibility

• Financial Reporting & Month‑End Close
  This role leads and oversees the monthly financial close process to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting. Responsibilities include reviewing actual financial results, analyzing significant variances and trends, investigating unusual transactions, and ensuring journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules are complete and robust. The position partners closely with FP&A and relevant stakeholders to provide accurate financial information for forecasting, budgeting, and business planning, while driving timely issue identification, corrective action, and resolution of close-related matters.

• Balance Sheet Governance & Financial Analysis
  This role owns balance sheet integrity and reconciliation governance across all relevant accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of open items. Responsibilities include performing analytical reviews, identifying unusual balances, investigating aging items, assessing financial risks, and driving corrective action plans. The role provides meaningful financial analysis, ad hoc reporting, and decision-support materials to local, regional, and corporate stakeholders, and presents financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities to management to support informed decision-making.

• Internal Controls, Compliance & Audit Management
  This role coordinates and oversees JSOX and internal control compliance activities, including annual walkthroughs, control documentation updates, testing support, and remediation follow-up. Responsibilities include ensuring control owners understand their responsibilities, monitoring control effectiveness, addressing deficiencies, and supporting a strong culture of compliance and accountability. The position also manages internal and external audit coordination by preparing documentation, responding to requests, tracking action plans, and ensuring all audit deliverables and remediation activities are completed accurately and on time.

• Working Capital, Fixed Assets & Financial Operations
  This role strengthens financial discipline across key operational finance processes, including accounts payable oversight, fixed asset accounting, and working capital management. Responsibilities include overseeing AP performance to support timely invoice processing, vendor payments, and compliance with company policy, while monitoring AP aging, payment trends, and related performance indicators. The role ensures accuracy and control over fixed asset accounting, capitalization, depreciation, transfers, retirements, and alignment between physical assets and accounting records. The position supports working capital visibility and improvement by identifying risks and opportunities related to payables, accruals, and asset governance, in close collaboration with operations and other stakeholders.

• Continuous Improvement & Business Support
  The role identifies and leads opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, and enhance reporting efficiency through process standardization, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and analytics. The position supports operations, logistics, procurement, and leadership teams with reliable financial information and practical business insight, while driving accountability for departmental objectives, efficiency improvements, and operational excellence.

• Leadership
  Recruit, motivate and guide the professional development of the team reporting directly and indirectly to the incumbent. This role manages and develops two direct reports by providing coaching, mentoring, development planning, and ongoing performance feedback. Responsibilities include prioritizing workloads, allocating resources effectively, and establishing relevant KPIs to monitor close performance, reconciliation quality, compliance, and operational effectiveness.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Manufacturing and/or mulitnational FMCG experience preferred.
• 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.

At JTI we care for our people's well-being. In addition to the salary, you can enjoy the following benefits: 

• Annual Performance-based Bonus
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Personal Development Programs
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plan for employees & family members
• Life insurance
• Matching 401(K)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Family Leave (20 weeks)
• Education/Tuition Assistance
• Volunteering Activities
• Employee Assistance Program (counselling, for employees & family members)

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Next Steps:

After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.

At JTI, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any specific support, alternative formats, or have other access requirements, please let us know.