Manufacturing Accounting/finance Manager
Levlad (Los Angeles, California)

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LEVLAD manufactures and distributes personal care products including shampoos, conditioners, lotions and masques.  LEVLAD’s three primary segments sell 1) it’s own brand, Nature’s Gate, 2) to it’s sister company, Arbonne International, and 3) to other health and beauty companies on a private label basis.

 

LEVLAD’s product development philosophy derives from a natural approach to hair and skin care.  This was first reflected in the original shampoos and conditioners formulated over 25 years ago from rainwater collected in Venice, California.  Since then, LEVLAD’s product development procedures have been driven by the philosophy of collecting vitamins, extracts and botanicals from nature in order to yield effective, premium-quality body and hair care solutions.

 

Due to the exciting growth and changes at LEVLAD, we are currently looking for a Finance Manager to add to our team.

 

 

JOB SUMMARY

The Finance Manager will have exposure to and work closely with all functional areas within the Company, to understand and communicate the inter-relationships between Finance, Sales, Marketing, R&D and Operations, and communicate the results to Financial and Executive Management.  Scope of analyses will include both financial and operational performance, in support of all functional areas within the organization.

 

The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will also be integral to all aspects of management analysis and reporting, and will provide significant support to the forecasting and budgeting processes.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Financial and Operational Analysis:

o        Perform detailed analyses to identify, analyze, understand, and monitor the Company’s key performance indicators.

o        Focus on operational efficiency analyses and proactive understanding analyses

o        Evaluate the daily manufacturing metrics to ensure favorable results to plan by month-end.

o       Effectively work with other functional departmental heads to ensure that their departmental expenses will not exceed monthly budgeted targets.

o        Manage the pricing evaluation process to ensure favorable pricing results.

o       Proactively assist in developing projects to identify opportunities for cost savings / profit enhancement and efficiency improvement throughout the Company.

o        Present and communicate results of analyses in clear, concise and timely manner.

o        Supervise the preparation of monthly & quarterly management reporting package.

 

·         Budget & Forecasting Process:

o        Support the ongoing maintenance and evolution of the budgeting and planning processes, including compiling and reporting results, and understanding / explaining points of variance.

o        Manage the preparation of the “bottom-up” annual budget from the P&L to the Balance Sheet and Cash Flows.

o        Manage the rolling monthly forecast from “bottom-up”.

o        Enhance communication and accountability between the various functional departments and Financial and Executive Management.

 

·         Other:

o        Provide finance input and participate as required in other business initiatives, including the implementation of systems that impact or inter-relate with finance and accounting functions/systems.

 

 

Mandatory Qualifications

o        Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

o        A minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience in related field is required.

o        CPA and / or MBA (a plus).

o        Ability to learn several software applications and utilize all tools at hand

o        Strong technical knowledge of building the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flows from bottom up.

o        Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.  Proficiency in MS Access a plus.

o        Ability to follow protocol where applicable but also be able to operate where there is no protocol and help develop policies and procedures.

o        Ability to work on day to day activities and strategic planning concurrently.

o        Experience in the following areas is desirable:

q       Weekly/monthly “bottom-up” operational forecasting

q       Monthly close (trend analysis and investigation for journal entries)

q       Financial reporting

q       Rolling forecasting modeling

q       Operational accounting and interaction with Operations management

 

 

To apply for this position:
Send your resume & salary requirements to jobs@levlad.com

Please indicate position title in the subject line.

No phone calls please.

Levlad is an equal opportunity employer.