Being a member of this team means you’ll partner with business units by providing financial analysis for decision-making purposes. We’ll rely on you to report, plan and evaluate our financial results, as well ensure that our financial transactions and reports are timely, accurate and efficient. You’ll help us continue to drive our exceptional financial performance.

Johnsonville, LLC

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Flexible Hybrid

Position Overview:

If you are looking to join a growing organization, Johnsonville has a great opportunity as our Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role, work closely with senior leadership as well as partner across the business to lead and further develop the planning, reporting and analysis processes.

Our Approach to Work: Johnsonville was built on the premise that our business should build our members and provide opportunities to help them fully develop their God-given talents. We believe face-to-face interaction and time in the office is crucial for member development and an important enabler of our team-centric culture. We also know that flexibility is key to managing the demands of work and personal life, and we respect that some work is best done away from the office. Our Flexible Work program offers several different options to fit your needs, with most office positions offering hybrid work structures. More details on this position’s requirements and our Flexible Work program will be shared during the interview process.

Responsibilities:

• Support specific Operating Expense cost center owners (IT & Finance) with insightful analysis on actual results as well as forecast, identifying cost saving ideas while selling ideas to business partners, concentrating on what’s in it for them, and gaining insights through questions
• Provide strategic leadership, coaching and oversight for the planning, reporting, analytics, accounting, and decision support for all Operating Expenses; Making the story crystal clear and simple
• Be a key member of our Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, as the financial liaison of the Portfolio Management Review step where you will provide overall governance & alignment on financial process across all portfolios
• Compile internal and external competitive benchmarking data and analyses to provide insights and recommendations on productivity beyond manufacturing
• Lead various Finance processes including monthly results meetings as well as annual P&L restatements
• Prepare accurate management reporting and presentations for Senior Leadership and the Board of Directors
• Coach rotational members as their FP&A assignment leader
• Support mergers and acquisitions activities including development of valuation models, managing financial due diligence process, and leading the integration of financial processes and reporting
• Support the growth of our business by preparing business and financial models to assess specific opportunities and special projects
• Drive data analytics to discover useful information which can help the organization make informed decisions
• Develop and maintain strong relationships and communications at all levels of the organization

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA, CMA, Advanced Degree or MBA preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of related Accounting or Finance experience in roles of increasing responsibilities required
• In-depth knowledge of SAP, BPC or other planning / forecasting / reporting / consolidation systems preferred
• Mergers and acquisitions and/or joint venture experience preferred
• Innovation and portfolio management experience a plus

Skills:

• Ability to filter data, removing the noise and focusing on the most important issues and trends
• Strong computer skills required (Planning system, ERP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to lead major projects and change management efforts

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • The ability to instill trust and confidence with business partners and other finance team members through strong presentations and written communications
  • The ability to take complex data / information and drive it to simple, meaningful insights
• Track record of delivering excellent results
• Ability to create the new and different, especially when working with incomplete or disparate data and information
• Demonstrated, consistent professional growth; Director/CFO potential and desire

Date: March 20, 2023

Location: Johnsonville Global Headquarters, Sheboygan Falls, WI

(Our office is about an hour north of Milwaukee and one hour south of Green Bay)

Travel: Up to 10% of your time

Coach: Director – FP&A

(We don’t have bosses at Johnsonville…We have Coaches. They are there to help you develop your talents.)

Member Status: Full-Time, Salaried

(At Johnsonville, you are not an employee. You are a Member and, yes, Membership has its privileges – like the ability to buy sausage at great discounts. Our more traditional benefits are great, too.)

Reason for Posting: Promotion of current member

(We love it when that happens!)

Referral Bonus: If a Johnsonville Member refers you, you’re BOTH eligible for a $1,000 referral reward (paid out in increments over the new hire’s first 6 months of service)!

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 3,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it “The Johnsonville Way”. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

How to Apply:

External candidate: Apply on-line only at: https://careers.johnsonville.com

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.