Domtar is a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and absorbent hygiene products. Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on every day.
Domtar is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Finance Department at the Domtar Marlboro Mill in Bennettsville, SC where approximately 680 tons of fine white paper and 320 tons of market pulp are produced daily.
Responsibilities of the Role:
- Perform steps to transfer entries for closing period within financial system.
- Prepare detailed account analysis and reconcile sales, cost and inventory, liability accounts by manufacturing area.
- Compile, analyze, and organize financial information.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
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Assist with completing budget and financial analysis process.
- Identify trends and developments – presenting findings to leadership team.
- Develop, maintain and distribute ad-hoc reports as needed.
- Create and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Participate in physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
- Reconcile freight to sales.
- Perform financial forecasting.
- Review reconciliations of internal accounts.
- Report on breakeven points by manufacturing area.
- Report on margins by product and division.
- Report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances
- Analyze capital budgeting requests
- Support and assist internal department reporting requirements such as audit schedules, tax schedules and others
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Perform other duties as requested.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field from an accredited university.
- Familiarity with US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, and basic SEC reporting guidelines.
- Knowledgeable in all operational areas of accounting (cost, general, payables and billing).
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are required.
- Ability to meet tight monthly closing and corporate reporting deadlines.
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Previous experience with the budgeting process.
- Organized and detail-oriented.
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Ability to solve problems and present solutions as well as meet deadlines (sense of urgency).
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA or MBA preferred but not required.
- Five years’ experience in a manufacturing accounting environment.
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Experience with SAP software.
- Experience in a variety of financial analyses.
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Team-oriented with both Divisional and Corporate staff.
- Project oriented and capable of take on and manage special projects.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Critical Competencies for Success
- High degree of collaboration
- Ability to prioritize time and multi-task
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels within the organization as well as external to Domtar
- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy of work tasks performed
Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.
About Domtar:
Domtar makes products that people around the world rely on every day. Serving more than 50 countries, we are a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and airlaid nonwovens. We make our products at manufacturing and converting facilities in the U.S. and Canada, with a focus on safety, quality, and sustainability.
Through our values of agility, caring and innovation, we constantly find better ways to serve our customers, support our employees and strengthen our communities. Domtar’s principal executive office is in Fort Mill, South Carolina and Domtar is part of the Paper Excellence group of companies. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.
