Finance Manager Operations

Hybrid Opportunity - Local Candidates Only

Our client is seeking an experienced and strategic finance leader to take ownership of inventory valuation, cost standards, and financial reporting in support of manufacturing and supply chain operations. This is a high-impact opportunity for a hands-on finance professional who excels in building cross-functional relationships, leading teams, and driving process improvements that enhance visibility, accuracy, and operational performance.

If you're looking to present this role to strong candidates, this position offers the chance to step into a leadership role with meaningful influence across operations, finance, and supply chain while helping shape reporting, costing processes, and overall business decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive automation of operational finance reporting, including development of dashboards for accurate, real-time visibility into key metrics.
• Prepare clear financial summaries and present results to supply chain and operations leadership.
• Analyze financial results and provide actionable insights to business partners.
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, warehousing, materials, and purchasing teams to identify, implement, and measure cost-saving initiatives.
• Lead the cost accounting team across all related functions supporting business performance objectives.
• Delegate work, establish performance metrics, and guide the team toward achieving goals.
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members.
• Evaluate departmental processes and implement improvements to increase efficiency, optimize resources, and maintain accuracy.
• Provide financial visibility and performance analysis for manufacturing operations, aligning with business partners to improve results.
• Prepare budgets, review budget submissions, and support budget presentations.
• Assist manufacturing leadership with capital expenditure proposals.
• Investigate and report significant weekly variances, working with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and implement solutions.
• Oversee financial reporting for supply chain operations, including design, execution, and maintenance of inventory valuation processes across multiple entities.
• Establish and review cost elements including material, labor, overhead, perpetual inventory, and inventory reserves.
• Partner with domestic and international teams to ensure accurate material costing and monitor and forecast purchase price variances.
• Develop and implement regular reviews of bills of materials, routings, and other cost components to ensure costing accuracy.
• Establish and maintain reliable processes for allocating overhead across cost centers.
• Coordinate periodic and year-end inventory counts with inventory control teams and support audit readiness.
• Own the financial close process for inventory, cost of goods sold, freight, and distribution costs, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and account analysis.
• Support interim and annual audit activities by preparing and coordinating required financial information.
• Handle all information with a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field required; MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred.
• At least 7 years of progressive cost accounting experience, including project leadership and deep technical expertise in costing concepts and systems.
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, and developing team members.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures, with subject matter expertise in cost accounting.
• Experience with ERP and database systems such as Oracle, along with advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, while escalating unusual matters as needed.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability, sound judgment, and strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to address sensitive issues tactfully and effectively.

Compensation

$120,000.00-$130,000.00 Yearly

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