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CFO Finance & Accounting

JT International S.A.United States🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 6, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Leader
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
United States
Posted
13 hours ago
Accounts PayableBudgetingExternal AuditFP&AFinancial AnalysisFinancial ReportingForecastingInternal ControlsReconciliationSAP

Job Description

46,000 people from all over the world are continuously building their unique success story with us.

Role

Permanent
Finance Manager Leaf USA
Accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and effectiveness of the accounting and financial reporting processes for JTI Leaf Services (US) LLC. Leads month-end close activities, balance sheet governance, internal controls compliance, fixed asset accounting, accounts payable oversight, continuous improvement initiatives, budgeting support, and financial analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making.

Develops and coaches accounting team members while driving efficiencies through process optimization, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and data analytics. Financial Reporting & Month‑End Close
This role leads and oversees the monthly financial close process to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting. Responsibilities include reviewing actual financial results, analyzing significant variances and trends, investigating unusual transactions, and ensuring journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules are complete and robust.

The position partners closely with FP&A and relevant stakeholders to provide accurate financial information for forecasting, budgeting, and business planning, while driving timely issue identification, corrective action, and resolution of close-related matters.
~ Balance Sheet Governance & Financial Analysis
This role owns balance sheet integrity and reconciliation governance across all relevant accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of open items.

Responsibilities include performing analytical reviews, identifying unusual balances, investigating aging items, assessing financial risks, and driving corrective action plans.

The role provides meaningful financial analysis, ad hoc reporting, and decision-support materials to local, regional, and corporate stakeholders, and presents financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities to management to support informed decision-making.
~ Internal Controls, Compliance & Audit Management
This role coordinates and oversees JSOX and internal control compliance activities, including annual walkthroughs, control documentation updates, testing support, and remediation follow-up.

Responsibilities include ensuring control owners understand their responsibilities, monitoring control effectiveness, addressing deficiencies, and supporting a strong culture of compliance and accountability.

The position also manages internal and external audit coordination by preparing documentation, responding to requests, tracking action plans, and ensuring all audit deliverables and remediation activities are completed accurately and on time.
~ Working Capital, Fixed Assets & Financial Operations
This role strengthens financial discipline across key operational finance processes, including accounts payable oversight, fixed asset accounting, and working capital management.

Responsibilities include overseeing AP performance to support timely invoice processing, vendor payments, and compliance with company policy, while monitoring AP aging, payment trends, and related performance indicators. The role ensures accuracy and control over fixed asset accounting, capitalization, depreciation, transfers, retirements, and alignment between physical assets and accounting records.

The position supports working capital visibility and improvement by identifying risks and opportunities related to payables, accruals, and asset governance, in close collaboration with operations and other stakeholders.
~ Continuous Improvement & Business Support
The role identifies and leads opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, and enhance reporting efficiency through process standardization, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and analytics.

The position supports operations, logistics, procurement, and leadership teams with reliable financial information and practical business insight, while driving accountability for departmental objectives, efficiency improvements, and operational excellence.
~ This role manages and develops two direct reports by providing coaching, mentoring, development planning, and ongoing performance feedback.

Responsibilities include prioritizing workloads, allocating resources effectively, and establishing relevant KPIs to monitor close performance, reconciliation quality, compliance, and operational effectiveness.

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
~5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
~ Manufacturing and/or mulitnational FMCG experience preferred.
~ Experience leading month-end close and financial reporting processes.
~ Experience with SOX controls and/or audit support.
~ Fluency in English is essential to liaise with other departments and service centers.
~ Advanced Excel and SAP system experience.
~ Experience leading process improvement and automation initiatives.

Annual Performance-based Bonus
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Personal Development Programs
Medical, Dental & Vision Plan for employees & family members
Life insurance
Employee Assistance Program (counselling, for employees & family members)
Phone screening with Talent Advisor
Assessment tests
Interviews
Offer.

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