FP&A Manager, Operations (Hybrid)

The FP&A Manager, Operations, serves as the primary Finance business partner to Operations Leadership and their plant teams, Procurement, FSQR, Ops COE, EHS, Transportation & Logistics, and Continuous Improvement. The role independently owns significant finance business partnerships and leads financial planning, forecasting, business analysis, management reporting, and decision support across supported functions. Exercising substantial independent judgment, this role advises business leaders and provides actionable financial insights to evaluate complex operational, investment, and performance decisions. The FP&A Manager, Operations, owns building a concise executive narratives that integrate performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, tradeoffs, and a clear call to action. This role plays an integral part in strengthening business performance and helping Ardent Mills achieve its financial and strategic objectives. Drive cross-functional leadership with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, EHS, FSQR, Ops. COE’s and Continuous Improvement leaders as a trusted Finance business partner, translating business priorities into financial plans, insights, and actions. Lead annual operating plans, monthly forecasts, and long-range planning for supported functions, including P&L, balance sheet, management reporting, margin and transportation costs, and other operating costs. Analyze financial and operational performance, identify root causes of variances, risks, and opportunities, and recommend actions to improve results. Develop scenario models and decision support analyses for network optimization, sourcing, product movement, capacity, cost reduction, and other strategic choices. Evaluate capital investments and improvement initiatives through business cases, cost-benefit analysis, capitalization guidance, and financial return validation. Monitor Continuous Improvement initiatives throughout the project lifecycle, validating assumptions, savings, financial returns, compliance, and progress against targets. Drive KPI, scorecard, dashboard, and predictive-reporting development to provide clear, actionable insight into operational and financial performance. Own and lead monthly performance reviews and management reporting, clearly communicating results, outlook, headwinds, tailwinds, and required actions to business and Finance leaders. Partner with and constructively challenge business leaders to close performance gaps by focusing action plans on value drivers, timing, accountability, and measurable outcomes. Support cost-management strategies across the operating network, including plant efficiency, procurement savings, transportation, inventory, and utilities risk mitigation. Translate enterprise strategy into network, capacity, sourcing, and productivity choices and to influence resource allocation. Ownership of operations financial forecast accuracy, sensitivity analysis, assumption governance, and standard planning methods across supported operations. Strengthen financial acumen across partner teams by connecting operational decisions to financial outcomes and promoting consistent, enterprise-aligned practices. Provide data modeling, data governance and standardization, self-service analytics, and automation or AI-enabled insight generation. Lead adoption and value realization for new planning tools, reporting routines, operating processes, and Finance ways of working. Education Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience. MBA, CMA, CSCP, or other relevant advanced credential/certification preferred. Experience 8+ years of relevant experience. Progressive Finance & Accounting experience, including financial planning, business analysis, management reporting, or Finance business partnering; Operations or Supply Chain Finance experience preferred. Demonstrated experience supporting Operations, Supply Chain, manufacturing, or other operationally intensive business functions and partnering directly with business leaders to drive finan…

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