Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE. We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia’s business growth objectives. Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Finance and Accounting Manager who will have a positive impact on the team at its Wedron, IL. plant location. The Finance Lead will report to the Director, Financial Planning & Analysis but will directly support plant management, operations leadership and the Covia business. This position will be responsible for performance measurement and monitoring of the plant including business analysis, forecasting, annual budgeting, building and maintaining financial models, and assisting with the enhancement and maintenance of the plant specific financial planning and reporting systems and processes.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Partner with the plant management to support decision making by providing reporting, analyzing results, monitoring/explaining variances, identifying trends, providing guidance, developing insights, creating projections, etc.
• Lead all plant specific financial analyses, including but not limited to, product cost analysis, budgeting / forecasting, customer / product profitability analysis, ROI analysis, and overall plant optimization projects
• Assist in the monthly and year end close process (lead by shared services) to ensure accuracy and completeness of monthly financial statements:
• Partner with procurement to assign purchase orders to appropriate expense categories and cost center
• Assist with internal and external audit requests
• Ensure all receipts are recorded in appropriate period and assist with monthly accruals
• Oversee processing of maintenance work orders and issuance of parts and supplies to ensure accuracy of maintenance expense and perpetual inventory
• Participate in physical inventories
• Prepare and summarize key financial summaries including, plant Income Statements, plant cost analytics, and volume/price/cost/mix analysis
• Perform financial analysis and complete analytical reviews of plant performance and drivers on a monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date basis versus budget, forecast, prior year, etc.
• Assist accounting functions for accurate product costing
• Identify trends and data anomalies for review with plant management
• Work with IT and other functions to query, gather, aggregate, and organize data and transform the data into meaningful information, tabular and graphical reporting, and analysis
• Analyze, develop, and implement new and enhanced reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes and tools to help make the processes more effective and efficient.
• Coordinate in the collection and analysis of competitive landscape and market information specific to the plants addressable market
• Continuous development through reading, seminars, and on-the-job training.
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed.

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance or another related field required
• MBA or CPA preferred
• Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience within Accounting or Finance required, including leadership experience
• Prior experience within a plant or similar environment
• Prior experience within a SOX compliant environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work cross-functionally between plant personnel, procurement, and other corporate functions
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex financial analysis and financial modeling
• Experience with enterprise planning software, a financial consolidation system, reporting development, and financial reporting
• Strong working knowledge and hands-on experience with IFS, SAP, JDE, Oracle, QAD, Infor, AS/400 or a similar ERP system (IFS experience preferred)
• Strong working knowledge and hands-on experience with Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse applications
• Experience with Microsoft applications (Word, Power Point, SharePoint, Project, etc.)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate results and present data to upper management in a way that is easy to use and understand
• Proven track record of working with large groups or teams to track business performance and implement changes resulting from financial analysis
• Ability to multi-task and manage heavy volume of requests with tight time frame parameters
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation + Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)