Sr. Finance Manager - International Finance Transformation

Being a member of this team means you’ll partner with the International business unit 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

Sr. Finance Manager – International Finance Transformation

Position Overview: Johnsonville, LLC, a strong, high-growth company, has an excellent opportunity for a driven leader to join us as Sr. Finance Manager – International Business Unit (IBU) Finance Transformation.  The successful candidate will play a key role and be looked to by the international business unit (IBU) as a key business partner driving consistent, accurate, and insightful financial analytics across our enterprise.  Additionally, you will play a key leadership role in IBU Finance, creating a roadmap to successfully integrate systems, people and processes across the different entities located around the globe.  Coaching and developing others to be strong catalysts for operational excellence and continuous improvement is an essential part of this role.

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:

• Travel to our locations in Asia, partnering with our teams around the globe to create a roadmap of systems and process integration with the goal of a more standardized approach to financial reporting and analytics across the enterprise
• Be a change leader.  Partner with IBU Leadership, Johnsonville Finance, and IT to drive initiatives for clear business reporting
• Create a roadmap for previously acquired businesses to be fully integrated into the enterprise, with a standardized approach to driving business decisions
• Partner with IBU Finance Leadership to develop a future state financial team structure with clearly defined roles, responsibilities and expectations aligned with enterprise strategy execution
• Clearly define commercial spend types in the IBU P&L, and implement a plan for standardization and optimization of accounting for the different kinds of market investment leading to a clearer picture of investment return
• Establish a framework for current and future state master data needs to support clear, consistent reporting
• Define procedures and reporting needs to get to a clear profitability picture across the enterprise at the product and customer level
• Develop and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization
• Continuously learn the business including competitive landscape and operational strategies as you work with members across functions to establish future state system, people, and process support needs
• Partner with finance and international IBP (Integrated Business Planning) leadership to create a roadmap and execution plan to align systematic forecasting across Johnsonville
• Participate on various project teams as needed

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required

Experience:

• Seven or more (7+) years of accounting and finance experience required; experience in strong finance business partnering cross-functionally in an international environment preferred
• Strong systems background – ability to connect business needs to system and process.  Knowledge of SAP including Business Planning and Consolidation tools and Power BI preferred.
• Experience and passion for creating a vision of the future through leading, coaching and mentoring others

Skills:

• Outstanding financial modeling and analytical skills, with demonstrated results in leveraging information systems
• Demonstrated ability and background of aligning business needs with business systems
• Demonstrated experience in working cross-functionally to implement business process changes to obtain clear, consistent reporting outputs
• Demonstrated track record of strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Demonstrated self-starter with a keen awareness of customer needs and action orientation
• Proven ability to collaborate with functional and cross-functional teams to drive for superlative performance
• Demonstrated, consistent professional growth; advancement potential and desire
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build relationships, influence and instill confidence and trust

Location:                            Global Headquarters, Sheboygan Falls, WI

        (Our office is about an hour north of Milwaukee)

Coach:                                Sr. Director – International Finance

Member Status:                 Full Time, Salaried

Travel:                                25-50% of your time to Asia

Benefits:                             Members have potential for a monthly bonus, and 401k with a company match. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off, as well as access to the 24/7 onsite fitness center, onsite medical clinic and tuition reimbursement! 

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:  

Internal Members:  Log into Home Page - The Grill (johnsonville.com). Click on the MemberCentral app (left maroon sidebar) then click on the “Home” drop down and click “Careers” to apply for the position titled " Sr. Finance Manager – International Finance Transformation.” Please apply by June 19, 2025.

External candidates: Apply on-line only at: careers.johnsonville.com

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

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.