COE Lead, Costing & Operations Finance Standards chez Florida Food Products

Founded in 1954, Florida Food Products (FFP) is committed to providing innovative clean label solutions that naturally provide exceptional food protection, flavor, color and texture for a variety of applications, including processed and cured meat, beverages, plant-based alternatives, health and wellness, culinary, and pet nutrition. FFP believes in improving the food and beverages we eat and drink with ingredients from nature that work.   

About the role:

We are a trusted partner to our customers when it comes to innovation and an industry leader in clean label ingredients, we are a true partner.  We collaborate with our customers in ways that respect people and the environment.  A commitment to Real. Simple. Better™ drives our innovation team to discover new, on trend solutions. 

As the COE Lead, Costing & Operations Finance Standards, you will be instrumental in driving consistency, transparency, and audit readiness in our costing, inventory accounting, and procurement finance practices. This newly created leadership position will lead the development of enterprise-wide standards and policies, support a major ERP transformation (Business Central), and elevate technical excellence across our multi-site finance operations.

This role will report directly to the Vice President of Commercial & Operations Finance and work in close partnership with site Controllers, Operations, Procurement, and Commercial Finance teams.

How will you contribute:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Essential job functions and duties include, but are not limited to:

Standard Costing & Inventory Accounting

• Design and implement consistent methodologies and frameworks across all locations.
• Ensure BOM accuracy and inventory valuation consistency.

ERP Finance Enablement

• Act as Finance lead in the rollout of Microsoft Business Central ERP.
• Own configuration design, master data integrity, and cross-functional integration.

Technical Accounting Expertise

• Provide authoritative guidance on technical accounting issues.
• Ensure audit compliance and readiness across costing and inventory functions.

Corporate Policies & Procedures

• Develop and maintain finance policies that align with audit standards and drive consistency.

Procurement Finance Support

• Collaborate with Procurement to assess raw material costing, tariffs, and supplier contracts.
• Offer financial insights to support negotiations and optimize purchasing strategies.

Controller Enablement & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Serve as a resource and coach for site Controllers.
• Drive visibility to SKU-level costing to strengthen profitability analysis and RGM strategies.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in operations finance, with deep expertise in costing, inventory, and procurement finance.
• Demonstrated leadership across multi-site finance teams.
• Strong ERP skills (Microsoft Business Central, SAP, or Great Plains).

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or CPA.
• Experience in food & beverage or CPG manufacturing.
• Familiarity with private equity environments and ERP upgrades.
• Strategic mindset with a bias for action.

Work Environment:

• May involve exposure to allergens such as Soy, Wheat, Fish, Shellfish, Milk, Egg, Tree Nuts and Sesame.

What Florida Food Products can offer you:

• Generous time off for vacations
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Health & Wellness programs

More about us:

Florida Food Products (FFP), headquartered in Lake Mary, FL, is one of the world's leading independent providers of natural ingredients. With a legacy spanning over 70 years, we deliver a diverse portfolio of clean label ingredients and innovative system solutions to the food and beverage industry. Our commitment to quality and performance is reflected in our American-made products, which enhance both taste and functionality. Backed by advanced manufacturing capabilities, we specialize in fermentation, patented cold brew extraction, custom flavor development, and a range of drying and blending technologies. Operating from four state-of-the-art facilities strategically located across the U.S., we ensure the accessibility of real, high-quality ingredients—helping our customers create better-for-you food and beverage for consumers.

"Improving the food and beverages consumed by providing real ingredients from nature that work."

This position is currently classified as remote.

Employees are eligible to participate in Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Holidays, Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement Program.

The final salary offered for this position may take into account a number of factors including, but not limited to, location, skills, education, and experience.

The Company reserves the right to modify, update, change and/or make corrections to this job description, at the sole discretion of senior management, at any time during the employee’s employment term, at the sole discretion of management.

EEO Statement

Florida Food Products is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Florida Food Products will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to Florida Food Products in advance.

**Please no external recruiters**