Operations Finance Manager

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long‑range financial plans across multiple manufacturing sites
• Analyze budget vs. actual results and deliver actionable insights to plant and corporate leadership
• Build and maintain financial models for capacity, capital investments, and margin improvement
• Support strategic initiatives, plant footprint decisions, and operational improvement programs
• Oversee standard cost setting and variance analysis for materials, labor, and overhead
• Ensure accurate product costing, inventory valuation, and management of obsolete inventory
• Partner with operations to improve cost transparency and manufacturing efficiency
• Manage accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual closes with compliant financial reporting
• Maintain strong internal controls and support internal and external audits
• Act as a finance business partner to operations and lead, develop, and align finance teams across locations

Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and 8 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and have solid knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience with ERP system required, SAP preferred. 
• Must understand standard cost accounting, internal control concepts and practices.
• CPA and/or CMA is desired, MBA a plus.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs and operational metrics
• Strong business partnership and communication skills
• Ability to translate financial data into operational insights
• Hands‑on, detail‑oriented with a continuous improvement mindset
• Comfortable working cross‑functionally and influencing without authority