Strategic Finance Manager - Manufacturing Plant

Signature Foods USA; Easley (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Signature Foods USA in Easley, SC seeks a Finance Manager to lead financial oversight of our ready-to-eat manufacturing operation. This role blends Finance Manager and Plant Controller duties, partnering with the CEO and site leadership to drive profitability and controllership.

You will manage budgeting, forecasting, monthly close, reporting, and analyses of manufacturing costs, while collaborating with Operations and Supply Chain to improve performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field required.
• 5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with manufacturing cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, inventory, and financial analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, forecasts, variance analyses, and management presentations.
• Partner with the General Manager and Operations leadership on financial and strategic decisions.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, including materials, labor, overhead, waste, yield, and production efficiency.
• Monitor key financial and operational KPIs and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
• Support inventory management, inventory accuracy, working capital, and cost controls.
• Evaluate capital expenditures, investments, and business cases.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, controls, and reporting.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, and other functions to improve business performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop finance team members as applicable.
• Collaborate with corporate finance and other Signature Foods facilities to standardize processes and share best practices.
• Support month-end close, audits, compliance, and other financial activities as required.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

ERP & financial systems

Excel expert

Cross-functional partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Signature Foods USA in Easley, SC seeks a Finance Manager to lead financial oversight of our ready-to-eat manufacturing operation. This role blends Finance Manager and Plant Controller duties, partnering with the CEO and site leadership to drive profitability and controllership.

You will manage budgeting, forecasting, monthly close, reporting, and analyses of manufacturing costs, while collaborating with Operations and Supply Chain to improve performance.