Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature.

Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances, natural colours and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.

At Sense Colour we develop, market and produce a wide array of colour solutions from our 17 colour manufacturing sites globally. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every colour sale enhances the visual appeal for food and beverages. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Our comprehensive knowledge of natural colours, global footprint and strategic insights ensure close partnerships with our customers. With a customized approach to product creation, recent strategic alignment, and the launch of our 2025 strategy, the Sense Colour Taste and Wellbeing Division is a powerhouse of knowledge, innovation, and creativity equipped to surprise customers and consumers with fresh, unique ideas and solutions. We create natural colour experiences that touch emotions across segments including beverages, sweet goods, savory and snacks, and food service.

This role is responsible for managing the accounting functions of a manufacturing plant. This role involves maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with corporate and requirements, and providing financial analysis and support to the plant management team. 

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Located in Louisville, KY:

• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Lead month-end close process consisting of making journal entries, preparing account reconciliation’s, along with income statement and balance sheet analysis. Monitor and report on plant performance, including variances in production costs, overhead, and inventory. Review transactions that flow through general ledger to ensure month-end financial statements are accurate.  Understand transactions and adjust as necessary.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist in the preparation of the plant’s annual budget.  Develop and maintain financial forecasts, including sales, production costs, and capital expenditures.  Track and report on budget vs. actual performance, highlighting any significant variances.
• Cost Accounting: Maintain the plant’s cost accounting activities, including the maintenance of standard costs and variance analysis.  Analyze cost variances and implement cost control measures.
• Inventory Management: Oversee the accounting and reporting of inventory, including raw materials, and finished goods.
• Accounts Receivable: Serve as back up for daily cash entry, bank reporting, customer entry, and reporting.  Ensure balance agrees with E1 general ledger by reviewing system integrity reports.
• Credit Management: Determine credit limits for all new customers along with annual review of existing customers.  Manage credit holds daily and take action as appropriate.
• Accounts Payable: Serve as backup to Senior Financial Assistant for daily voucher entry, purchase order invoice entry and freight invoice entry.  Ensure balance agrees with E1 general ledger by reviewing system integrity reports.
• E1: Serve as location expert in E1 (ERP System).  Help manufacturing with work orders and various daily transactions along with supporting customer service and finance.
• Operational Support: Collaborate with plant leadership team to identify and implement process improvements. Provide financial insights and recommendations to support operational efficiency and cost reduction initiatives. Assist in the evaluation of capital expenditure projects and ROI analysis.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead and develop two direct reports, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management.  Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional development within the finance team.  Collaborate with other plant departments to support overall plant goals and objectives.
• Policies & Procedures: Ensure that Finance team follows all corporate policies and procedures.
• Continuous Improvement: Actively participate in Continuous Improvement process by leading or participating on at least one CI project annually.
• Audit:  Participate in audit requests and preparing audit schedules and other reports as required and necessary.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing plant environment.
• Knowledge of GAAP, cost accounting principles, and financial analysis techniques.
• Proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems (e.g., JD Edwards, Oracle, SAP).

Benefits include health, dental, vision, paid holidays, vacation, 401K, paid life insurance, short term medical, long term medical, and tuition assistance.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful colour, taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

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