Plant Finance Manager

Zekelman•Rochelle, IL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Zekelman is seeking a strategic, hands-on finance leader to oversee financial operations at its new conduit manufacturing facility in Rochelle, Illinois. The role is a key member of the plant leadership team, providing financial insight, operational support, and disciplined financial management to advance plant performance and long-term growth. The one-million-square-foot facility produces Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) and Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC), with four in-line galvanizing tube mills, an automated warehouse system, and a hot-dip galvanizing line. The Plant Finance Manager leads facility budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, cost accounting, financial reporting, controls, and compliance. The manager partners with plant and cross-functional leaders to analyze performance, identify risks and opportunities, support capital decisions, improve costs and working capital, and develop finance team members and scalable processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Seven or more years of progressive finance or accounting experience, including at least three years supporting manufacturing operations.
Demonstrated experience in plant finance, cost accounting, financial planning and analysis, or controllership.
Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and capital investment analysis.
Experience with enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar platforms.
Advanced analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive business results through financial insight.
Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, production-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, or CMA.
Experience supporting facility startups, major expansions, or large-scale operational transformations.

Responsibilities

Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning for the facility.
Advise plant leadership with timely financial analysis and recommendations.
Identify business risks and opportunities and develop actions to improve profitability, cash flow, and operational performance.
Support capital investment decisions through financial modeling, return-on-investment analysis, and post-investment reviews.
Develop and monitor financial and operational performance metrics.
Lead plant cost accounting, including standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and cost-of-goods-sold reporting.
Monitor and analyze material, labor, conversion, overhead, inventory, and capital expenditures.
Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, and supply chain leaders on productivity and cost-reduction initiatives.
Ensure accurate product costing and provide financial insight for pricing and commercial decisions.
Analyze plant performance against budget, forecast, and operational targets.
Support physical inventories and working capital improvement initiatives.
Prepare timely, accurate, actionable financial reports for plant and corporate leadership.
Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
Maintain financial controls and documentation across plant processes.
Coordinate internal and external audits and resolve audit findings promptly.
Safeguard the integrity and accuracy of financial and operational data.
Build partnerships across finance, operations, supply chain, engineering, and commercial teams.
Promote accountability, collaboration, financial discipline, and continuous improvement.
Develop scalable financial processes and reporting capabilities to support facility growth.
Lead, coach, and develop finance team members.
Improve systems, reporting tools, analytics, and decision-support capabilities.