Finance Ops Analyst: Drive Plant Cost Efficiency & KPIs

McCain Foods; Villeneuve-d'Ascq; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

McCain Foods is seeking an Analyst - Finance Operations to support the EMENA operations finance team. You will focus on data analysis, reporting, KPI tracking, and financial insights to drive cost efficiency across the manufacturing footprint.

You will own month-end close for operating costs, prepare journal entries, and deliver monthly management reports with variance commentary for plant leadership and finance stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Math, or similar.
• 2–5 years of experience in operations or manufacturing finance, FP&A, financial control, and month-end close is a plus.
• Experience in a multinational or multi-site environment is an advantage.
• Solid understanding of month-end close processes, accruals, and basic management accounting concepts.
• Skilled in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic modeling); familiarity with BI tools (Power BI) is a plus.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close activities for operations-related costs and provide variance commentary.
• Prepare and book journal entries and accruals for operations per policy.
• Ensure timely closing of the books and compliance with deadlines.
• Prepare monthly management reports for plants and operations functions with cost trends and KPIs.
• Perform variance and trend analysis on key cost lines.
• Maintain data quality between ERP, reporting tools, and local reports.
• Maintain and improve operations KPI dashboards and outputs.
• Provide regular KPI updates to leadership and quantify financial impact.

Skills

Data analysis

KPI tracking

Cost optimization

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Job description

McCain Foods is seeking an Analyst - Finance Operations to support the EMENA operations finance team. You will focus on data analysis, reporting, KPI tracking, and financial insights to drive cost efficiency across the manufacturing footprint.

You will own month-end close for operating costs, prepare journal entries, and deliver monthly management reports with variance commentary for plant leadership and finance stakeholders.