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The product lineup covers many diversified fields including not only adhesive papers and films for seals and labels, but also shatter-proof window films, adhesive sheets for outdoor signs, interior finishing mounting sheets, automobile-use adhesive products, semiconductor-related tape, and LCD-related adhesive products. Partnering closely with operations leadership, this role supports data-driven decision-making to optimize throughput, manage yield and scrap, control material usage, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), while ensuring compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and corporate policies.

The Plant Finance Manager serves as the senior financial partner for a process manufacturing operation specializing in coating and converting. This role is responsible for manufacturing finance, cost accounting integrity, and driving operational performance improvement.The position leads all plant-level accounting activities with a strong emphasis on standard costing, inventory valuation, cost control, and productivity analytics. Partnering closely with operations leadership, this role supports data-driven decision-making to optimize throughput, manage yield and scrap, control material usage, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), while ensuring compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and corporate policies.Key responsibilities include:<ul><li> Manufacturing Financial Leadership & Analysis<ul><li>Lead the monthly close process, focusing on manufacturing results such as production variances, absorption, and plant performance</li><li>Deliver detailed variance analysis (labor, material usage, scrap, overhead, volume/mix) and translate findings into actionable insights</li><li>Provide daily and weekly KPI reporting on cost performance, productivity, throughput, yield, and cost per unit</li><li>Partner with operations to identify root causes of downtime, changeover losses, and inefficiencies, driving cost improvement initiatives</li></ul></li><li> Cost Accounting & Standard Costing<ul><li>Own and maintain the standard costing system, ensuring accurate material, labor, and overhead rates aligned with plant operations</li><li>Analyze and explain key manufacturing variances (purchase price, usage, rate, efficiency, scrap, absorption)</li><li>Lead the annual standard cost roll and manage periodic updates</li><li>Support product costing and quoting through development of accurate cost models</li><li>Provide visibility into product-level profitability and identify margin improvement opportunities</li></ul></li><li> Inventory Management & Controls<ul><li>Ensure accurate inventory valuation and reconciliation across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods</li><li>Lead physical inventories, cycle counts, and variance investigations, driving root cause resolution</li><li>Strengthen inventory controls related to movement, obsolescence, scrap, and excess stock</li></ul></li><li> Budgeting, Forecasting & Operational Planning<ul><li>Lead development of the annual operating plan, integrating production volumes, labor, and cost assumptions</li><li>Prepare rolling forecasts reflecting demand, cost inputs, and operational changes</li><li>Provide financial guidance on capital investments, and cost reduction strategies</li></ul></li><li> Controls, Compliance & Financial Integrity<ul><li>Maintain strong internal controls across costing, inventory, and capital processes</li><li>Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, and corporate financial policies</li><li>Support internal and external audits related to plant operations, inventory, and cost accounting</li></ul></li><li> Operational Partnership & Leadership<ul><li>Serve as a trusted business partner to plant leadership, influencing decisions that impact cost, efficiency, and profitability</li><li>Lead, coach, and develop plant accounting team members</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, engineering, and commercial teams</li></ul></li><li> Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimization<ul><li>Identify and lead initiatives to improve cost visibility, reporting accuracy, and financial processes</li><li>Validate and support lean manufacturing and cost savings initiatives through financial analysis</li><li>Drive automation and simplification of reporting and cost tracking tools</li><li>Promote a culture of accountability, cost awareness, and continuous improvement</li></ul></li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field is required.</li><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Minimum of 5 years experience in manufacturing finance, plant finance, or operations analysis is required.</li><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Strong analytical mindset with the ability to approach problems logically and innovatively.</li><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Experience with root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.</li><li style="line-height:normal">Proficient with Microsoft Office tools, including advanced skills with Excel.</li><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders</li><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement frameworks is preferred.</li><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning systems and manufacturing data (production, inventory, labor) is highly preferred.</li><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Working knowledge of cost accounting principles.</li><li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15pt">Experience building dashboards or visual analytics (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).</li></ul> Scope: <ul><li style="line-height:normal">Decision Impact: Company</li><li style="line-height:normal">Management Responsibilities Level: Manager</li><li style="line-height:normal">Reports to: Director, FP&A</li><li style="line-height:normal">Direct Reports: 1</li><li style="line-height:normal">Location: Scranton, PA</li><li style="line-height:normal">Travel: Occasional, up to 10%</li><li style="line-height:normal">Physical Requirements: Prolonged periods of sitting / standing at a desk and working on a computer. The role also requires occasionally operating in a manufacturing plant environment. Must be able to lift 20lbs at times.</li></ul>  About Mactac:Headquartered in Stow, Ohio, Mactac was founded as Morgan Adhesives Co. in 1959 by the late entrepreneur Burton (Burt) Morgan. Along with financial backing from Bemis Co. and a business model that focused on providing high quality products, innovative solutions and superior customer service, Mactac flourished. For over 65 years, we've been manufacturing and distributing pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) materials that are used in label printing, graphic design, packaging, retail display, fleet graphics, automotive assembly, medical device assembly, and more. Today, Mactac employs more than 1,100 people and has operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Mactac's parent company, LINTEC, is a leading company in the field of adhesive materials. The product lineup covers many diversified fields including not only adhesive papers and films for seals and labels, but also shatter-proof window films, adhesive sheets for outdoor signs, interior finishing mounting sheets, automobile-use adhesive products, semiconductor-related tape, and LCD-related adhesive products.Mactac pressure sensitive adhesives are used in a wide range of markets and industries and our business is structured accordingly. We are a vertically integrated organization comprised of five business units – each specially designed to meet the unique needs of our customers.Disclaimers:The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.It is the policy of Mactac that all employees are employed at the will of Mactac for an indefinite period and are subject to termination at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice. At the same time, employees may terminate their employment at any time and for any reason.Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract.We will not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not send agency resumes to our website or Mactac and affiliated employees. 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Mactac North America

Plant Finance Manager - Manufacturing

Accounting

Accounting Close

Adhesives

Analysis Skills

Automation

Automotive Assembly

Budgeting

Business Model

Coaching

Communication Skills

Continuous Improvement

Corporate Finance

Corporate Policies

Cost Accounting

Cost Control

Cost Modeling

Cost Reporting

Cross-Functional

Customer Support/Service

Demand Forecasting/Planning

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

Entrepreneurship

External Audit

Finance

Financial Analysis

Financial Compliance

Financial Control

Financial Management

Financial Operations

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Financial Policies

Financial Reporting

Forecasting

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Graphic Design

Graphics

Industrial Coating

Internal Audit

Inventory Costing

Inventory Costs

Inventory Cycle Counts

Inventory Management

Investment Capital

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Lean Six Sigma

Lift/Move 20 Pounds

Maintain Compliance

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Cost

Manufacturing Management

Manufacturing Operations

Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)

Medical Equipment

Microsoft Office

Operational Audit

Operational Improvement

Operations Management

Operations Planning

Performance Analysis

Performance Management

Performance Metrics

Physical Demands

Physical Inventory

Power BI

Printing

Process Improvement

Process Manufacturing

Product Costing

Product Packaging

Product Profitability

Product Support

Production Volume

Profit & Loss

Reporting Dashboards

Root Cause Analysis

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

Semiconductors

Standard Costing

Supply Chain Operations

Tableau

Variance Analysis

Vehicle Fleets

Talent Acquisition

Produces and maintains monthly financial statements, work-in-progress reports, and general ledgers | Reviews and signs off on final accounts for projects | May maintain local registrations, business, and tax licenses . Company Overview: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world.

Company Overview:
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters.

Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders.

Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs.

If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Job Summary:
Performs economic research and studies of rates of return, depreciation and investments | Analyzes profit-and-loss income statements and prepares reports and recommendations to management | Generates forecasts and analyzes trends in sales, finance and other areas of business | Researches economic progressions to assist the organization's financial planning | Creates financial models of "what if" scenarios for future business planning decisions in areas such as new product development, new marketing strategies, etc.

Impact of the Role:
<h3>General Profile</h3><ul><li>Requires working knowledge and experience in own job discipline and broadens capabilities</li><li>Continues to build knowledge of the company, processes and customers</li><li>Performs a range of assignments related to job discipline </li><li>Uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations</li><li>Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction</li><li>Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment</li></ul>

Essential Functions:
<ul><li>Conducts quantitative analyses of information affecting budgets, expenses, and other financial projects. </li><li>Collects and analyzes financial information for assigned accounts, products or product lines, or business units to track the organization's progress against financial goals. </li><li>Reports current or expected financial performance and creates financial models to guide decision making. </li><li>Analyzes cash flow, expenditures, revenue, depreciation, and investments to make recommendations for action and/or modifications regarding financial procedures, plans, and controls. </li><li>Assists in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, or annual financial statements. </li><li>Cost Estimating: May also be responsible for overseeing financial operations for one or more projects, including cost accounting, cash flow, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and accounts payable. Establishes project budgeting and cost control processes using budget tracking tools. Produces and maintains monthly financial statements, work-in-progress reports, and general ledgers | Reviews and signs off on final accounts for projects | May maintain local registrations, business, and tax licenses </li><li><ul><li>

Required Qualifications:
<ul><li>Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 2-4 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience</li><li>Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)</li><li>Other: Oral and written communication skills. Analytical thinking skills. Statistical knowledge. Detail oriented. Ability to meet deadlines. </li></ul>

Preferred Qualifications:
<ul><li>Preferred education and experience: Bachelor's Degree</li><li>Discipline/Major: Finance/ Accounting</li><li>Knowledge, skills & abilities: Account reconciliation. Business valuation. Financial analysis. Financial forecasting. Trend analysis. Financial analysis software. Financial research and analytics software.</li></ul>

Physical Requirements:
<ul><li>Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.</li><li>Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.</li></ul>

Travel Requirements:
Up to 25% travel likely.

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