Sr Manager, Financial Operations

Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy & Planning

• Partner on budget and forecasting with finance, operations, commercial and other business leaders
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support strategic decision-making and operational excellence.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the manufacturing facilities and business leaders while driving alignment between financial goals and business strategy.

Financial Process Management

• Identify and implement opportunities for automation, optimization, and efficiency improvements within financial operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives leveraging technology and best practices.

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare and deliver timely, accurate financial reports including variance analysis and performance dashboards.
• Monitor actual key performance indicators against historical results, budget, and forecast providing actionable insights and recommendations.

Cost Accounting & Analysis

• Be a strategic thought partner with the accounting and financial reporting function regarding standard costing, including development and review of costs for materials, labor, and overhead.
• Analyze manufacturing variances in partnership with cost accounting and operation leaders while leading cost reduction initiatives through financial insights.
• Develop and lead product profitability reviews and other strategic evaluations for decision making.
• In collaboration with supply chain, commercial, and operations optimize inventory levels and minimize carrying costs and excess/obsolete inventory.

Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Management

• Lead financial analysis and justification for capital investment projects.
• Track CapEx spending and conduct post-implementation reviews to assess ROI and performance.
• Maintain and enhance CapEx forecasting processes.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to support seamless financial operations.
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement across finance and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field
• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A and/or financial operations, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Technical Skills:

• Deep expertise in cost accounting principles and practices specific to manufacturing (e.g., standard costing, absorption costing, variance analysis).
• Proficiency with large-scale ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) – particularly their manufacturing and finance modules.
• Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, data analysis, pivot tables)
• Experience with CPM tools such as OneStream, HFM, TM1
• Experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), as well as AI tools (e.g. CoPilot, ChatGPT) is a plus.