Plant Finance Manager

Plant Finance Manager

Location: Green Bay, WI (on-site)

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Industry: Food and beverage manufacturing

The ideal candidate for this role should possess strong experience in supply chain finance, inventory management, and cost accounting, particularly within a distribution or manufacturing environment.

Overview

Manage the Supply Chain Finance, Inventory and Cost Accounting functions to include: accounting and reporting for supply chain metrics, inventory, cost of sales, other direct product costs, and variances. Own the annual budgeting process for standard costs and partner with Divisional Finance to budget Other Direct Product Costs. Guide Supply Chain analysis and reporting in conjunction with the Corporate Operations management team. Assist as needed with other analysis as well as special projects.

Job Description:

• Responsible for all financial aspects of the Business Unit including monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements and reporting, all local accounting processes, financial analysis and presentation for customer pricing, and capital project proposals
• Understand operations of the business to accurately establish standard costs for all products and estimate the impact on such standards related to anticipated changes in business
• Partner with Operations Manager and General Sales Manager to ensure alignment and financial results of the business unit, agreement on forecasting, margin impact from new business and plant projects
• Responsible for accurate, timely, and informative reporting of financial results of the business unit
• Responsible for accurate standard costing based on actual plant activities, and reporting of standard cost variances
• Ensure accurate inventories on established periodic schedules
• Manage all areas of monthly closing process
• Review and explain variances to budget and forecasting including variances from standard due to costing, usage of materials, labor or overhead; unplanned spending variances; lag and drag of impact of Class II pricing on margins, etc.
• Update customer pricing on a monthly basis for changes in dairy markets or other cost components
• Coordinate with production and sales teams; prepare quarterly balance of year forecasts and annual budgets
• Work with production and sales to prepare accurate pro forma analysis of customer proposals and capital
• Work with local team to produce/update weekly forecasts with explanations of significant variances over prior week

Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA or advanced degree
• 7 to 10 years similar responsibilities in a distribution or manufacturing company
• Strong communication, presentation, analytical, and attention to detail skills
• Solid understanding of GAAP
• Strong aptitude in understanding enterprise systems and the interrelationship of various modules
• Advanced Excel and Access skills; JD Edwards experience a plus
• Strong decision-making abilities