Finance Manager, Operations

Finance Manager, Operations

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Finance Manager, Operations to own all aspects of operational finance for our supply chain. This role is crucial for ensuring accuracy, transparency, and predictability in financial performance. You will be instrumental in forecasting, reporting, and optimizing cost structures, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive margin improvement and financial efficiency. This position requires a blend of strategic finance, operational insight, and financial reporting, demanding a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and strong analytical skills.

Who You Are

• A highly analytical and detail-oriented finance professional with a deep understanding of cost of sales in a high-growth food CPG environment.
• Someone who thrives in fast-paced settings, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution and process-building.
• Experienced in managing complex cost structures and partnering cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, R&D, and Accounting teams to drive efficiency and improve profitability.
• Relentless in ensuring the accuracy of cost estimates, understanding that every penny matters in food product manufacturing.
• Passionate about translating financial data into actionable insights and eager to make an impact in a dynamic, growing company.

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain financial management, including COGS analysis, variance reporting, and financial forecasting to enhance cost visibility and control.
• Provide financial insights into cost drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Procurement teams to analyze and optimize ingredient, packaging, and freight costs.
• Work closely with Operations and Engineering to drive co-packer performance, ensuring financial accountability, cost efficiency, and alignment with business objectives.
• Identify and help implement, prioritize, track, and measure margin improvement initiatives.
• Develop and refine costing models for new product development, SKU rationalization, and pricing strategies, collaborating with Marketing and R&D to align cost projections with margin expectations.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation, PPV tracking, and cost accounting in partnership with the accounting team, supporting month-end close processes.
• Partner with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Accounting to establish and maintain accurate standard costing.
• Build and maintain financial models for scenario planning, forecasting, and decision support, ensuring data-driven business strategies.
• Perform what-if analysis to assess the financial impact of changes in sourcing, production, pricing, and operational strategies.
• Support capital investment analysis, evaluating cost-saving initiatives, efficiency projects, and strategic investments to optimize operational spend.
• Provide Operations Finance leadership on annual planning and development of financial KPIs, such as gross margin, contribution margin, and cost savings targets.
• Evolve and implement scalable FP&A processes and tools to enhance data accuracy, streamline reporting, and improve the overall quality and speed of financial analysis.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and best practices in cost accounting and inventory management.

Requirements

• 5+ years of finance experience, with a strong background in cost accounting, supply chain finance, and/or FP&A.
• A deep understanding of COGS, standard costing, inventory accounting, and financial reporting in a manufacturing or food production environment.
• Experience working with co-manufacturers is a plus.
• Public accounting and/or CPA is a plus.
• A proven ability to analyze and optimize cost structures, with strong financial modeling and data analysis skills.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Outlook, Slack, and other professional platforms.
• Up to 10% travel required.

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