Finance Manager

About the Role

Kerry Inc. seeks a Finance Manager at its facility located at 3400 Millington Rd, Beloit, WI 53511.

Key Responsibilities

• Work on monthly site P&L review versus past year and budget, providing insightful commentary and proposed actions to improve performance.
• Address profitability issues on SKUs and play a key role in developing strategies to increase business profitability.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities to increase margins and boost profitability.
• Partner with Product Line Managers and functional Line Managers to bring clarity and transparency to the financial impact of decisions.
• Develop pricing strategies in partnership with product management.
• Lead the annual budget process for the business, including overseeing site costs in collaboration with the site controller and plant manager, establishing product line margin expectations, and aligning volume projections with the sales team finance partners.
• Conduct financial and commercial analysis in a clear, concise, and insightful manner to support business decision‑making with the leadership team.
• Support executive and leadership meetings (e.g., quarterly executive meetings, monthly management meetings) by preparing presentation materials, analyses, and strategic guidance.
• Perform ongoing margin analysis, categorize root causes, identify opportunities, and implement corrective actions to optimize margins and mitigate risk.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field plus 3 years of experience as a Finance Analyst or related occupation.
• Experience with business financial modelling for forecasting and budgeting.
• Utilizing SAP to upload customer pricing, provide customer rebates, and find costings for products.
• Leading and owning a budgeting/forecasting process.
• Performance management, specifically creating and tracking key business indicators.
• Business variance analysis with key commentary.

Work Arrangement

70% telecommuting allowed. 10% domestic travel required.

Rate of Pay

$123,074 per year.

Benefits

Kerry offers a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.