Supply Chain Sr Finance Manager

The Church News; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church News in Salt Lake City, UT, seeks a senior finance leader to oversee financial management for the Materials Management Department Product Supply Chain. You will partner with supply chain, manufacturing, procurement and product teams to improve financial performance, optimize costs and support data-driven decisions.

As a senior finance leader, you will provide oversight of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, and strategic analysis while ensuring compliance

Qualifications

• CPA or CMA required; MBA preferred.
• Twelve or more years of progressively responsible experience in business administration and financial operations.
• Eight or more years of progressive managerial experience in manufacturing finance and accounting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial management and decision-support for Materials Management Department Product Supply Chain.
• Oversee financial reporting, inventory and cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls and strategic financial analysis.
• Partner with supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, and product teams to improve financial performance and costs.
• Provide leadership and development to finance teams while ensuring compliance with Church policies and standards.
• Develop and maintain financial projections for product sales, inventory and margins.
• Deliver accurate accounting, reporting, and plans to support decision-making.

Skills

CPA/CMA

12+ years experience

8+ years managerial experience

MRP systems experience

BI/AI for insights

Leadership and coaching

Financial reporting & control

Cost accounting & inventory

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/business management

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 SCM

Job description

Salt Lake City, UT, United States (On-site)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

This role leads the financial management and decision-support functions for the Materials Management Department Product Supply Chain, ensuring the responsible stewardship of Church resources in support of its religious mission. The position oversees financial reporting, inventory and cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, and strategic financial analysis for manufacturing and product operations. As a senior finance leader, this individual partners with supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, and product teams to improve financial performance, optimize costs, manage risk, and support data-driven business decisions. The role also provides leadership and development to finance teams while ensuring compliance with Church policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

General Church Finance Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with Church financial policies and procedures through active controllershipinvolvement in all financial decisions.
• Ensures that all reports and disclosurescomply withapplicablegovernmental regulations, professional standards, and organizational policies.
• Manages thepreparationofaccurateandtimelyfinancial, accounting, and statistical reports for all operations.
• Manages the preparation of financial statements according to policy and accounting standards.
• Reviews operations for internal controls (administrative and accounting), givesdirection forchanges todesignated personnel, and is responsible tomaintainthe integrity of these controls.
• Ensuresa highlevelof financial and managementexpertiseby providing financial training and motivation toemployees.
• Manages the analysis of financialreportsidentifyingkey trends in the business or throughsubsidiaries.
• Createspresentations for Department Controller, Directors and/or Managing Director.
• Advisesseniormanagementonnew financial reporting requirements.

Safeguard Churchfinancial assets by establishing and monitoring expenditures against these budgets.

Specific Product Finance Senior Manager Responsibilities

• Report to the Controller of Materials Management Department and lead the Supply Chain Product Finance Group, including the Beehive Clothing Finance and Print Manufacturing Finance teams, as well as Product Life Cycle Management finance support.
• Partner with the centralized financial planning, budgeting, and finance process-quality groups to develop integrated strategies, forecasts, and plans that support informed supply chain and product life-cycle decisions.
• Provide functional leadership, coaching, and technical mentorship to centralized FP&A team members supporting the Product Supply Chain, aligning their work with product finance priorities, decision-support needs, and department standards.
• Lead production-cost analysis, scenario modeling, and strategic decision support to identify resource-allocation opportunities that enable the organization to achieve strategic objectives, deliver required product volumes, and optimize total product and manufacturing costs.
• Assist the Department Controller in advancing people, process, and accounting-quality initiatives and in adopting department ways of working.
• Establish and maintain effective cost-accounting processes, including standard and project costing, cost rollups, manufacturing variance analysis, inventory valuation, and related reporting.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and provide training and oversight for its effective use in manufacturing finance, inventory, costing, and control processes.
• Develop and maintain financial projections for product sales and production volumes, inventory levels, and product costs and margins.
• Lead product-pricing analysis and recommendations, ensuring prices appropriately consider product costs, demand, inventory, operational requirements, and Church objectives.
• Deliver accurate and timely accounting, reporting, forecasts, and plans—including product-cost information, manufacturing variances, inventory trends, capacity utilization, and supply chain performance analyses—to support sound financial and operational decisions.
• Serve as the lead finance business partner to the Planning Director and represent MMD Finance in partnering with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Product Management, Procurement, and other stakeholders to improve financial performance, strengthen controls, and support product life-cycle decisions in alignment with MMD and MMD Finance initiatives and priorities.
• Identify operational, financial, accounting, and control risks; establish practical mitigation plans; and monitor their effectiveness.
• Support continuous improvement, systems enablement, and the implementation of consistent global finance processes and reporting practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business management, or a related field.
• CPA (or equivalent) or CMA required; MBA preferred.
• Twelve or more years of progressively responsible experience in business administration and financial operations relevant to the broad requirements of this position.
• Eight or more years of progressive managerial experience in manufacturing finance and accounting, including cost accounting and inventory accounting.
• Strong analytical capability and proficiency in using business intelligence tools and artificial intelligence to generate insights and support decision-making.
• Demonstrated leadership, managerial, interpersonal, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience using MRP Systems in manufacturing operations.
• Excellent organizational, presentation, writing, planning, and computer skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of establishing, forecasting, and controlling operating and project budgets.
• In-depth knowledge of Church financial standards, local rules, and practices.
• Excellent understanding of U.S. and international accounting principles and standard cost-accounting methods.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Locations 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, US (On-site)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Worthiness Qualification Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.
• Posting Notice/More Info Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.