Smoke Operations Finance Manager

Operations Finance Manager

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Along the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan, our Manitowoc, WI location is part of our Smoke and Grill Division and creates condensed, natural smoke for our customers and brands. You'll work in a state-of-the-art facility with a team that's committed to helping each other succeed in their roles through structured training and a committed, engaging leadership team. Are you looking to build a career in manufacturing with a team you can have some fun with? With our engagement program, volunteer days and energetic culture, we might be the team for you.

What Will You Do?

The Operations Finance Manager is accountable for leading a team that will provide accurate analysis of performance insights and management, providing decision-making support and challenging key initiatives across the Smoke cluster to ensure value creation for the Regional Integrated Operations function. This role will be responsible for ensuring the structure, talent, and ways of working are in place to partner with the business and deliver on strategy as well playing a key role in transformation initiatives.

What Will You Need To Be Successful?

• Work closely with Integrated Operations Stakeholders to define and deliver financial support and insight for the relevant Cluster.
• Leverage the use of FP&A and KBS support to execute on financial transaction activities, including but not limited to the standardization of reporting and performance measurement.
• Act as the accountable signature for Cluster Budgets and Forecasts, working with the relevant stakeholders to ensure these are completed at the right time.
• Develop the 'right' capability set to execute on strategy for site finance business partners within their Cluster, ensuring the quality of leadership to drive the talent agenda within the Cluster.
• Collaborate with Senior stakeholders on investment opportunities, including informing on relevant decisions and supporting the development of the business case.
• Provide oversight and support delivery of Cluster-specific strategic projects.
• Provide leadership and challenge in determining strategic direction and inform on long-term growth priorities.
• Work closely with Cluster and relevant personnel to continually review performance management, partnering directly with the COO and Operations Functional Leaders.
• Ensure that relevant performance information is being turned into relevant insight to support value creation across the function.
• Challenge and inform the decision-making process across key financial decisions within the Cluster, influencing by building credible and trusting relationships.
• Partner and collaborate closely with the relevant GBS teams to ensure finance best practices are applied across all applicable processes and identify opportunities for end-to-end process improvement and simplification.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $91,404 - $154,009 in Annual Salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 12/07/2025.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at Know Your Rights Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).

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