Finance Director, US Manufacturing

Argenta (New Zealand); Shawnee (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Argenta, a global animal health company with a Shawnee, KS manufacturing site, seeks a Finance Director to lead FP&A, cost accounting and plant-level financial visibility. You will partner with operations to drive margin improvements, manage standard costing and ROI analyses, and deliver reporting to senior leadership.

SAP experience and PE-backed background are highly valued. You will join a growing, values-driven team, enjoying strong benefits and opportunities to influence a fast-expanding

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of progressive FP&A, manufacturing finance, or cost accounting experience.
• Hands-on SAP experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Experience in a private equity backed environment and three-statement financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial planning and analysis function supporting manufacturing operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and monthly variance analysis.
• Partner with plant and operations leadership to identify cost drivers, productivity opportunities, and margin improvement initiatives.
• Own standard costing, absorption analysis, and inventory-related reporting for manufacturing sites.
• Support capital planning and ROI analysis for manufacturing capital expenditure projects.
• Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages to finance and operations leadership.
• Partner with the corporate accounting and reporting teams to ensure consistency between manufacturing financials and consolidated results.
• Identify and drive process improvements in manufacturing financial reporting and forecasting.

Skills

FP&A

Manufacturing finance

Cost accounting

Analytical skills

Business partnering

Three-statement modeling

Private equity experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Job description

At Argenta, we’re more than a company — we’re a global team, dedicated to healthier animals. We believe that when their lives are made better, we\'re all the better for it.

Founded in 2006, we support companies big and small to develop and manufacture health products for pets and livestock. Our trusted, innovative solutions and services cover every stage of the process, from molecule to market.

We\’re in a unique position. We are the world\’s only combined contract research and contract development and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) dedicated to animal health.

Our uniqueness means:

We are ambitious, growing and building a ‘one team’ culture, guided by our values.

• We are team players;
• We are doers;
• We are customer-centric;
• We are innovators

We value diversity, as a global company, we get the richness of working with different people in different places whether it be location, stages of their career, their development, their role. We believe that when everyone works together and puts their best “paw” forward we will make the lives of the animals we care for, better.

With bases in New Zealand, the US, the UK and Europe, our 900+ colleagues are driven by our partnership approach and purpose: Healthy Animals. Let\’s Make It Happen, Together.

TEAM PLAYERS who want to DO great work and find INNOVATIVE ways to make animals lives better through our CUSTOMER CENTRIC efforts should apply.

Argenta is currently looking to fill the role of Finance Director, US Manufacturing at our Shawnee, KS location. This role will lead financial planning, analysis, and business partnering for our manufacturing operations and will provide financial visibility into plant-level performance, cost structure, and capital investment. Additionally, this role will partner closely with operational leadership to drive informed decision-making across the manufacturing footprint.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the financial planning and analysis function supporting manufacturing operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and monthly variance analysis.
• Partner with plant and operations leadership to identify cost drivers, productivity opportunities, and margin improvement initiatives.
• Own standard costing, absorption analysis, and inventory-related reporting for manufacturing sites.
• Support capital planning and ROI analysis for manufacturing capital expenditure projects.
• Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages to finance and operations leadership.
• Partner with the corporate accounting and reporting teams to ensure consistency between manufacturing financials and consolidated results.
• Identify and drive process improvements in manufacturing financial reporting and forecasting.

About You:

• 7–12 years of progressive FP&A, manufacturing finance, or cost accounting experience.
• Hands-on experience with SAP.
• Bachelor\'s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate manufacturing operational data into financial insight.
• Demonstrated experience business partnering with operations/plant leadership.
• The ideal candidate will also have experience in a private equity backed environment and three statement financial modeling experience.

Argenta has strongly embedded company values which is key to who we are and how we deliver. We offer an opportunity to work for a successful and rapidly expanding global business where your input will be valued.At Argenta we are a hard-working group who really enjoy the people we work with each day. That is why we support our people through a strong culture, great benefits, and growth opportunities.

Argenta is an equal-opportunity employer

To find out more about Argenta, click here: www.argentaglobal.com