Manager Manufacturing Finance

Location: Whitestown, IN

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.

At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today.

Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.

The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.   How will you fit in the big picture?

The Manager, Manufacturing Finance, Salty serves as a trusted finance partner to manufacturing and plant leadership in Indiana. This role combines financial planning and analysis with hands-on operational support to translate manufacturing performance into clear priorities, informed tradeoffs, and actions that improve cost, productivity, and business results. Working with limited supervision and across multiple stakeholders, you will bring financial rigor to planning, reporting, and continuous improvement while strengthening financial data quality and performance management.   What will you do?

Partner with plant and operations leaders to interpret financial and operational results, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend actions that improve performance.  Lead analysis of manufacturing costs, including labor, overhead, materials, efficiency, waste, standard costs, conversion costs, and cost center performance.  Drive root cause analysis and financial follow-through for cost, productivity, continuous improvement, and operational performance gaps.  Lead site-level budgeting, forecasting, annual operating plan inputs, scenario modeling, and risk and opportunity planning; challenge assumptions to strengthen plan credibility.  Lead month-end variance analysis, performance narratives, and timely analytical reporting for plant, business unit, and enterprise finance partners.  Translate operational measures such as equipment effectiveness, downtime, and scrap into financial outcomes that support resource allocation and operational decisions.  Improve reporting, analytical tools, repeatable finance processes, and financial data quality in partnership with cross-functional teams.  Coach and develop finance analysts or accountants while supporting broader manufacturing finance capability development.  Minimum Requirements

Experience: Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in financial roles, preferably including manufacturing finance, consumer packaged goods, cost accounting, plant controllership, and/or financial planning and analysis. Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, business partnership, and coaching or developing others. Advanced Excel proficiency and experience with financial or analytical systems such as SAP, Oracle, Alteryx, or Tableau.

Education: BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, or a related field required. Master’s degree is a plus.   Benefits and Perks

At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.

Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health

Financial Security: Competitive