Director of Finance - Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance leader supporting global operations, including the global procurement function, safety/quality, continuous improvement and our distribution/manufacturing operations.
• Partner with business unit and corporate finance leaders to align operational performance with enterprise financial goals.
• Provide forward-looking insights to influence strategic decisions related to capacity, footprint, sourcing, and investment.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, balancing financial discipline with operational realities.
• Lead enterprise-wide capital planning processes for manufacturing and distribution.
• Evaluate and track capital investment decisions, including IRR and payback standards.
• Ensure alignment of capital deployment with strategic priorities and growth initiatives.
• Own the financial validation and governance of continuous improvement (CI) initiatives across business units along with business unit finance leaders.
• Develop standardized frameworks for developing, measuring, and sustaining operational cost savings from continuous improvement actions.
• Support enterprise transformation initiatives including footprint optimization, digital enablement, and operational scaling.
• Embed a culture of accountability for cost savings and operational efficiency.
• Drive development of dashboards and reporting to drive transparency and accountability.
• Support regular operating reviews with data-driven performance analysis.
• Support initiatives to reduce inventory and improve working capital efficiency across the enterprise.
• Drive alignment between operational plans and financial targets.
• Lead operations-related components of the annual operating plan (AOP), forecasts, and long-range planning.
• Develop scenario analyses related to volume variability, cost inflation, supply chain disruptions, and capital investments to support strategic decisions.
• Drive consistency in financial processes, costing methodologies, and reporting KPIs across business units.
• Benchmark performance across sites and lead adoption of best practices.
• Support integration of acquisitions and expansion of operational capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required).
• MBA and/or CPA/CMA strongly preferred.
• 10–15+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant leadership in manufacturing and/or distribution environments.
• Experience supporting multi-site or global operations required.
• Strong expertise in cost accounting, capital investment analysis and financial modeling.
• Experience in industrial, electrical, or engineered products industries preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems and business intelligence tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau).
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across functions without direct authority.
• Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex financial concepts.
• Strategic thinker who can also roll up your sleeves and drive execution.
• High level of business curiosity and operational engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Willingness to spend time in manufacturing plants and distribution centers to build deep operational understanding.