Finance Manager

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The Finance Manager will support the financial operations of our Pensacola manufacturing facility. This role serves as a key business partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Plant Leadership by providing financial performance visibility and insights that drive operational performance, cost productivity, and profitable growth. This position reports to the Senior Finance Manager, Plant Controller, Pensacola and is part of the Filtration Operations finance team.

The position is in Pensacola, Florida and will be an on-site role.

• Support monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and financial planning by analyzing results against budget, forecast, and prior year and tracking key performance drivers including headcount, absorption, PPV savings, material variances, indirect spend, labor efficiency, and labor overhead productivity.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, including labor, material, overhead, absorption, usage, yield, scrap, and productivity, while supporting standard costing, rate development, annual cost rolls, and operational efficiency initiatives across direct and indirect cost pools.
• Support accurate and timely month-end close, including accruals and vendor reconciliations, analyze plant P&L and balance sheet accounts, develop reporting and dashboards, and support internal audits as needed.
• Support inventory forecasting, budgeting, actuals, turns, E&O reserves, scrap, slow-moving inventory, obsolescence risk, and reserve reduction efforts, as well as cycle counts and physical inventory processes for onsite and off-site inventory.
• Own Capex forecasting and budgeting in partnership with site business and process owners, including project spend tracking, CIP tracking and communication, asset capitalization, and data quality.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years working experience in a finance function.

Limited travel to global offices may be required (1-2 times per year). It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
Cost accounting knowledge, emphasis on budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and internal controls Familiarity with ERP systems, particularly SAP (production modules a large benefit). Being a self-starter and proactive, structured with demonstrated ability to deliver results consistently.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute…