Plant Finance Manager

StevenDouglas has been retained by an international manufacturer to identify a Plant Finance Manager! This role will report directly to the Senior Director of Finance while overseeing all finance functions for the manufacturing facility including budgeting/forecasting, cost accounting and strategic business partnership with plant leadership!

Cost Accounting and Inventory Control

Oversee standard costing systems.

• Create item master setups in Great Plains, including BOMs for finished goods, routings and assigning the correct labor rates and overhead.
• Analyze and report on:
• Material usage variances
• Labor efficiency variances
• Overhead absorption
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation (raw materials, WIP, finished goods).
• Monitor and reduce:
• Scrap and waste
• Obsolescence
• Cycle count discrepancies
• Partner with operations to improve cost accuracy and transparency.

Manufacturing Performance Monitoring

• Track key plant KPIs:
• Cost per unit
• Yield and throughput
• Review manufacturing orders daily to ensure accuracy in reporting.
• Verify quantitieis received, raw materials consumed, labor postings and BOM deviations.
• Support lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives with financial analysis.

Month-End Close and Reporting

• Manage plant-level financial close process
• Journal entries (accruals, reclasses)
• Inventory adjustments
• Ensure compliance with GAAP/IFRS and company policies.
• Run the monthly cost roll-up.
• Reconcile inventory (finished goods, raw materials, packaging components and WIP) and make adjustments as needed.
• Prepare aged inventory reports.
• Calculate obsolescence and reserves.
• Deliver timely financial reports:
• Profit & Loss (P&L)
• Cost center reports
• Production cost summaries
• Explain key drivers behind financial results to corporate finance.

Business Partnering with Operations

• Act as a strategic advisor to the Plant Manager and leadership team.
• Collaborate with departments:
• Production
• Supply chain
• Engineering
• Drive financial accountability across plant functions.

Apply today!