Manager, Operations Finance

Company: Russell Stover Chocolates
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: May 4, 2024

Job Description:

At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you'll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman's, and Pangburn's have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let's continue making chocolate lovers happy!-- A day in the life---As the Operations Finance Manager, you will be a key partner to the Operations team supporting all financial aspects of their business units to ensure high financial oversight, cost optimization, planning, and analysis. This is a role that is externally focused and enables the Operations and Local Factory teams to accelerate operational efficiency and financial optimization. You will need to have strong analytical skills, business acumen, and strong communication skills. In this position, you will work within the Finance department with a high level of exposure to Senior Management including the CFO, VP of Operations, and Plant Leadership.What you will be doing--- Provide financial support to the Operations department. Lead and develop the team of Plant Financial Analysts. Oversee and/or prepare the monthly KPIs from the manufacturing facilities; including, but not limited to: Cost of Goods Produced, operating variances in volume, spending, labor efficiencies, and material, and indirect costs. Understand and present monthly manufacturing variances in a manner that can be comprehended by various levels of management, ultimately leading to process improvement. Support key finance / company-wide planning processes including:
Annual budget and latest estimates throughout the year.
Monthly / weekly KPI reporting.
Support of various additional operational reviews.
Responsible for all month-end accounting activities ensuring accuracy of Income Statement as well as Balance Sheet accounts. Create ad hoc reports as needed by supported departments and Finance Senior Management.Do you have what it takes?-- (Basic Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a similar field of study. 5 years of financial management experience. Experience leading or managing teams. Strong Operations Finance experience. Proficiency in Excel. Strong understanding of databases and Business Intelligence tools (SAP BI, Hyperion, Cognos preferred). Willingness to drive and implement change. Team player who leads by example. Willingness to travel (domestically) up to 25%Do you stand above the rest?-- (Preferred Qualifications)
Master's degree SAP & SAP-BI experience Cost Accounting experience Experience with standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis. 3+ years of experience leading or managing teams. FMCG / CPG experience strongly preferred. CPA Strong analytical skills and technical ability. Outstanding leadership skills. Excellent communication skills. Strong influencing skills and the ability to lead informal teams. Proven track record of developing high-potential talent.At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.Make Happy. Work Happy.--

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