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About Us:

Valent North America LLC is the shared services organization of Valent U.S.A. LLC and Valent BioSciences LLC, which are part of the Valent group of companies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Valent North America unites the corporate Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, and Environmental Health & Safety functions to maximize service delivery practices across the Valent group of companies.

Valent U.S.A. engages in the development, registration, sales, and marketing of integrated technological solutions for crop production and pest management that deliver value for customers and stakeholders. Valent BioSciences is a worldwide leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of biorational products for the agriculture, public health, and forest health markets. Sumitomo Chemical is one of Japan’s leading chemical companies, offering a diverse range of products globally that support a wide variety of industries and help enhance peoples’ daily lives.

Description of Job: Supports a broad scope of operations, accounting, costing, and business partnering. In this position you will review and validate financial results for actuals, forecast, and budget submissions related to the operations functions, which include operating plants, tollers, and supply chain. Supports the cash flow forecasting and areas of working capital including inventory and Capital Investments. Supports driving financial performance including manufacturing and supply chain productivity and working capital efficiencies. Helps drive plant performance utilizing cost accounting metrics and key operations metrics.

Principal Responsibilities:

+ Ensures the accurate and timely analysis and reporting of operations results, including plant performance, toller performance, and supply chain performance.

+ Oversees the performance of operational areas including inventory, plant variable costs, plant fixed costs, supply chain and distribution costs.

+ Responsible for oversight of working capital reporting, including rolling forecasts, working with operations teams.

+ Ensures Capex is appropriately managed and tracked. In addition, responsible for forecasting future capital spending and cash disbursements.

+ Supports Business Unit Controller and plant controllers in the development and reporting of COGS, COGS budgets, and COGS performance, including actuals versus standard, MUV, and costing variances.

+ Performs general accounting functions, including month end close, monthly reporting support, and providing accounting guidance to operations groups.

+ Leads projects as required.

+ Assist Business Unit Controller in the financial integration, acquisition accounting, and acquisition reporting

Experience:

+ 7+ years’ experience in finance and accounting; 3+ years experience with plant costing; experience in SAP cost accounting environment.

+ Strong technical accounting background in reporting for large public companies and ability to understand, implement and communicate high technical issues in an effective manner.

Education:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting with MBA preferred.

Travel: 10%

What We Offer

We recognize that compensation and benefits play a crucial role in your career decisions. That’s why we’re dedicated to equitable pay practices and transparency in how we reward our employees.

Base Salary: The estimated annual base salary for this position ranges from:

$90,000 to $110,00. Individual pay is based upon location, skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Incentives: All full-time employees are eligible for an incentive program or profit-sharing program in addition to their base salary.

Benefits:

• High-quality healthcare coverage starting on day one, with options for medical (HSA/HRA), vision, and dental plans

• 5% company contribution to your 401(k), plus a quarterly discretionary bonus

• Immediate 100% vesting of all retirement contributions

• Financial assistance programs to support your goals

• Life and disability insurance for added security

• Generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and volunteer days

• Flexible work arrangements available

Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future

At Valent Group of Companies, we’re proud to power a sustainable future through our work. Sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) have been at the core of our culture since the beginning. Today, they continue to drive everything we do.

Join us in making a meaningful impact and contributing to a better world.

• Valent U.S.A., Valent North America LLC, Valent BioSciences LLC and Mycorrhizal Applications LLC are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and/or identity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.

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