Finance Manager

Pactiv Evergreen

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of financial leadership experience, preferably in manufacturing or operations finance.
  • Strong understanding of financial controls, reporting, and analysis in a manufacturing context.
  • Proven ability to partner with cross-functional teams to drive business performance.
  • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
  • Ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee financial performance across multiple manufacturing sites.
  • Serve as the primary finance partner for plant leadership to align financial strategies.
  • Ensure accuracy and integrity of plant financials and adhere to financial controls.
  • Deliver timely financial reports and insights to support decision-making.
  • Collaborate with manufacturing teams for forecasting and annual planning processes.
  • Evaluate capital expenditures to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and profitability.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement in financial processes and drive initiatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Well-being resources focused on mental, physical, and financial health.
  • Focused Giving Program supporting community sustainability initiatives and food hunger needs.
  • Opportunities for professional advancement and skills development programs.
  • Tuition reimbursement for formal education initiatives.
Full Job Description

Operations Finance Manager 6 Key Responsibilities

  • MultiADSite Financial Leadership
    • Oversee financial performance for multiple U.S.-based manufacturing facilities.
    • Serve as the primary finance partner for plant leadership across assigned locations.
    • This position may require periodic travel to manufacturing sites to support operational initiatives, cross functional collaboration, and business objectives.
  • Financial Management & Controls
    • Ensure accuracy and integrity of all plant financials, including production volumes, conversion costs, material usage variances, and standard costing.
    • Maintain strong financial controls and oversee adherence to related financial processes.
    • Partner with operations to drive cost discipline and identify root causes of variances.
  • Reporting, Insights & Decision Support
    • Deliver timely, accurate, and actionable financial reports, including variance explanations and key business insights.
    • Translate data into clear commentary that enhances operational decision-making.
    • Highlight risks, opportunities, and performance trends.
  • Forecasting & Planning
    • Collaborate with manufacturing teams to build periodic forecasts and the annual operating plan.
    • Ensure planning assumptions are grounded in fact, data, and sound operational judgment.
    • Track performance against plan and drive accountability for results.
  • Capital Investment Management
    • Evaluate capital expenditures by preparing financial analyses and ROI assessments.
    • Support approval processes to ensure investments meet profitability and strategic objectives.
  • Projects & Continuous Improvement
    • Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, processes, systems, and standard work.
    • Provide financial leadership for key initiatives, ensuring clear quantification and tracking of benefits.
    • Drive continuous improvement efforts, supporting operational excellence.

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With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

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