Plant Finance Manager

Why Marzetti?

At The Marzetti Company, we empower our people and nourish their potential.  Find community, be appreciated, experience growth and make an impact as part of our team!

We offer competitive benefits including:

• Health and life insurance plans
• Retirement savings benefits
• Paid parental leave and paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Well-being incentives and on-site health care screenings
• Mental health benefits

A full list of benefits can be found here https://careers.marzetticompany.com/benefits

Role Overview

The Plant Finance Manager is a strategic finance business partner, responsible for providing financial support to the manufacturing team to enhance profitability and influence decision making through a detailed understanding and review of plant costs. The Plant Finance Manager will leverage financial tools and processes to drive clarity of results to influence operational leadership. This role will create or sustain a strong controls environment with focus on accurately representing plant costs, assets and liabilities and leverage this strong understanding of the accounting model to create opportunities for cost improvement.

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

• Partner with plant leadership in the management of costs and financial decision making
• Educate and inform plant partners about financial plans and results
• Utilize financial reporting tools to analyze and communicate costs and related variances vs plan(s) and prior year
• Build and iterate financial plans with input and alignment from cross-functional partners
• Create and maintain accurate standard costing including bill of materials as well as labor and production run rates
• Analyze variances to standard to identify and understand accuracy of the standard as well as efficiency opportunities
• Prepare and process month end journal entries in accordance with GAAP requirements
• Accountability of control procedures over accounting and financial activities.
• Drive efforts to identify and execute cost savings opportunities
• Facilitate development of new products by providing cost estimates and offering alternative ideas improved profitability

How you'll do it

The successful candidate will put our values into practice every day:

Hunger​.  I come ready, pay attention, and refuse to settle for getting by when getting better is possible.​

Respect​.  I know my people by name, show up for them as humans, and never make anyone feel small.​

Courage​.  I say the hard thing, own my mistakes, and carry my team’s voice forward.​

Humility​.  I ask before I assume, learn from those around me, and lead with curiosity over ego.​

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

The Plant Finance Manager is a strategic finance business partner, responsible for providing financial support to the manufacturing team to enhance profitability and influence decision making through a detailed understanding and review of plant costs. The Plant Finance Manager will leverage financial tools and processes to drive clarity of results to influence operational leadership. This role will create or sustain a strong controls environment with focus on accurately representing plant costs, assets and liabilities and leverage this strong understanding of the accounting model to create opportunities for cost improvement.
Who we are

The Marzetti Company manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti, New York Bakery, Sister Schubert’s and Bachan’s, in addition to exclusive license agreements with Olive Garden, Chick-fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Roadhouse. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to Make Every Meal Better. We are a spirited blend of tradition and innovation—real people crafting real flavor. We’re not just a team; we’re a promise—a commitment to craft, care, and create a legacy.