What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Finance and Operations Analyst position at J2T Recruiting?
What's Awesome About Our Client?
- Established, innovative wellness-focused organization with long-standing, trusted brands across multiple consumer channels
- Strong investment in operations, including a newly built Texas manufacturing and distribution facility
- Collaborative environment where finance, supply chain, and production partners work closely to drive efficiency and performance
- Mission-driven team energized by continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making
Why This Job – Plant Finance and Operations Analyst:
High-impact role serving as the finance business partner for a key production facility in the DFW area. Blend of cost accounting, operations analytics, and FP&A in a growing, dynamic organization.
Opportunity to own item costing, monitor manufacturing performance, and support leadership with meaningful financial insights. Cross-functional visibility with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance leadership.
What You'll Actually Do:
- Maintain item costs to ensure accurate ingredient, labor, and overhead components
- Analyze and audit actual manufacturing costs; prepare reports comparing standard vs. actual costs
- Monitor production yield and evaluate results against standard yield metrics
- Assess labor and overhead performance compared to budgeted or standard costs
- Participate in defining manufacturing performance standards and leverage the ERP system to support costing accuracy
- Track unit and production cost variances and provide variance analysis as needed
- Produce ad hoc financial analysis to support business and operational leadership
- Gather and evaluate data across manufacturing processes to understand cost drivers and variances
- Develop and distribute weekly/monthly KPI reporting for the Supply Chain team
- Support operations at the new Texas facility to ensure efficient, cost-effective start-up and ongoing performance
- Participate in special projects and additional duties as assigned
To Be Successful in This Role, You Will Need:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Operations, Logistics or Finance
- 3 years of progressive finance experience within manufacturing required /CPG preferred- Plant level analysis
- ERP knowledge in a manufacturing environment; SAP highly preferred
- Proven experience in cost analysis, cost accounting, or similar operations-finance roles
- Strong data analysis abilities with the capacity to identify trends and recommend improvements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills
Where and How Much:
- Target Compensation: $100k plus bonus
- Dallas Fort Worth area/full-time on-site
- Comprehensive benefit package | 401K w/match | 3 weeks PTO