Location: Whitestown, INHow will you fit in the big picture? The Manager, Manufacturing Finance, Salty serves as a trusted finance partner to manufacturing and plant leadership in Indiana. This role combines financial planning and analysis with hands-on operational support to translate manufacturing performance into clear priorities, informed tradeoffs, and actions that improve cost, productivity, and business results. Working with limited supervision and across multiple stakeholders, you will bring financial rigor to planning, reporting, and continuous improvement while strengthening financial data quality and performance management.
What will you do? - Partner with plant and operations leaders to interpret financial and operational results, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend actions that improve performance.
- Lead analysis of manufacturing costs, including labor, overhead, materials, efficiency, waste, standard costs, conversion costs, and cost center performance.
- Drive root cause analysis and financial follow-through for cost, productivity, continuous improvement, and operational performance gaps.
- Lead site-level budgeting, forecasting, annual operating plan inputs, scenario modeling, and risk and opportunity planning; challenge assumptions to strengthen plan credibility.
- Lead month-end variance analysis, performance narratives, and timely analytical reporting for plant, business unit, and enterprise finance partners.
- Translate operational measures such as equipment effectiveness, downtime, and scrap into financial outcomes that support resource allocation and operational decisions.
- Improve reporting, analytical tools, repeatable finance processes, and financial data quality in partnership with cross-functional teams.
- Coach and develop finance analysts or accountants while supporting broader manufacturing finance capability development.
Minimum Requirements Experience: Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in financial roles, preferably including manufacturing finance, consumer packaged goods, cost accounting, plant controllership, and/or financial planning and analysis. Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, business partnership, and coaching or developing others. Advanced Excel proficiency and experience with financial or analytical systems such as SAP, Oracle, Alteryx, or Tableau.
Education: BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, or a related field required. Master's degree is a plus.
Benefits and Perks At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.
- Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
- Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match
- Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
- Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility
Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $111,200 to $139,000 per year. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of job-related factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skill set, education, and training. In addition to a market-competitive base salary, our Total Rewards package includes performance-based incentives and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package designed to support overall physical, mental, and financial well-being (as applicable). Learn more about Hershey's benefits and all the resources Hershey provides to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial well-being by visiting the Hershey Digital Employee Experience at www.askHRbenefits.hersheys.com
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