Plant Finance Manager (Onsite/Hybrid - Brookings, SD)

Solventum•Brookings, SD

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Plant Finance Manager provides strategic and operational financial leadership to Solventum’s Brookings, South Dakota plant, its largest manufacturing plant and a cornerstone of the MedSurg business. The role directly supports the Plant Director and partners with plant teams, business segments, and Global Supply Chain organizations to guide financial decisions, improve productivity, and support site performance. The position may be performed onsite in Brookings or in a hybrid arrangement that includes travel to the site. Travel may include up to 5% domestic or international travel; relocation assistance may be authorized. The manager leads recurring plant financial processes, including month-end close, quarterly and annual reviews, operating plans, and strategic plans. The role analyzes plant spending, inventory, production, sales volume, product mix, and planning dynamics; identifies and executes improvement opportunities; assesses performance and drives corrective actions; and develops standardized processes, analyses, and tools for site reporting. The position also ensures compliance with Global Financial Standards, statutory requirements, corporate policies, procedures, and security standards. Candidates must meet one of two minimum education and experience pathways: a bachelor’s degree or higher and eight years of finance experience, or a high school diploma/GED and twelve years of finance experience. Five years of manufacturing experience is also required. The role requires legal authorization to work in the country of employment without employment visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher, completed and verified before starting, and eight years of finance experience; alternatively, a high school diploma/GED, completed and verified before starting, and twelve years of finance experience.
Five years of manufacturing experience.
Legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline, completed and verified before starting.
CPA, CMA, or equivalent international certification.
Experience working in the MedTech industry.
Experience supporting responsibility for income statements, financial planning, forecasting, and financial performance management.
Experience engaging business stakeholders to align financial assumptions, planning activities, and business objectives.
Experience leading teams, projects, or initiatives and influencing stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
Experience delivering results in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple priorities and business demands.
Experience progressing through increasing levels of responsibility within finance, accounting, business, or operational organizations.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational financial leadership to the Brookings plant team and direct support to the Plant Director.
Support the plant financial scorecard, continuous improvement initiatives, inventory and production analysis, and short- and long-term plant financial decisions.
Lead weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual processes supporting plant rhythms, month-end close, QORs/MREs, operating plans, and strategic plans.
Collaborate with business segments and Global Supply Chain organizations to support investment analysis at the site.
Analyze plant spending and work with teams to identify, communicate, and execute productivity improvement opportunities.
Measure and assess plant performance weekly, monthly, and quarterly to predict results and drive corrective actions toward targets.
Develop understanding of how sales volume, mix, demand planning, and supply planning affect plant financials and use this to drive site productivity.
Monitor external economic factors to support plant management decisions.
Develop and drive end-to-end processes, analyses, and tools to standardize reporting for the site.
Ensure compliance with Global Financial Standards and statutory requirements.
Comply with corporate policies, procedures, and security standards while performing assigned duties.