Plant Finance Manager

Marzetti Company; College Park (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Marzetti Company is seeking a Plant Finance Manager to partner with manufacturing leadership, drive cost clarity, and strengthen the accounting model to improve profitability. The role focuses on cost control, standard costing, and strategic financial support for plant operations.

You will manage BOMs, labor rates, and month-end GAAP entries, lead cost-savings initiatives, and mentor a finance team to ensure accurate, timely reporting and strong internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CMA/CPA preferred.
• 5+ years of finance/accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and actionable insights.
• Knowledge of cost accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Experience with SAP or ERP systems and advanced MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership on cost management and financial decisions.
• Educate plant partners on financial plans and results.
• Analyze costs, variances to plan and prior year.
• Build and iterate financial plans with cross-functional input.
• Create and maintain standard costing including BOM, labor, and production rates.
• Analyze variances to standard and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Prepare month-end journal entries per GAAP requirements.
• Maintain control procedures over accounting and financial activities.
• Drive cost savings opportunities.
• Provide cost estimates for new products to improve profitability.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Cost accounting

SAP

Excel

Leadership

Communication

GAAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Master's degree or CPA/CMA preferred

Tools

SAP ERP

MS Excel

Job description

Overview

The Plant Finance Manager is a strategic finance business partner, responsible for providing financial support to the manufacturing team to enhance profitability and influence decision making through a detailed understanding and review of plant costs. The Plant Finance Manager will leverage financial tools and processes to drive clarity of results to influence operational leadership. This role will create or sustain a strong controls environment with focus on accurately representing plant costs, assets and liabilities and leverage this strong understanding of the accounting model to create opportunities for cost improvement.

Responsibilities What You’ll Do

• Partner with plant leadership in the management of costs and financial decision making
• Educate and inform plant partners about financial plans and results
• Utilize financial reporting tools to analyze and communicate costs and related variances vs plan(s) and prior year
• Build and iterate financial plans with input and alignment from cross-functional partners
• Create and maintain accurate standard costing including bill of materials as well as labor and production run rates
• Analyze variances to standard to identify and understand accuracy of the standard as well as efficiency opportunities
• Prepare and process month end journal entries in accordance with GAAP requirements
• Accountability of control procedures over accounting and financial activities.
• Drive efforts to identify and execute cost savings opportunities
• Facilitate development of new products by providing cost estimates and offering alternative ideas improved profitability

Qualifications What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. A master's degree or professional certification (e.g., CMA, CPA) is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ finance and/or accounting experience in roles of progressive responsibility, preferably in a manufacturing or plant environment.
• Strong financial analysis and forecasting skills, with a demonstrated ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Solid knowledge of cost accounting principles, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (SAP preferred) and advanced MS Excel skills.
• Excellent leadership and team management abilities, with a track record of effectively leading and developing finance teams.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in financial analysis and reporting.