Plant Finance and Accounting Manager

• Competitive compensation and a strong benefits package
• A high visibility position with meaningful influence across plant operations
• The opportunity to partner directly with site leadership on performance, planning, and execution
• A collaborative environment where finance plays an active role in operational success
• The chance to build structure, improve reporting, and elevate decision making at the facility level

• →Lead plant level accounting and finance activities, including monthly close, forecasting, annual planning, and performance reporting
• →Translate financial and operating results into practical insights for plant leadership and cross functional partners
• →Monitor key cost drivers across labor, materials, spending, inventory, and overhead, then identify opportunities to improve results
• →Guide budgeting and reforecasting activities to support business planning and changing production demands
• →Prepare variance analysis and management reporting that helps explain results against plan and prior expectations
• →Support capital planning and help evaluate site investments, resource needs, and operational priorities
• →Partner with operations leaders to strengthen cost visibility, improve plant efficiency, and address performance gaps
• →Maintain standard cost practices and support a disciplined approach to product costing and margin analysis
• →Strengthen internal controls, financial processes, and reporting consistency at the site level
• →Oversee inventory accuracy efforts, including cycle count follow up and related financial impact review
• →Support working capital management through attention to receivables, payables, and broader cash considerations
• →Lead, coach, and develop local accounting or administrative staff while promoting accountability and teamwork
• →Serve as a trusted financial advisor to plant leadership and contribute to broader business improvement initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• At least 8 years of accounting or finance experience, including meaningful exposure to manufacturing environments
• Strong understanding of plant finance, cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Experience partnering with operations leaders in a facility setting
• Ability to lead people, improve processes, and manage competing priorities in a fast moving environment
• Working knowledge of ERP systems and advanced Excel skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly
• Professional certification is helpful but not required
• Spanish language skills are a plus

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