Shearer’s Foods Looking for Plant Finance Manager at Burlington, IA Full Time

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Shearer’s is a privately held producer, leading co-manufacturer and distributor of quality snack foods sold under the Shearer’s brand, and other private labels. Ranking number one in private brand and contract manufactured salty snacks, as well as the number two supplier of private brand cookies and crackers in North America, you love our products, although you may not be familiar with our name!  We utilize our manufacturing expertise to serve as a strategic supplier to our partners, who are nationally recognized retail and restaurant brands. With exceptional competence in product development, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution, we continue to embrace significant growth in each segment of our business. Headquartered in Massillon, Ohio, we have over 5,000 associates in 12 state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution sites in North America. You can visit our website at (please use the apply button below);.

At Shearer’s, we provide the safest environment possible for our employees by providing proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), frequent and thorough sanitation practices, social distancing, daily temperature checks, as well as virtual interviewing options.  Safety is our absolute priority.

 Plant Finance Manager located in Burlington, Iowa

As an integral part of our Plant Leadership team, the Plant Finance Manager leads the financial activities at the Plant, helping to drive process enhancements and productivity improvements, and ensuring compliance with corporate policies.  The Finance Manager works in partnership with the Site Director, HQ Finance/Accounting, Operations, Continuous Improvement and other teams to provide timely analysis and insights to support sound decision making across plant operations, spend management, forecasting, inventory control, and improvement initiatives. The Plant Finance Manager reports to the Director of Supply Chain Finance.

Your seat at the table                                                                                       

• Accountable for the plant financial reporting, spend management, annual budgeting, variance investigation, financial modeling, and productivity forecasting.
• Ensures that the plant team operates with a high level of fiscal integrity in accounting practices, financial reporting and decision making.
• Collaborates with plant leadership team to provide financial impact analysis and recommendations on cost savings, loss avoidance, and risk mitigation.
• Supports all plant initiatives for the capital and non-capital project by validating cost assumptions, productivity savings, and providing recommendations.
• Contributes ideas and solutions to Plant Leadership Team to improve long-term and short-term strategic initiatives and on day-to-day operational productivity.
• Teams up with Commercial Finance to develop new product costing models; monitor and assess productivity impact of new product startups at plant. 
• Fosters collaboration amongst teams and influences up, down, and across organization levels to improve cross-functional financial acumen and financially informed decision making.
• Has a forward-thinking mindset and is resilient, adaptable and curious.
• Identifies issues, diagnoses problems, researches best practices, and generates alternatives to drive continuous improvement of financial processes and productivity outcomes with urgency.
• Is an active presence on the production floor, interacting with associates while emphasizing safety and proactively seeking out areas of opportunity to drive productivity improvement
• Shares information in a clear and engaging way that helps teams to understand and apply, across all levels of the organization.
• Able to synthesize large quantities of data into actionable insights.

What you bring to the table

•  Bachelor’s degree
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing finance/accounting: analyzing cost reporting results and variances, identifying trends, recommending and driving actions.
• Demonstrated understanding of financial metrics in a manufacturing organization.
• Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment.
• Strong relationship management skills and the ability to influence at various levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Excel capabilities and proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint.

We Offer a Feast of Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Account, Retirement Savings Plan with Match, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Group Critical Accident Insurance, Group Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and numerous opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we operate.

You will be considered for employment in our inclusive workplace

Because at Shearer’s, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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