Senior Finance Operations Supervisor - Hybrid in Monroe, MI

Overview

Senior Finance Operations Supervisor at La-Z-Boy Incorporated. Join a global team focused on transforming comfort and driving financial transparency across the Residential Supply Chain.

Comfort starts with our 10,000+ team members across the globe, who are transforming the power of comfort every day. Our employees have the power to change lives in homes, work and communities. We foster an inclusive environment while honoring a legacy built on family, where everyone can be themselves.

If you are ready to join an industry leading organization where our people are the most important asset and innovation propels us into the future, you’re ready to take your seat at La-Z-Boy Incorporated.

This role drives financial transparency and operational efficiency across the Residential Supply Chain, focusing on input cost analysis, plan manufacturing costs, and inventory management. Responsibilities include analyzing and forecasting inbound freight, duties and tariffs, and other variable inputs that affect supply chain performance. The role provides standardized reporting and analysis of plant network performance and collaborates with Plant Controllers to identify cost improvement opportunities.

It also leads financial reviews related to inventory, including excess and obsolete material.

The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical capabilities, initiative, and the ability to work cross-functionally with management across manufacturing, logistics, finance and other operations. A solid understanding of cost accounting is essential.

• Raw Material & Input Cost Analysis:
  Analyze and track trends in raw material pricing, inbound freight, duties/tariffs, and other input costs across the supply chain. Partner with Procurement, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Logistics, and Plant Controllers to evaluate cost drivers and their impact on cost of goods sold (COGS).
• Cost Forecasting & Variance Analysis:
  Lead creation, analysis, and communication of the cost forecast for the Residential Supply Chain, including duties/tariffs, freight and manufacturing costs. Perform variance analysis, communicate key drivers of variances to business partners and Residential Finance Leadership, and recommend corrective actions to improve performance as needed.
• Coordinate & Execute Annual Operating Plan (AOP) Forecasting Process:
  Lead end-to-end annual financial planning for the Residential Supply Chain. Build the annual budget with business partners and ensure alignment of key cost drivers vs. target.
• Reporting & KPI Development:
  Create and maintain standardized financial reports and dashboards showing cost trends, operational KPIs and inventory health.
• Inventory Financial Review:
  Lead financial reviews of inventory with a focus on excess, obsolete, and slow-moving items. Coordinate with operations and supply planning to forecast and report financial reserves and write-offs. Work cross-functionally with Merchandising to understand sell-through impact of E&O inventory.
• Capital Planning & Forecast Leadership:
  Lead Capital Forecast activities for La-Z-Boy, serving as a subject matter expert for capital planning processes and tools, guiding partners in preparing and tracking capital projects.
• Ad-hoc Projects:
  Provide financial support for cost savings initiatives, sourcing changes, freight optimization, and capital projects. Develop business cases, assess ROI, and support post-implementation reviews.

This position directly influences the financial operations of Residential cost of sales, aligning financial insights with operational actions to enable proactive cost management and improved profitability across the supply chain.

• Bachelor’s in Finance or Accounting with 6-8 years of relevant experience or equivalent
• 1-3 years of supervisory/leadership experience (supervisory, project management, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in plant finance, financial analysis or supply chain finance
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory valuation and COGS analysis
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint and PowerBI
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional groups
• Proven ability to analyze complex data, identify trends and deliver actionable insights
• Up to 25% travel

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, JDE, etc.)
• Experience in a multi-plant manufacturing environment with prior Plant Controller experience

1-3 Direct Reports

Office environment; no unusual or environmental demands.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.

Weekly

Hours:

40

Benefits include Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance; 401k with company match up to 6%;
Paid time off…