Sr. Plant Finance Manager

Decatur, IL

Ready for a Finance career with more impact? Join a market leader in ingredient manufacturing that is poised for a new era of success.

ABOUT PRIMIENT

Established yet entrepreneurial: Primient is an industry leader with proven products, six manufacturing plants, 1500+ employees and deep roots in corn wet milling. Yet we’re also a brand-new company that is ready to drive change and create impact.

Inspired by a meaningful purpose: we use renewable sources to produce plant-based ingredients for some of the world’s best-known brands. It feels good to produce safe, high-quality, sustainable products – that go into everything from sodas to hand cream and cardboard to clothing.

Poised for a new era of success: we’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every colleague.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The contribution of our Finance teams is vital to the performance, profitability, and continued growth of the Primient business. Across Finance, we are exploring new and better ways to harness data, improve decision-making and add value – while optimizing the investment we are making in our plants and people.

As the plant Finance Partner, you will support the operations, taking ownership of the financial outcomes, supporting and challenging the plant to deliver on manufacturing costs, working capital and key financial performance metrics. Drive the understanding of financial implications of the business strategy both within the function and within the broader business. Provide insightful analyses & commentary facilitating the planning, budgeting & forecasting processes.

Key responsibilities: Sr. Plant Finance Manager

• Be a proactive member of the plant leadership team, participating in the management of the business
• Develop & monitor coherent and integrated KPIs and performance measures relevant to the plant.
• Provide decision support on short, medium and long-term issues through the use of data, sensitivity analysis, information and business understanding.
• Provide analysis and risk assessment of strategic, non-standard, material or commercially sensitive business contracts (including identifying FX and commodity exposure as appropriate)
• Provide clarity on actual and forecast / planned business performance and the implications on forward periods
• Conduct analyses of opportunities and risk trade-offs
• Provide capital investment decision support and analysis.
• Provide investment and divestiture decision support and analysis.
• Ensure the business always remains in line with control standards
• Collaborate with Specialist teams, including Tax and Treasury to create effective and integrated financial solutions, provide feedback & help to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Review and decide on policy exceptions; work with the appropriate Specialist on specific exceptions

ABOUT YOU

The person is a self-starter with a strong understanding of the business with experience in Commercial and/or Operational Finance. With a sound financial knowledge, they will be confident and experienced in challenging senior management from a financial perspective.

• Advanced level Excel skillset
• Experience in SAP (FI/CO/MM modules)
• Experience in either continuous manufacturing or the food business segment
• MBA a plus, Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting or comparable required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Rewards & benefits

Competitive salary / 401 K matching and non-contingent matching plans / Healthcare / Medical insurance

Career development

Our structure provides autonomy and accountability in your role. You have scope to develop a depth of expertise and the opportunity to follow career pathways outside the norm.

This position will be based in our Decatur, IL office.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are passionate believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up. Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow, thrive and progress.

Primient is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.

California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.