Plant Finance Manager

About the role

The Plant Finance Manager provides financial leadership to the Jackson, MI facility, serving as a business partner and as a change agent to drive plant continuous improvement actions and to achieve overall plant targets. This role is responsible for multiple ledgers and locations that total ~$0.5B of total revenue. This role connects finance processes with operations, providing guidance, drive actions, and financial insights to ensure operational strategies and decisions will lead to the expected results.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data and performance metrics related to the operations to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Drive accountability for results and define key performance metrics together with business leaders.
• Provide financial insights and analysis to support operational decision-making, such as evaluating capital deployment opportunities or new projects.
• Ensure productivity improvements and growth in areas such as operational excellence, continuous improvement, quality and supply chain management.
• Work closely with the operations team to develop action plans, strategies, and initiatives based on financial insights.
• Drive and monitor the implementation of the plans.
• Create financial models to assess the impact of various scenarios on operational performance.
• Identify financial risks within the operations and propose mitigation strategies.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to evaluate performance against targets.
• Monitor and manage operational costs to achieve efficiency and cost-reduction while maintaining quality.
• Implement inventory control actions and initiatives to maximize operational profitability while maximizing cash.
• Build organizational capability through successful hiring, talent development, and succession planning in the business.
• Lead the main financial processes for the periodic site forecasts and profit plan.
• Analyze and interpret financial data related to the costs incurred by a company during its operations with the primary objective to provide valuable insights to management, enabling them to make informed decisions regarding cost efficiency, pricing strategies, and overall financial performance.
• Partner with sites to ensure inter/intra company accuracy and alignment for periodic forecast and monthly execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in accounting and/or finance.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience supporting a manufacturing environment.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in data analytics.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Schedule

Not specified.

Benefits

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