Finance Department Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Staff and Sr. Accountants supporting the Finance function, including coaching, workload planning, and performance feedback
• Oversee month-end and year-end close activities and prepare/review financial statements, supporting schedules, and management reporting packages
• Review and approve key journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations; ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of reconciling items
• Cook up and maintain KPI dashboards and executive reporting (sales, margin, labor, overhead)
• Build and maintain ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support decision-making
• Prepare revenue and expense analyses and partner with business leaders to identify risks, evaluate opportunities, and support informed decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, controls, and reporting across business segments, including standardization and automation
• Occasional overnight travel (up to 5%) may be required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, required
• Minimum five years of progressive experience in accounting/finance (public and/or private), required
• Three years of experience leading or managing employees, required
• Mechanics accounting/finance experience, strongly preferred
• Experience with multi-entity reporting and/or foreign currency reporting, strongly preferred
• Experience in FP&A-style analysis and business partnering (e.g., profitability analysis, pricing/margin analysis, KPI development, and executive-ready reporting), required
• Strong financial modeling skills with advanced Microsoft Excel (e.g., Power Query/Power Pivot, pivot tables, lookups, and complex formulas); experience with data extraction/analysis tools is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 and Management Reporter (or similar ERP/reporting tools) is a plus

Benefits

At The Bay Family of Companies, we believe in taking care of our employees. We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the health and well-being of our employees & their families.

• Health benefits to include medical, dental and vision insurance. A wellness program with incentives.
• Financial security with a 401(k) with a generous company match, a Health Savings Account option, and life & disability insurance for unexpected events.
• Work-Life balance supported by a generous amount of paid time off and holidays to recharge.
• Additional perks include employee discounts, company events and recognition programs.