Senior Plant Cost Analyst & Ops Finance Partner

The Marzetti Company; Horse Cave (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company in Kentucky seeks a Senior Cost Analyst who will partner with plant Value Streams to deliver financial analysis, cost management, forecasting, and decision support on the production floor.

This role owns costing processes like MUV, BOM, and ABC, supports annual planning and month-end close, and collaborates with Operations and Supply Chain to drive continuous improvements. A path to Plant Controller exists within the network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• Experience in finance, accounting, cost accounting, or financial analysis; manufacturing background preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Excellent communication and business-partnering across functions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Finance Business Partner to assigned Value Streams, including regular production floor engagement, spend reviews, forecasting, financial analysis, and decision support.
• Partner with Value Stream leaders to identify and drive cost improvement opportunities from ideation through implementation and savings tracking.
• Improve financial awareness within the Value Streams by communicating financial results, variances, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities to operational leaders.
• Lead the plant Material Usage Variance (MUV) process, partnering cross-functionally to identify and stratify losses, determine root causes, develop corrective actions, and track results.
• Own site BOM and ABC processes for new and existing items, including standards, scrap rates, and Value Stream/work center activities. Establish regular reviews to ensure costing accuracy.
• Prepare and support financial forecasts and assist with development of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), including Value Stream spending.
• Support month-end close activities, including financial analysis, journal entries, reconciliations, and variance explanations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Corporate Accounting, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Operational Excellence, and other teams to support business initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
• Maintain a visible Finance leadership presence throughout the facility and provide financial support for additional plant initiatives and projects as needed.
• Develop broader plant Finance and leadership capabilities in preparation for potential future Plant Controller opportunities within The Marzetti Company network.
• Other duties as requested by management

Skills

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Cross-functional partnering

Production floor presence

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Financial reporting systems

Job description

The Marzetti Company in Kentucky seeks a Senior Cost Analyst who will partner with plant Value Streams to deliver financial analysis, cost management, forecasting, and decision support on the production floor.

This role owns costing processes like MUV, BOM, and ABC, supports annual planning and month-end close, and collaborates with Operations and Supply Chain to drive continuous improvements. A path to Plant Controller exists within the network.