Your Opportunity as the Lead Analyst, Plant Finance
Serve as a key finance partner supporting our Gentilly and Chef manufacturing plants. Own critical financial processes including month-end close, budgeting, variance analysis, and audit support, while ensuring accuracy and compliance. Turn data into actionable insights—developing analytics and visualizations that drive operational performance and continuous improvement. This is a high-impact role for a detail-oriented, collaborative finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Location: New Orleans, LA
Work Arrangements: Onsite 100% (M-F)
In this role you will:
Provide finance support for Gentilly and Chef manufacturing plants
Prepare monthly journal entries and support financial close
Analyze and reconcile assigned Balance Sheet accounts
Ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate policies for assigned responsibilities
Participate in business planning; prepare and coordinate the annual budget with plant manager
Participate in annual manufacturing standard reviews for assigned locations
Review/analyze monthly manufacturing variances
Review/analyze monthly cost center variances
Maintain and document monthly controls for internal audits
Support external audits on quarterly and annual basis
Provide KPI analysis for monthly financial review
Drive key priorities and initiatives
Identify areas of improvements and standardization
Develop plant analytics and visualizations to add value to manufacturing decisions
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
4+ years of financial analysis or accounting experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Financial planning and forecasting ownership
Highly organized and hold high standards of accuracy and precision
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and relationship building skills
Additional skills and experiences that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Experience supporting financial activity for an operations facility
Ability to work in a diverse and fast paced environment
Ability to make sound business decisions that have a positive impact on the company
MBA, CPA, CMA, or other advanced degree or certification
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The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 4+ years of financial analysis or accounting experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Financial planning and forecasting ownership
- Knowledge of GAAP and corporate policies
- Highly organized with strong accuracy and precision
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and relationship building skills
- Experience supporting financial activity for an operations facility
- Ability to work in a diverse and fast paced environment
- Ability to make sound business decisions
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or other advanced degree or certification
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
