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Indiana Packers Corporation Senior Manager, Operations Finance in Delphi, Indiana
Sr. Manager, Operations Finance
Location:Delphi, IN or Owensboro, KY
Reports to:Sr. Director FPandA
Workplace Type:Onsite
FLSA Status:Exempt
Indiana Packers Corporation (IPC) is a fully integrated retail, foodservice and private label producer of fresh and processed meats based in Delphi, Indiana. Since the start of operations in 1991, we have experienced rapid growth from a single pork processing company into a multi-plant diversified producer of fresh and processed meats, with locations throughout America's Heartland and revenues of approximately $1.5B. We are best known for our national brand Kentucky Legend (the best-selling boneless ham brand in the United States) as well as several well-known regional brands, including Indiana Kitchen, Fischer's, Field, Mickelberry's, Kentuckian Gold, and Scott Pete. We now have processing facilities in Frankfort, Indiana; Holland, Michigan; and Owensboro, Kentucky.
We value diversity, innovation, collaboration and those passionate about their jobs. We support our team members by offering a total rewards package, including competitive pay, three different medical care plans (two with company-funded health savings accounts), pharmacy, dental, and vision plans, a retirement/401K (with 50% match on team members' contributions up to 8%), a competitive paid time off program, educational assistance, and numerous advancement opportunities. With more than 3,100 team members located across 14 different states, we are a big company with a small company culture.
Indiana Packers Corporation is in Delphi, Indiana, just 15 minutes away from the greater Lafayette/West Lafayette area, home of Purdue University.
Summary:
The Operations Finance team partners closely with manufacturing and supply chain leadership to drive financial performance, cost discipline, and operational decision-making across plant operations. This role sits at the intersection of finance and operations, translating production activity, cost drivers, and capital decisions into clear financial insights that support margin improvement, productivity, and growth.
The Manager, Operations Finance supports plant leadership and corporate FPandA by owning operational financial analysis, standard costing, inventory valuation, and performance reporting. This role ensures financial results are accurate, timely, and actionable, while proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and cost improvement initiatives across the operation.
Responsibilities:
Operational Financial Partnership
- Act as the primary finance partner to plant and operations leadership, providing financial insight to support production, labor, yield, and efficiency decisions
- Translate operational activity into financial outcomes, ensuring leaders understand cost drivers, trade-offs, and margin impacts
- Partner with operations to identify waste, inefficiencies, and continuous improvement opportunities
Costing, Inventory, and Performance Analysis
- Own production cost reporting, including standard costing, BOM accuracy, yield analysis, labor and overhead absorption
- Analyze and explain weekly and monthly variances versus standard, budget, and forecast
- Support inventory accounting, valuation, cycle counts, and period-end adjustments in alignment with accounting policies
- Review and track cost savings initiatives, productivity projects, and operational KPIs
Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting
- Lead annual operating budget development for assigned plants or operations in partnership with plant leadership
- Support monthly and quarterly forecasts, incorporating volume, mix, labor, yield, and overhead assumptions
- Provide scenario and sensitivity analysis to support operational planning and capacity decisions
Reporting and Close Support
- Support month-end close activities related to operations, including variance explanations and financial result reviews
- Ensure accurate financial da a is recorded and aligned with GAAP and internal control requirements
- Prepare and present operational financial results to plant and corporate leadership
Controls, Governance, and Compliance
- Ensure plant financial processes comply with company accounting policies, internal controls, and SOX requirements
- Partner with Accounting to ensure consistent application of costing methodologies and inventory practices
- Support audits and internal reviews related to operational finance and inventory
Team Leadership and Development
Lead, coach, and develop plant finance or operations finan