Plant Finance Manager

The Marzetti Company; Wareham (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company is seeking a Plant Finance Manager to provide financial leadership at our Wareham manufacturing facility and to improve profitability through detailed cost analysis and strong controls. You will partner with plant leadership, prepare accurate costs and BOMs, review variances, and drive cost-saving opportunities while ensuring GAAP-compliant accounting and reliable reporting.

This role requires solid ERP and Excel skills, with experience in cost accounting and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CMA/CPA preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in finance/accounting with progressive responsibility, preferably manufacturing.
• Strong financial analysis and forecasting skills with ability to interpret data and provide insights.
• Solid knowledge of cost accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in SAP and MS Excel; experience with ERP systems.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation abilities; able to lead finance teams.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership on cost management and financial decision making.
• Educate plant partners on financial plans and results.
• Analyze costs and variances using financial reporting tools.
• Build and align financial plans with cross-functional partners.
• Maintain standard costing including BOM, labor, and run rates.
• Analyze variances to standard to identify efficiency opportunities.
• Prepare month-end journal entries per GAAP.
• Maintain control procedures over accounting activities.
• Identify and execute cost-saving opportunities.
• Support new product cost estimates and profitability improvements.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Cost accounting

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Master's or professional certification (CMA/CPA)

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

The Plant Finance Manager is responsible for providing financial support to the manufacturing facility to enhance profitability through detailed understanding and review of plant costs. The Plant Finance Manager will leverage finance 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.