Job Details

The Operations Finance Manager serves as a key financial leader supporting manufacturing and operational activities across multiple locations throughout North America. This role provides financial oversight for plant operations, production performance, and cost management in a food manufacturing environment. The position partners closely with Operations leadership to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and effective financial support for operational decision-making.
The role drives operational financial performance through cost analysis, forecasting, standardized processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Operations Finance Manager leads financial planning, forecasting, and analytical activities for manufacturing and operations functions.
• The role ensures alignment with corporate objectives, financial targets, and operational priorities.
• The position provides financial leadership and oversight to plant accounting and cost accounting teams.
• The role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting across manufacturing locations.
• The Operations Finance Manager partners closely with plant leadership and operations teams.
• The role analyzes labor, material, overhead, and conversion cost drivers to improve efficiency and profitability.
• The position ensures consistent application of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls across manufacturing sites.
• The Operations Finance Manager oversees standard cost systems, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• The role supports productivity and cost improvement initiatives, including labor efficiency, yield improvement, waste reduction, and overhead management.
• The position guides finance teams in the use of KPIs, operational metrics, and manufacturing performance indicators.
• The role provides financial analysis and decision support for capacity planning, production strategies, and capital investments.
• The Operations Finance Manager identifies opportunities for process improvements, automation, and system enhancements to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.
• The role serves as a key liaison between plant finance teams, operations leadership, and corporate finance.
• The position coordinates and supports annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for manufacturing operations.
• The role coaches, mentors, and develops operations finance and accounting staff.
• The position fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• The Operations Finance Manager supports audits, internal reviews, and compliance activities.
• The role participates in special projects and system implementations as required.
• The position performs all other duties as assigned.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Education/Certifications and Experience:

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required; CPA or MBA is preferred.
• The role requires a minimum of eight years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Experience in food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods is strongly preferred.
• The position requires a strong background in cost accounting, inventory management, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing and distribution operations across North America is strongly preferred.
• Financial modeling experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficient use of a computer, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote), and other related applications or software.
• Proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP is required.
• The role requires strong knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain finance principles.
• This includes cost accounting, inventory accounting, and logistics-related cost management.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required.
• Experience working with financial systems such as SAP is required.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills are essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• The ability to influence and partner across operations, supply chain, and executive leadership is critical.
• The role requires the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
• Proven leadership skills and experience managing teams are required.
• The ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for operational stakeholders is essential.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop direct reports in accordance with organizational needs.
• Work requires supervising and monitoring work performance of direct reports including making final decisions on hiring and disciplinary actions, evaluating program/work objectives and effectiveness, and realigning work and staffing assignments, as needed.
• Develop functional responsibilities of individuals that report to this position and ensure that best in-class output is created.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort:

• Combination of office, manufacturing plant, and remote work environments.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments requiring appropriate safety measures.
• Must be able to lift up and carry 15 pounds at times.
• Travel on an as-needed basis, which may vary depending on business requirements (30%).

Expectations:

• Will demonstrate, promote, and exemplify the Company's Core Values.

At C.H. Guenther, we value transparency in compensation. By providing the salary range for this role, we aim to promote fairness and help candidates make informed choices about their career. The salary range for this role is:
$93,598.00 - $173,668.00

Actual compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as geographic location.

C.H. Guenther & Son will never offer or pay a wage or salary that is not compliant with applicable local, state, or federal pay laws, including minimum salary thresholds.

We also offer a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, retirement savings options, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs, educational assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.

For additional information about our company, go to www.chg.com.

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All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the pre-employment screening process which includes a drug screen and review of criminal background and other records as required.

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