Finance Plant Operations Manager - Pillsbury - Murfreesboro, TN

OVERVIEW:

Join the Murfreesboro Manufacturing Site as the Financial Operations Manager. In this role you will collaborate with peers to achieve plant goals, partner with plant operations to support business results and the plant mission, support a strong fiduciary environment, analyze metrics and reporting, and provide business insights. The Murfreesboro facility makes Pillsbury Canned Dough, Refrigerated Cookies, Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles, and Frozen Pie Crusts in a non-union plant with 850 employees.

As a member of the Plant Leadership Team, you'll gain significant Cross-Functional Team Leadership and People Management experience. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to Govern and/or Execute Control Activities by overseeing critical month/year-end SOX compliance actions.

To learn more about our Murfreesboro plant, click here: Location_Resource_Murfreesboro_TN

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Ensure Effective Plant Financial Management
• Responsible for the development, execution, and monitoring of the annual operating plan, periodic financial forecasts, and monthly financial close.
• Monitoring financial performance and developing plans to close any gaps in plant targets.
• Process and tracking to support site delivery of annual HMM targets.
• Ensure Effective Financial Controls
• Ensuring the control environment complies with all company policies and supports the safeguarding of company assets.
• Maintaining the audit-ready status of internal controls through periodic review and self-audit.
• Plant Leadership Team Responsibilities
• Collaborate as a strong voice on the Plant Leadership Team (PLT)
• Support development and execution of site strategies, including Zero Loss Culture transformation and large capital project execution
• Provide support and leadership on cross-functional plant and corporate initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field
• 4+ years of related experience with finance experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well on a team and build effective relationships across all levels of the organization (Partnership for Impact) and coach/develop others

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7+ years of related experience
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Experience working in a finance/accounting role within manufacturing
• Experience with SAP in a manufacturing environment
• Experience managing others and leading teams
• Experience in food manufacturing
• Proven analytical and strategic skills (Analytic Proficiency)
• Highly motivated self-starter with strong organization and prioritization skills
• Assertive, self-confident, and willing to offer opinions and insights (Plant/Site Leadership)
• Initiative and ability to work independently and to effectively work with a team (Situational Agility)
• Ability to influence, develop, and motivate peers (Matrix Relationship Management)
• Desire to work cross-functionally with all plant functions (Cross-Functional Leadership)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:

• On-Site Role Expectations: This role is being offered with the expectation to be onsite every day at the plant, pending personal needs, it is not remote eligible.
• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.