Director of Finance

Overview

Top Manufacturing Company is hiring a Director of Finance (FP&A). A growing manufacturing company is seeking a Director of Finance to lead financial planning, analysis, and decision support across operations. This is a highly visible role partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial leadership, with strong exposure to executive management.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to step into a senior finance leadership role and serve as the primary FP&A leader for the business.

• + Competitive annual bonus
• + Equity or long-term incentive potential
• + Clear opportunity for growth and expanded leadership scope

• Financial leadership for monthly and quarterly close, forecasting, and reporting, with a strong emphasis on forward-looking analysis
• Own the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning processes
• Lead FP&A support for manufacturing operations, including volume, mix, labor, overhead, and margin analysis
• Drive pricing analytics, margin optimization, and customer / product profitability analysis
• Partner closely with Operations and Supply Chain on inventory management, working capital, and cost efficiency initiatives
• Prepare and analyze weekly and monthly KPI dashboards, identifying key trends, risks, and opportunities
• Analyze and explain variances versus budget, forecast, and prior periods, translating results into clear business insights
• Support capital planning, ROI analysis, and investment decision-making
• Act as a strategic business partner to senior leadership, communicating key drivers across the full P&L
• Support ERP and financial systems enhancements, including reporting and planning tools
• Establish, improve, and document financial processes, models, and controls
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and reporting

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience
• Manufacturing / tangible-product environment experience strongly preferred
• Deep FP&A experience (budgeting, forecasting, modeling, variance analysis)
• Strong background in pricing, margin analysis, and inventory analytics
• Experience partnering with Operations and Supply Chain leadership
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills
• ERP experience highly preferred (implementation or optimization a plus)
• Strong communication and executive-level business partnering skills
• Interest in growing and developing long-term with the organization