La-Z-Boy Incorporated

Accountant

• Prepare and record non-standard journal entries in the general ledger and consolidations systems and complete reconciliations of related balance sheet accounts.
• Acts as a primary liaison between Accounting and leadership of various corporate business units. Regularly meets with leadership to assist in the preparation of the monthly forecast and the annual operating plan.
• Researches, analyzes, and resolves complex reconciling items and unreconciled differences identified during the reconciliation process.
• Assist the business with analyzing their variances between actual results and forecast each fiscal month. Document and substantiate explanations for these variances for management review. Assist the business with monthly updates to their departmental forecast.
• Prepares certain internal management reporting documents. This includes identifying variances to the plan/forecast and communicating explanations for all divisions involved.
• Preparation of accurate and timely reporting.
• May perform key functions as the administrator of accounting related systems.
• Assists in the gathering of information requested by our internal and external auditors during interim and year-end reviews and SOX audits.
• Special projects which may include, identifying and implementing process improvements which drive efficiencies, technical research, and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Provides leadership with timely and accurate responses to ad-hoc data requests.
• Ensure compliance with key internal controls for areas of responsibility
• Regularly communicates to business partners on financial concepts.

Senior Plant Accountant

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Analyze and track trends in raw material pricing, inbound freight, duties/tariffs, and other input costs across the supply chain.
• Partner with Procurement, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Logistics, and Plant Controllers to evaluate cost drivers and their impact on cost of goods sold (COGS).
• Lead the creation, analysis, and communication of the cost forecast for the Residential Supply Chain, including duties/tariffs, freight and manufacturing costs.
• Perform variance analysis, communicate key drivers of variances to business partners and Residential Finance Leadership and recommend corrective actions to improve performance, as needed.
• Lead the end-to-end annual financial planning process for the Residential Supply Chain.
• Create and maintain standardized financial reports and performance dashboards that provide insight into cost trends, operational KPIs and inventory health.
• Lead financial reviews of inventory, with a focus on excess, obsolete, and slow-moving items.
• Coordinate with operations and supply planning teams to ensure financial reserves and write-offs are accurately forecasted and reported.
• Serve as subject matter expert for capital planning processes and tools, guiding business partners in the preparation and tracking of capital projects.
• Provide financial support for cost savings initiatives, sourcing changes, freight optimization, and capital projects. Develop business cases, assess ROI, and support post-implementation reviews.

Senior Finance Operations Supervisor

Data Analyst

• Leverages expertise in data analytics, supply chain management, and business intelligence to provide actionable insights that drive operational efficiency, cost savings, and strategic decision-making
• Leads projects that would involve data gathering, business intelligence, report writing and execution
• Responsible for analyzing complex supply chain data, identifying trends, and optimizing processes
• Collaborates cross-functionally with all Supply Chain teams
• Possess strong technical proficiency in data analytics tools, an understanding of Supply Chain processes, and the ability to communicate complex findings in a clear, actionable manner
• Analyze and interpret large datasets related to Supply Chain performance
• Develop and implement advanced analytics models to support Supply Chain decision making
• Create and maintain interactive dashboards and reports to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and highlight areas for improvement
• Ensure Supply Chain data accuracy and integrity
• Conduct financial and strategic analysis leading to improved decision making, including ad-hoc analysis requests, developing new approaches to analysis, and creation of new reports
• Supports business partners as needed in annual planning processes
• Leads strategic projects that may involve cross-functional groups and teams or engage with external vendors/suppliers
• Time management, deadline management and managing deliverables are key for this role
• Generate and issue recurring reports used in senior or executive management meetings and reviews, potentially as back-up for external reporting
• Develop new reports as needed when new analysis is required
• Educate other team members on reports and reporting tools
• Data management / business intelligence - maintaining, updating, upgrading or expanding the data tools used for analysis and projects
• Defines system areas of improvement (E1, RMS, Visibility, Quality, data analytics tools) related to Supply Chain operations
• Analyze and plan, provide solutions to management and coordinate implementation with IT

Senior Plant Accountant

Senior Finance Operations Supervisor

Senior Supply Chain Data Analyst