Manager, Plant Finance

Hain Celestial Group•Boulder, CO

About The Position

The Plant Finance Manager plays a critical role within the Manufacturing Organization, ensuring internal manufacturing costs are optimized and accurately reflected in the Hain Celestial P&L. The role supports Global Hain Supply Chain strategic initiatives by providing financial leadership, driving cost governance, and partnering with stakeholders to deliver the company’s financial goals. The position supports a Tea manufacturing site, including cost governance and decision support for ingredient and packaging inventory valued at $100 million. It partners with site and regional manufacturing leadership, Indirect Procurement, Finance, and the transformation office to advance strategic initiatives and deliver cost efficiencies. The role has no direct reports but influences teams and stakeholders across the organization. This is primarily an office-based role with occasional site visits and less than 10% travel. It is based in a high-performing, fast-paced professional environment. Compensation is $101,000–$130,000, commensurate with experience and location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in finance or accounting, with a strong background in manufacturing or supply chain.
Demonstrated success in high-performance team structures, particularly in the food and CPG industries.
Strategic thinking and financial acumen, including a deep understanding of manufacturing processes and trade-offs.
Strong analytical skills, including root cause analysis and problem-solving.
Proficiency in financial management and stakeholder partnership, with strong attention to detail.
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and maintain confidentiality.
Proficiency in MS Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization.
Ability to lead change, motivate teams, and execute strategic decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree, such as an MBA, or CPA or other relevant certification.
Experience with global manufacturing operations and cost management.
Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

Responsibilities

Ensure effective site cost governance through accessible insights, consistent categorization of productivity and inflation drivers, and decision support for ingredient and packaging inventory.
Evaluate spend management practices, production yield, and efficiencies, and forecast areas for improvement.
Partner with the Site Leadership Team, VP of Regional Manufacturing, Indirect Procurement, Finance, and the transformation office to deliver strategic program initiatives.
Provide decision support to site leadership, focusing on yield loss, plant conversion spending, and net working capital trade-offs.
Safeguard site assets, including inventory and property, plant, and equipment, while promoting a strong control environment.
Support the Site Manufacturing strategy so it aligns with and enables Fuel for Growth delivery and annual Net Plant Conversion productivity expectations of roughly 2–3%.
Lead initiatives to ensure productivity pipelines are sufficient across the site and support ideation and deep dives to deliver cost efficiencies.
Ensure site net manufacturing is on time and on budget and delivers required savings; establish consistent cost management practices with Site Manufacturing.