Manager Manufacturing Finance

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Posted Date:
Aug 20, 2026

Requisition Number: 128627

Job Location: Edgerton, KS

Summary:

The Manager, Manufacturing Finance (FP&A & Execution) provides integrated financial leadership across multiple manufacturing sites by combining financial planning, analysis, and performance insight with operational execution support. As a trusted partner to Plant Leadership Teams, this role interprets financial results, guides tradeoffs, and drives cost, productivity, and performance improvement actions. The role ensures financial rigor, cost discipline, and planning credibility while remaining closely embedded with Operations, including regular on-site presence and engagement across a network of manufacturing plants, with expected travel of approximately 25-40% to support execution, decision making, and performance improvement initiatives.

Major Duties/Responsibilities
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Time %
Summary of major duties:

25% Business Partnership & Decision Support

• Serve as a core finance partner to Plant Leadership Teams across assigned sites.
• Support operational and strategic decisions by framing financial implications and tradeoffs.
• Translate financial and operational performance into clear priorities and actions.
• Challenge assumptions and influence decisions related to cost, productivity, staffing, and service.

25% Financial Performance Management & Cost Execution

• Lead analysis of manufacturing cost performance across labor, overhead, materials, efficiency, and waste.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for cost and productivity gaps in partnership with Operations.
• Monitor and track financial impact of operational initiatives, CI projects, and productivity actions.
• Ensure financial follow through on agreed performance improvement plans.
• Ensure cost standards are understood, applied consistently, and reflect operational reality.
• Support standard cost reviews and product costing analyses in partnership with Accounting and Costing.

25% Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning

• Lead site level execution of budgets, forecasts, and AOP inputs across assigned sites.
• Review and challenge operational assumptions to ensure credible plans and commitments.
• Own site level risk and opportunity (R&O) identification and mitigation actions.
• Validate CI / TPT savings and ensure alignment between plans and execution.

15% Month-End Analysis & Financial Reporting

• Lead site level variance analysis and performance narratives.
• Interpret financial drivers, trends, and risks for plant leadership.
• Ensure accurate, timely analytical submissions for ME / BU / LE reporting.
• Communicate site performance themes and actions to enterprise FP&A partners.

10% Continuous Improvement & Capability Development

• Drive continuous improvement in site FP&A processes, reporting, and analytical tools.
• Coach and develop analysts supporting site finance activities.
• Support succession planning and capability development within manufacturing finance.

Dimensions
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Dimension Units

Manufacturing breath Supports at least 4 Manufacturing sites

Budget manage US $100M - US $300M

Personnel Supervised 1

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