Finance Manager, Industrial Machinery

A bit about us:

Jobot is working with a high profile client seeking a strategic and hands-on Finance Manager to serve as a key member of our business leadership team. In this role, you will partner closely with the Vice President/General Manager and cross-functional leaders across commercial, operations, engineering, product management, project management, and supply chain to drive business performance and profitable growth.

This position combines financial leadership, business partnership, forecasting, operational analysis, and strategic planning. You will help guide decision-making by delivering meaningful financial insights, leading planning processes, optimizing resource allocation, and ensuring accountability for business results.

The ideal candidate brings strong FP&A leadership experience within a project-based industrial or manufacturing environment and is comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels.

Why join us?

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys influencing business strategy, partnering with operations, and driving financial performance in a complex industrial environment. You'll have direct exposure to executive leadership while helping shape the future growth of the business.

• Excellent PTO and benefits!
• Performance Bonus

Job Details

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance partner to the VP/GM and business leadership team, providing financial insight and strategic guidance to support business performance.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial reporting processes.
• Develop financial projections for revenue, orders, margins, operating income, cash flow, and working capital.
• Analyze business performance, identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and recommend actions to improve results.
• Deliver timely and accurate variance analysis and performance reporting to support decision-making.
• Build financial models to evaluate growth initiatives, investments, resource allocation, and strategic opportunities.
• Support revenue recognition processes and period-end close activities, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Drive working capital improvements and cash flow optimization initiatives.
• Lead capital expenditure and operating expense planning, budgeting, and spend management.
• Partner with operations, engineering, supply chain, product management, project management, and commercial teams to improve financial and operational performance.
• Develop and track productivity initiatives, measuring financial impact and business results.
• Prepare and present Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), Quarterly Operating Reviews (QORs), and other leadership presentations.
• Support the development and execution of short- and long-term business strategies.
• Implement and support Lean and 80/20 initiatives to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Assist with mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investment opportunities, including financial modeling, due diligence, and valuation analysis.
• Collaborate with accounting, audit, shared services, and global finance teams to ensure accurate reporting and effective financial controls.
• Communicate complex financial information in a clear and actionable manner to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed to support business operations and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, or business finance leadership experience.
• Experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, engineered products, environmental, energy, or project-driven businesses.
• Strong forecasting, budgeting, financial modeling, and business performance analysis experience.
• Knowledge of Percentage of Completion (POC) accounting and project-based revenue recognition.
• Understanding of ASC 606, GAAP, and IFRS reporting standards.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Preferred

• MBA, CPA, CMA, or related advanced credential.
• Experience supporting global operations.
• Prior involvement in M&A due diligence, valuation, and integration activities.
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