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First Quality is a privately-held group of manufacturing companies who are leaders in their respective field. The organization is run by hands-on owners with dynamic expansion plans to significantly increase the size of the business over the next few years.

We are looking for a Director of Finance for our brand new, state-of-the-art Consumer Tissue Product Mill to be constructed in Anderson, SC. This candidate will be an individual that excels in leadership, and is a team player with a superb skill set. Beyond the technical qualifications of the position, it is important that the individual demonstrates a strong character, excellent communication skills, and a willingness to build a solid working relationship with all functional areas as well as with "hands-on" owners.

Principal responsibilities include:

• Responsible for daily operation and maintenance of the Accounting system including cost accounting, production analysis, month-end and year-end close, financial statements, and the financial analysis of all spending.
• Collaborate with leadership team to assist in the improvement, standardization and streamlining of financial and operational processes.
• Identify and drive cost reduction and efficiency opportunities with leadership team, enhancing business performance.
• Responsible for ensuring that all transactions are properly recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals and Company policies and procedures.
• Coordinate all physical inventories, resulting in the accurate representation of inventory values and quantities.
• Responsible for the reconciliation of all accounts on an as needed basis, or as requested.
• Responsible for preparing all necessary financial statements including balance sheet, P&L and cash flow statements, financial forecasts and budgets, gross margin/product line analysis, cost reports and any other analysis requested by management.
• Coordination of annual independent audit with external auditors.
• Maintain fixed assets system by updating all property and depreciation records; determine that all capital expenditures are properly classified/ recorded in accordance with company policy.
• Prepare reporting which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations.
• Direct preparation of annual budget, budget proposals, and necessary supporting documentation and justification.
• Cost/Benefit analysis of capital projects.
• Monitor project accounting with emphasis on cash flow forecasting and spend tracking to budget.
• Provide management with timely reviews of organization's financial status and progress in its various programs & activities.

Successful candidate will have the following skills: