Manager Plant Finance

Conagra tiene una cultura inclusiva con el mayor impacto y energía en la industria de alimentos. Nuestro equipo es diverso y adopta el debate para desafiar las condiciones actuales del mercado/negocio. Somos respetados por nuestras extraordinarias marcas, grandes productos, excelentes márgenes y por la consistencia de nuestros resultados. Conagra Brands, forma parte de la creación de algo GRANDE.

**Job Summary**

The Manager Plant Finance will be a leader in the plant management team, providing key analysis and insights to guide decision making, as well as taking a leadership role in challenging the plant to improve financial performance. Provides strong leadership and direction to the local plant finance team to ensure the financial accounting and reporting needs of the plant are met, enabling the plant management team to exceed its financial goals and objectives. Ensures all plant accounting and reporting is completed in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with US GAAP Accounting Standards and accounting policies/procedures for the company. Seven or more years related experience.

**Position Responsibilities**
- Provide financial recommendations, along with accurate and timely operational performance reporting, to the plant management team to ensure sound financial and operational decisions
- Use KPIs and analysis to identify and make recommendations to plant management to improve operational performance and decrease per unit costs
- Instill strong cost control and planning discipline to assist senior plant management in controlling manufacturing costs
- Lead the annual business planning process for the plant, including preparation of the financial manufacturing business plan and product standard costs
- Assist plant management team with capital planning, including calculating and evaluating financial payback on capital expenditure proposals
- Work with divisional and corporate finance/business units on a number of initiatives including: providing cost information for innovation and cost reduction projects, identifying cost/performance improvement opportunities and leadership of divisions or companywide initiatives
- Lead and develop the local plant finance team
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the plants accounting systems and records, as well as strict compliance to all company policies, procedures and controls
- Develop necessary ERP system proficiency for both finance and other plant functions (SAP experience preferred)
- Leverage systems capability to enhance data access, analytical information and management reporting
- Key focus areas include materials cost and usage management, labor cost and utilization, asset utilization and overhead expenditure control

**Position Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or Finance preferred
- CMA or CPA preferred
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Finance/Accounting in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with financial modeling
- Fundamental understanding of internal and external research methods for and driving compliance of GAAP
- Proficient with Microsoft Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience working with and making recommendations for efficiencies with systems and tools, such as SAP
- Ability to identifying areas for continuous improvement and/or cost reductions and making recommendations for enhancement
- Ability to consolidate complex information into usable customer-oriented formats
- Experience working closely with internal customers, peers and effectively managing those relationships
- Experience providing insightful analysis to business partners in response to business needs or opportunity
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, change and a dynamic business environment

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