Plant Finance Manager

Position Overview

The Plant Finance Manager (Plant Controller) serves as the strategic financial leader for a high-volume, high-complexity beverage manufacturing facility. The role partners directly with the Plant Manager and site leadership team to drive operational performance, optimize cost structure, strengthen financial controls, and support long-term strategic planning. The Plant Finance Manager oversees all plant-level financial activities, including budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, capital planning, and performance reporting.

• Serve as the primary financial advisor to the Plant Manager and leadership team.
• Translate operational performance into financial insights that drive decision‑making.
• Lead monthly plant performance reviews, highlighting risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, engineering, and quality to improve cost, yield, and throughput.

• Lead the annual operating plan (AOP), quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial close for the plant.
• Develop accurate volume, labor, overhead, and cost‑of‑goods‑sold (COGS) projections.
• Prepare and present financial results, variance analyses, and KPI dashboards.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting in accordance with corporate accounting policies.

• Own the plant's standard cost model, including BOMs, routings, labor standards, and overhead rates.
• Analyze production variances (material usage, yield, scrap, labor efficiency, absorption).
• Monitor and improve key operational metrics such as OEE, line efficiency, and waste.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM) with financial analysis.

• Maintain strong internal controls over inventory, fixed assets, and financial transactions.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, GAAP, and audit requirements.
• Oversee cycle counts, physical inventories, and reconciliation processes.
• Implement process improvements to strengthen accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.

• Lead financial evaluation of capital projects, including ROI, NPV, and payback analyses.
• Partner with engineering and operations to track capital spending and project performance.
• Support long‑term capacity planning and strategic investment decisions.

• Manage and develop a team of plant accountants, analysts, and clerks.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership.
• Provide coaching, training, and succession planning for finance talent.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 8–12 years of progressive finance experience, including 5–7 years in manufacturing or plant finance and 2–4 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience supporting high‑volume CPG or beverage production environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and ERP systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross‑functional leaders and drive operational results.

• MBA, CPA, CMA, or related certification.
• Experience in beverage, food & beverage, or high‑speed packaging operations.
• Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with financial modeling and data visualization tools.

• Strategic thinking and business acumen
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to simplify complex financial concepts for non‑finance partners
• Leadership presence and communication skills
• Bias for action and continuous improvement
• High integrity and commitment to financial stewardship

We offer a competitive base pay rate and comprehensive benefits package for full‑time employees. This role works at our Little Chute, WI manufacturing facility.

• Frequent sitting, use of hands to type data, use of a personal computer and telephone; occasional operation of business machines and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
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