Manufacturing Plant Senior Financial Leader

Kroger; Albany (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Annual bonus potential

Paid vacation

Paid holidays with personal days

Full benefits package

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts Kroger stores

Other perks

Job summary

Tara Foods, a Kroger Manufacturing member, seeks a Manufacturing Plant Senior Financial Leader to drive budgeting, financial analysis, and asset management at our Albany plant.

You will partner with the site leadership, manage closing processes, and prepare reports for the group controller and agencies while coaching staff and maintaining SQR and safety values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting practices.
• Pay level determined by plant complexity and scope.

Responsibilities

• Be the financial leader for the site and report to the plant leadership.
• Serve as primary contact for RASC, GO, and plant personnel on financial matters.
• Review financial records for accuracy and policy compliance.
• Perform period, quarterly, and yearly closing functions with journal approvals.
• Prepare reports for the group controller and regulatory agencies.
• Develop period profit estimates and annual budgets for departments.
• Analyze pricing, cost estimates, and new product/package changes.
• Assess financial benefits of new business against company strategy.
• Evaluate capital projects to meet company requirements.
• Oversee asset controls and approve expenditures to prevent waste.
• Understand multiple accounting systems and resolve related issues.
• Supervise and coach office staff and conduct performance reviews.
• Adhere to safety, quality, reliability and customer-first principles.
• Ensure compliance with Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.

Skills

Financial leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

Team supervision

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Hyperion Essbase

Excel

Job description

Tara Foods, a proud member of the nation-wide Kroger Manufacturing, is looking for a MFG Plant Senior Financial Leader to be part of our team. At Tara Foods, we uniquely offer the resources and benefits of a Fortune 500 company while maintaining a hometown atmosphere centered around teamwork, support, and development.

What We Offer

• Competitive wage depending on experience.
• Annual Bonus potential.
• Three weeks of paid vacation.
• Paid Holidays with up to 4 personal days per year.
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k and life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts at all Kroger stores nationwide.
• Many other perks.

Job Description

Responsible for managing plant assets through the coordination and development of annual budgets, and analyzing performance against established budgets. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Be a financial leader at the plant for the site leader and staff.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the Regional Account Service Center (RASC), General Office (G.O.) and plant personnel on all financial matters.
• Review company financial records and ensure they are accurate and within policy.
• Perform period, quarterly, and yearly closing functions, including journal approvals and reviews to ensure accuracy and conduct financial analyses, including a period recap to G.O.
• Prepare reports on a period, quarterly and annual basis for the group controller and federal, state, and local agencies.
• Prepare period profit estimates and annual budgets for departments and analyze business activity.
• Develop necessary financial analyses, including trends, discrepancies and opportunities.
• Prepare various cost estimates on new products or package changes and continually analyze pricing and price quotes for outside sales.
• Investigate and determine whether new business is financially beneficial and is consistent with the company strategy.
• Analyze capital projects to assure they meet company requirements.
• Control company's physical and liquid assets, review and approve expenditures, and install safeguards to prevent excessive spending or waste.
• Understand multiple accounting systems/interfaces and investigate related issues.
• Supervise office staff, including the schedule of work, review of work performed, and investigation and resolution of problems and questions.
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree accounting or finance with 5+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting practices.
• Pay level based on plant complexity, including number of production departments and number of division customers supported (pay level 9).
• Able to foster collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Ability to comprehend complex oral and written instructions.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail, with a high degree of accuracy and precision.

Desired

• Experience in manufacturing and/or union environment.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Excel and Hyperion Essbase.
• Experience working in cost accounting, budgeting and forecasting.