What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Accountant position at Clemens Food Group?
Full-Time | On-site | Coldwater, MI | 2nd Shift (12-8pm), initial training on 1st Shift (8-5pm)
Why Join Clemens Food Group?
At Clemens Food Group, finance is more than numbers and reports. It is a key partner to operations and business leaders to drive performance, cost accuracy, and better decisions every day. We are a family-owned, values-driven company committed to integrity, stewardship, and continuous improvement. When you join CFG, you become part of a team that lives its values and makes an impact.
The Impact You’ll Make
This role ensures the accuracy of cost models, provides meaningful insights to support decisions, and strengthens collaboration across Finance and Operations. You will help build clarity around costing and performance trends that inform pricing, budgeting, and operational improvements. This role is not entry-level and is ideal for someone ready to grow in manufacturing finance.
What You’ll Do
Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.
EEO Statement
It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.
Why Join Clemens Food Group?
At Clemens Food Group, finance is more than numbers and reports. It is a key partner to operations and business leaders to drive performance, cost accuracy, and better decisions every day. We are a family-owned, values-driven company committed to integrity, stewardship, and continuous improvement. When you join CFG, you become part of a team that lives its values and makes an impact.
The Impact You’ll Make
This role ensures the accuracy of cost models, provides meaningful insights to support decisions, and strengthens collaboration across Finance and Operations. You will help build clarity around costing and performance trends that inform pricing, budgeting, and operational improvements. This role is not entry-level and is ideal for someone ready to grow in manufacturing finance.
What You’ll Do
- Develop, maintain, and finalize product cost models and respond to ad hoc costing requests
- Analyze cost variances and trends and translate them into clear insights
- Support recurring and ad hoc financial reporting used by plant and business leaders
- Partner with Operations teams to gather information, validate assumptions, and identify opportunities for improvement
- Spend approximately 10% of your time on the plant floor to build product and process understanding
- Work with ERP systems (SAP) and related tools to ensure costing accuracy and data integrity
- Identify ways to improve processes, reporting, and decision support
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Agribusiness, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 3 years of experience in costing, manufacturing finance, plant accounting, or a similar analytical role
- Strong Excel skills including pivot tables and complex formulas
- Experience building or analyzing cost or pricing models
- High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- 5 years of relevant experience
- Manufacturing or plant finance experience
- SAP or ERP system experience
- Curiosity about how products are made and how costs are generated
- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability
- Confidence partnering with operations and influencing decisions using data
- Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams
Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.
EEO Statement
It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.