Mondelez International

MSC Finance Manager, Chicago Plant

Mondelez International • $122K — $167K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
  • 7-10 years of progressive finance/accounting experience, with significant time in a manufacturing environment.
  • Prior supervisory or team leadership experience required.
  • Strong expertise in manufacturing cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
  • Experience with ERP systems; S/4HANA experience is a plus.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the Plant Controller to provide strategic financial guidance to plant leadership.
  • Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes with accuracy and alignment to objectives.
  • Own the monthly process for manufacturing financials ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
  • Manage the plant's risk and opportunity profile for forecast accuracy and control spending.
  • Lead cost and budget ownership across the plant ensuring governance and accountability.
  • Drive the loss analysis and elimination agenda while aligning with productivity targets.
  • Monitor site and cluster KPIs, providing actionable insights for continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Health insurance and wellness support programs.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Paid leave programs including holidays and vacation time.
  • Education-related programs, with eligibility requirements.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As the Finance Manager for the Chicago Plant, you will provide leadership and oversight across financial planning, controls, and operational reporting. You will play a critical role in driving financial performance, ensuring compliance, and partnering with plant leadership to achieve business targets. In the Controller's absence, you will assume full responsibility for the plant's finance function.

How You Will Contribute
  • Partner with the Plant Controller to provide strategic financial guidance to plant leadership, translating insights into actionable recommendations that support net productivity and capital expenditure targets.
  • Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Own the monthly process for manufacturing financials, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and continuous cycle-time improvement.
  • Manage the plant's risk and opportunity profile, driving forecast accuracy to control spending and achieve financial results.
  • Lead cost and budget ownership across the plant, ensuring proper governance, training, and accountability around cost centers.
  • Drive the loss analysis and loss elimination agenda, coordinating the master planning process and aligning with the cluster's productivity targets.
  • Monitor site and cluster KPIs - waste, overtime, fixed costs, overheads - and provide actionable insights for continuous improvement.
  • Ensure robust inventory management procedures, BOM and MR accuracy.
  • Support the Engineering team with appropriation requests and post-investment evaluations.
  • Supervise and develop the plant finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
  • Maintain a strong internal controls environment to ensure accuracy of financial data and compliance with corporate policies.


What You Will Bring
  • TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial planning, manufacturing cost accounting, and internal controls - including analyzing and reporting financial performance across all KPIs and supporting investment decisions and cost management.
  • BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of CPG/manufacturing dynamics. Relevant experience in a large regional or global corporation.
  • LEADERSHIP SKILLS including business partnering, team management, and the ability to influence and communicate across functions and levels.
  • GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET with the ability to leverage technology and ERP systems to improve efficiency.
  • INTEGRITY and sound judgement aligned with company values and external regulations.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
  • 7-10 years of progressive finance/accounting experience, with significant time in a manufacturing environment.
  • Prior supervisory or team leadership experience required.
  • Strong expertise in manufacturing cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
  • Experience with ERP systems; S/4HANA experience is a plus.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders


Location:

Chicago Plant

7300 S Kedzie Ave

Chicago, IL 60629

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $122,000 to $167,750; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

Job Type

Regular

Finance Planning & Performance Management

Finance

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International is a snack manufacturing company. The company manufactures and markets food and beverage products for consumers. Their portfolio includes well-known brands like oreo, chips ahoy, halls, and cadbury, among others.

Mondelez International Careers

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Learn more about Mondelez International
Size
79,000 employees
Market Cap
$91.6 billion
Industry
Food & Beverages
Net Income
$3.5 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$26.5 billion
NASDAQ
MDLZ
* Ladders Estimates

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