Are you ready to elevate your career and be a part of creating the world's best desserts? Dessert Holdings is looking for a dynamic Manager of Financial Operations to support our manufacturing location in Le Center, MN. In this high visibility role, you will operate in a “CFO-like” capacity, partnering with Operations leadership to drive strategic initiatives, prioritize business objectives, and achieve financial goals. This is an amazing opportunity to join a high-growth organization and pave the way for future career advancement within the company. Come join us at Dessert Holdings where we believe in bringing people together to celebrate life's sweetest moments!
Compensation Range:
We offer a competitive salary range of $100,000 to $110,000 per year, based on your experience, skills, and education. This role participates in our annual bonus program with a target opportunity of 10%.
Your Day-to-Day
Actively participate in daily operational review meetings, providing actionable analysis of previous days results
Work closely with the operations leadership team to understand operational decisions & their financial impact
Identify cost-saving opportunities related to material, labor, overhead, and other types of manufacturing costs
Support the development of an annual operating plan in collaboration with Operations leadership
Conduct various financial modeling and analysis projects including product costing, cost savings, special projects, and capital planning
Assist in the new product & innovation process by collaborating across Operations, R&D, Marketing, and Sales to develop new product cost estimates
Deliver monthly financial presentations to the company’s executive leadership team with confidence, effectively communicating results and providing critical insights that drive awareness & decision-making
Prepare and analyze weekly KPI metrics, calculating and assessing variances to cost, budgets, and forecasts
Manage daily cost accounting requirements and ensure that all deadlines are met
Evaluate business controls and processes, working with management to implement or improve controls as needed
What You Bring to the Team
BS degree in Finance or Accounting
Should possess strong analytical capabilities and a natural curiosity to understand what the numbers truly mean
Ability to work in a dynamic, growing organization, with a willingness to learn and adapt to change
Requires at least 5 years of experience in FP&A or cost accounting, with a background in manufacturing, preferably one with standard costing practices
Understanding of basic cost accounting principles
Proficiency in MS Office and financial software applications is a must
Intermediate or higher Excel skills working with large data sets
A willingness to partner, solve problems, and help create the world’s greatest desserts
Benefits Dessert Holdings offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan. Dessert Holdings sponsors a 401 (k) plan which includes company match. Dessert Holdings offers paid vacation, holidays, and provides wellness/sick, bereavement leave, and others income replacement plans for eligible employees.
EEO Statement
Dessert Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Contact HR if you have any questions.