Finance Manager

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as the primary finance business partner to converting, distribution, and logistics teams to improve cost efficiency and operational performance
• Manages product costing and supports pricing activities, including RFPs, customer quotes, and margin analysis
• Supports commercial and operations teams in evaluating profitability and financial trade-offs for strategic initiatives
• Drives cross-functional profitability improvement initiatives, including cost savings, insource vs. outsource decisions, and productivity optimization
• Evaluates capital expenditure opportunities, including financial modeling, return analysis, and business case development
• Promotes alignment of financial insights with business decisions across cross-functional teams (Operations, Sales, R&D, Quality, Procurement)
• Leads cost performance reviews for manufacturing operations and identifies opportunities to reduce waste, including scrap and inefficiencies
• Supports month-end close and financial reporting processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and audit support
• Maintains and monitors financial controls to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Translates financial data into actionable insights and communicates findings effectively to non-financial stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, required
• 5+ years of progressive experience in finance or accounting, required
• Experience supporting manufacturing or operations finance, required
• Experience applying cost accounting principles, including standard costing and variance analysis, required
• Experience performing financial modeling and investment analysis (e.g., net present value (NPV), discounted cash flow (DCF), payback analysis), required
• Experience using enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, including bill of materials (BOMs), routing, and cost structures, required
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial analysis tools, required
• Experience with business intelligence and analytics tools, preferred
• Experience leading cross-functional projects or initiatives, required