Your Opportunity as the Manager, Plant Finance Services

Lead our Consumer Plant Financial Services team, supporting multiple manufacturing sites and their corresponding financial activities. Leverage your technical expertise in business planning, developing budgets, and facilitating continuous improvement initiatives.

Location: Orrville, OH

Work Arrangements: hybrid with 30% in office expectation

In this role you will:

Lead, coach, and develop team of financial analysts

Review and approve journal entries and account reconciliations

Review, analyze and forecast manufacturing and absorption variances

Help lead monthly financial reviews with plant leadership teams and operations leadership

Prepare reports and supporting analysis to aid in management decisions

Coordination on cost metrics with plant teams to drive cost improvements, identify and track savings opportunities

Participate and/or manage department resources to complete plant inventories and cycle counts

Participate in business planning; develop fiscal year budgets and review with plant, operations and SBA leadership

Facilitate annual plant standard reviews

Work with team members to develop new product costing in accordance with costing standards

Support close as needed to achieve a 3 to 4 day close

Identify areas of improvements and standardization

Work with external auditors on quarterly and annual audits

Assist with management of internal controls

Assure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and corporate policies for assigned responsibilities

Travel to plants multiple times per year (quarterly for larger sites)

The Right Place for You 

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. 

What we are looking for:  

Minimum Requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

5+ years of Finance or Accounting experience

Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Strong prioritization and organizational skills

Great attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy

Ability to travel 25-35% of the year

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:  

Experience supporting financial activities for an operations/manufacturing facility

Learn more about working at Smucker:  

Our Total Rewards Benefits Program  

Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business  

Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity  

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