Plant Finance Manager

Marzetti Company; Wareham (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Marzetti Company in Wareham, MA is seeking a Plant Finance Manager to partner with plant leadership and steer profitability through rigorous cost analysis, standard costing, and GAAP-compliant accounting.

You will own cost management, budgeting, and forecasting, deliver clear financial insights to non-financial partners, and drive cost-savings opportunities while sustaining a strong controls environment. Experience in manufacturing and SAP is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting; CMA/CPA preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in finance/accounting in manufacturing.
• Strong analytics, forecasting, and cost accounting expertise.
• Proficient in SAP and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership on costs and financial decisions.
• Educate plant partners about financial plans and results.
• Analyze variances vs plan and prior year.
• Prepare month-end journal entries under GAAP.
• Identify and drive cost savings opportunities.
• Support cost estimates for new products.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Cost accounting

Budgeting

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Master's degree or CMA/CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Overview

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

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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.