Irca Group

Manufactures semi-finished pastry ingredients for professionals

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis

Corporate Finance & FP&AUpdated on Nov 14

Full-timeDuluth, GA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or Engineering.
At least 3 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or cost accounting; manufacturing, food, or ingredients industry experience is ideal.
Hands-on experience building and analyzing detailed, multi-site profit-and-loss statements; investigating manufacturing variances; reviewing general ledger and cost-center allocations; and quantifying financial impacts.
Experience building product- and customer-level profitability models that support pricing and customer portfolio decisions.
Experience with bottom-up forecasting and budgeting, including designing methodologies and coordinating inputs across functions.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
Ability to translate granular detail into a concise executive narrative and influence stakeholders at every level.

Responsibilities

Lead the bottom-up annual budget, interim forecasts, and monthly outlooks for the Americas, including gross margin estimates and selling, general, and administrative costs, and establish the methodology as the foundation of monthly performance reviews.
Analyze monthly results, collect and synthesize business insights on variances, explain variances in business terms, and deliver financial content for leadership and Board presentations.
Support business cases and the integration of acquired businesses as part of the mergers and acquisitions agenda.
Automate data flows and turn one-off analyses into reliable, recurring reporting processes.
Build and own SKU- and customer-level profitability models linking revenue, raw materials, conversion costs, and operating expenses; work with Pricing, Sales, Procurement, and Operations to identify margin drivers and address gaps between contracted and actual margins.
Compare contractual pricing assumptions with actual supplier costs, identify margin leakage and unprofitable contracts, quantify the impact, and provide management with a recurring view to inform pricing and procurement decisions.
Track and validate Procurement savings initiatives.
Review general ledger accounts, cost centers, and profit-and-loss mapping; resolve misclassifications with Accounting, Human Resources, and headquarters; and implement standardized allocation frameworks for accurate, comparable monthly results.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in manufacturing, food, or ingredients.
Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and business intelligence tools such as Power BI.

IRCA Group is an Italian leader in premium ingredients for the pastry, bakery, gelato and chocolate industries, owned by a global tier-1 private equity firm. From chocolate, chocolate decoration, creams and pastry mixes to specialty inclusions, variegates and fruit purées, we serve artisans and large food manufacturers alike, with 22 manufacturing facilities across Europe, the US and Vietnam and revenue above €1 billion. Our growth has been fueled by targeted acquisitions, including Cesarin, Anastasi and the Sweet Ingredients business carved out from Kerry.

IRCA Group USA LLC is the Group’s US subsidiary and the hub of our Americas business, including Dobla USA, with offices in Duluth, GA and Chicago, IL. The Americas are a priority growth market for the Group, combining organic expansion with an active M&A agenda.

Role

Reporting to the Director, FP&A, the Senior FP&A Analyst will play a critical role in driving the performance of the Americas business. The role owns the budgeting, forecasting and performance-analysis cycle and provides leadership with clear visibility on profitability by plant, product and customer, supporting pricing, sourcing and investment decisions. This is a highly visible position, working closely with Commercial, Operations, Procurement and Accounting in the US, and with Group Finance in Italy.

We are requiring someone to work onsite at our plant located in Duluth, GA.

Responsibilities

Budgeting and forecasting: Lead the bottom-up annual budget, interim forecasts and monthly outlooks for the Americas, including Gross Margin estimate and SG&A costs, and turn the methodology into the backbone of monthly performance reviews.

Variance analysis: Perform critical analysis of Monthly results and collect and synthesize business insights on variances

Insight for leadership and the Board: Analyze monthly results, explain variances in plain business terms and deliver the financial content for leadership and Board decks. Support business cases and the integration of acquired businesses as part of our M&A agenda.

Automation and scale: Automate data flows and turn one-off analyses into reliable, recurring reporting processes.

Product and customer profitability. Build and own SKU (product) and customer-level profitability models that link revenue, raw materials, conversion costs and operating expenses. Partner with Pricing, Sales, Procurement and Operations to pinpoint the true margin drivers and close the gap between contracted and actual margins

Sourcing and raw material economics. Compare contractual pricing assumptions with actual supplier costs, surface margin leakage and unprofitable contracts, quantify the impact and give management a recurring view that sharpens pricing and procurement decisions. Track and validate Procurement savings initiatives.

Reporting integrity: Review GL accounts, cost centers and P&L mapping, fix misclassifications at the root with Accounting, HR and headquarters, and embed standardized allocation frameworks that make monthly results accurate and comparable.

Qualifications

Education. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or Engineering.

Experience. 3+ years in FP&A, commercial finance or cost accounting, ideally in manufacturing, food or ingredients.

Cost accounting and variance analysis. Hands-on experience building and analyzing detailed, multi-site P&Ls. A track record of investigating manufacturing variances, reviewing GL and cost-center allocations and quantifying the financial impact of what you find.

Profitability and pricing analysis. Experience building product- and customer-level profitability models that support pricing and customer portfolio decisions.

Forecasting and budgeting. Bottom-up forecasting and budgeting experience, including designing methodologies and coordinating inputs across functions.

Tools. Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with ERP systems and BI tools (e.g., Power BI) is a strong plus.

Communication. The ability to go from granular detail to a crisp executive narrative, and to influence stakeholders at every level.

Mindset. Hands-on, curious and driven by ownership: you dive into the details without losing sight of the big picture.

Irca Group offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:

Medical, Dental, & Vision, 401(k) matching, Paid Vacation, and Holidays, Employee Education Tuition Reimbursement Program

About the Company

Irca Group

Manufactures semi-finished pastry ingredients for professionals

IRCA Group is a business-to-business supplier that manufactures and sells semi-finished pastry ingredients to professionals, including chocolates, creams, and jams used in artisanal pastries, cakes, and gelatos. Its products are semi-finished ingredients that workflows in professional kitchens rely on to create finished desserts. The company differentiates itself through a long heritage (founded in 1919), a broad portfolio of brands under one global umbrella, and a growth strategy fueled by strategic acquisitions (such as Dobla) and international expansion, supported by private equity ownership. IRCA’s goal is to scale its international presence, broaden its offerings, and unite renowned sweet-creation brands to serve customers in over 100 countries.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Gallarate, Italy
Founded: 1919

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