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As Category Finance Business Partner – Manufacturing Team Lead, you will guide a team of Plant Advisors while steering month-end close and planning cycles, turning complex plant inputs into clear, timely consolidated analysis and reporting that leaders can act on. This hybrid, Bucharest-based opportunity puts a confident, people-first finance leader at the heart of Manufacturing performance. This is a fixed term contract (maternity cover).

Working closely with senior stakeholders across Manufacturing and Supply Chain Finance, you’ll bring visibility to what’s driving results, spot risks early, and champion smart decisions with both empathy and edge.

 

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

 

Trusted business partnering & variance storytelling: Partner with the Senior Manager Finance Manufacturing and key stakeholders to surface meaningful variances versus budget/forecast, translate drivers into crisp insights, and align on practical risk-mitigation plans that protect performance.

• Leading a high-performing Plant Advisor team: Lead a team of Plant Advisors to ensure consolidated reporting is accurate, on time, and decision-ready—setting clear expectations, removing blockers, and creating a steady cadence of delivery.
• Coaching, feedback & everyday leadership: Provide hands-on supervision, support, and monthly performance feedback—balancing decisive direction with a supportive style that helps each team member grow in confidence and capability. 
• Owning month-end, outlook & consolidated Risks & Opportunities: Drive the month-end close and strategic outlook/budget process for plants to follow, delivering sharp commentary and consolidating Risks & Opportunities at Category level to keep leadership aligned and ahead of the curve.
• Challenging in COP and tracking savings with discipline: Act as a key participant and constructive challenger in monthly COP calls, consolidating inputs from Manufacturing plants, and coordinating full savings tracking—validating initiatives, highlighting R&O, and keeping targets visible to the Category Leadership Team.

 

We’re Looking for Someone With

 

• Degree/Masters in Accountancy or Finance plus a professional Accountancy qualification
• Financial Planning & Cost Analysis experience (Supply Chain Manufacturing experience preferred)
• Strong technical capability—advanced Excel and SAP; Anaplan is desirable
• Excellent communication, able to prioritise and work on own initiative; fluent English (written and verba

 

What’s Next

 

After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.

Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email  European.Recruitment@Kellanova.com.

If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.

 

Get to Know Us

 

At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others.

Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.

 

Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.

 

Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova in a combination that will shape the future of snacking! The transaction is anticipated to close within the first half of 2025 (subject to Kellanova shareowner approval and other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals). The companies remain separate until closing.

 

You can learn more at www.futureofsnacking.com, and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.