Director of Finance - Plant
Company: Chobani
Location: Twin Falls
Posted on: March 13, 2023
Job Description:
The Twin Falls Finance Director will interact with Operations
and Manufacturing leadership at the site. The plant is undergoing a
transformation in terms of culture and performance. This role will
be a critical leadership role for the plant in terms of driving the
transformation agenda. This role will be tasked with supporting and
guiding the financial analysis and reporting for the site. The site
is maturing quickly and is adding financial and economic discipline
that has not existed previously. The individual in this role will
need to draw on education and experience to anticipate what
operational leaders "need-to-know"; bringing them insights,
including options for change and value creation levers. This role
will be critical in coaching and mentoring the operations teams at
site in terms of linking operational decision to the cost of goods
sold at the plant and how the decision made impact plant
results.The individual will provide Twin Falls site leadership with
reliable analysis and insight to be used in strategic planning and
goal setting for Chobani's Supply Chain leadership. This role is in
charge of all business forecasting, preparing accurate monthly
financial reports, assist in the preparation of presentations that
provide thoughtful analysis, identify action items, and effectively
frame decisions. The right individual will provide both strategic
and daily counsel to the SVP of Operations. A strong candidate
combines a strong analytical mindset with technical ability,
familiarity with month-end close processes, ability to synthesize
information both down to the plant floor as well as up to executive
level and possess excellent people skills. This role ensures high
level, cross functional communication with emphasis on financial
performance, trend analysis and delivery of productivity
initiatives will ensuring the plant follows all appropriate
controls as well as GAAP principles.As a FP&A expert, this role
will report to the VP of Supply Chain Finance while maintaining a
strong dotted line to the SVP of Operations - Twin Falls. You will
provide leadership and direction to the site Finance team. The role
has 3 direct reports.Responsibilities
- Provide FP&A support to the accounting teams related to
budgeting, productivity, demand planning, reporting, and metrics in
a timely manner
- Partner with Supply Chain team to deliver upon site
transformation plan
- Provide coaching, mentoring and education to the operations
teams relating to linking plant operating metrics to plant
financial metrics
- Support the Supply Chain Finance and Accounting team with month
and quarter end close processes
- Identify and proactively surface business challenges and
opportunities; propose and create solutions
- Actively manage manufacturing conversion cost to provide
guidance and identify levels to leadership for how to control and
influence expenses
- Dive deeply into financial data and become a subject matter
expert to provide additional insights
- Work to transform and build the site Finance team, including
challenging legacy practices, updating policies, and building a
forward-looking finance function -
- Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify
required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be
made
- Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and
prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for
improvement
- Partner directly with the Supply Chain finance team to
collaborate on metrics, goals, and business reviews
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with business
partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the
organization
- Collaborate with leadership to better understand and identify
goals and financial targets to drive the overall business
objectives
- Responsible for the accuracy of the standard costs starting
with the bill of materials and item costs, labor routings, labor
rates, as well as overhead assignments.
- Reports variances to set standards in a manner that supervisors
and managers can understand and takes corrective action.
Accountable for the performance of the plant, explaining all
production variances on a weekly / monthly basis as well as
participating in the proactive measures to reduce variances from
standard cost.
- Analyzes and models changes in product design, raw materials,
overhead, manufacturing methods, etc., for effects on production
costs.
- Reviews control procedures over accounting and financial
activities. Provides guidance to ensure that internal accounting
controls are in place to protect company assets. Ensures an
adequate system of internal control is maintained, and that general
ledger accounts are correctly stated, maintains SOX
complianceRequirements
- 7+ years of a broad financial experience in a manufacturing
environment, preferably publicly traded CPG manufacturing company
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- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business required/
MBA preferred.
- General knowledge of accounting/financial/operational
principles
- Standard Costing experience
- SAP experience strongly preferred
- Experience developing financial reports and KPI metrics
- Demonstrated financial analysis and modeling skills
- Ability to provide thought leadership to shape future
decisions
- Ability to draw various data from multiple sources and
synthesize data into actionable decisions
- Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to
interact with various management levels as well as the ability to
work in cross functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing,
fast-paced environment
- Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
- Superior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage
multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big
picture
- Demonstrated ability to influence others through effective
verbal and written communication
- Demonstrated ability to drive projects across an
organizationAbout UsChobani is a food maker with a mission of
making high-quality and nutritious food accessible to more people,
while elevating our communities and making the world a healthier
place. In short: making good food for all. In support of this
mission, we are a values-driven, people-first,
food-and-wellness-focused company, and have been since Hamdi
Ulukaya, an immigrant to the U.S., founded the company in 2005. We
produce yogurt , oatmilk , dairy- and plant-based creamers ,
ready-to-drink coffee and plant-based probiotic drinks . Chobani
yogurt is America's No.1 yogurt brand, and it's made with only
natural ingredients without artificial preservatives.Chobani uses
food as a force for good in the world - putting humanity first in
everything we do. Our philanthropic efforts prioritize giving back
to our communities and beyond: working to eradicate child hunger,
supporting immigrants, refugees and underrepresented people,
honoring veterans, and protecting the planet. We manufacture our
products in New York, Idaho, and Australia. Chobani products are
available throughout North America and distributed in Australia and
other select markets. For more information, please visit
www.chobani.com and follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram
-and LinkedIn .Chobani is an equal opportunity employer. Chobani
will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any
basis including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,
disability, military and/or veteran status, marital status,
predisposing genetic characteristics and genetic information, or
any other classification protected by federal, state and local
laws.
Keywords: Chobani, Twin Falls , Director of Finance - Plant, Accounting, Auditing , Twin Falls, Idaho
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