Lead Finance Business Partner

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead finance partner to Light Duty and Heavy Duty business leadership, providing financial insight and decision support on operational, commercial, and strategic matters.
• Drive planning and performance management through annual operating plans, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Evaluate pricing, cost initiatives, margin opportunities, investments, and other key performance drivers to support business decisions and profitability improvement.
• Deliver financial reporting and presentations that provide clear, actionable insights to business and finance leadership.
• Ensure strong governance and compliance by maintaining adherence to United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, internal controls, company policies, and audit requirements.
• Lead process improvement and digital finance initiatives to enhance forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, standardization, and automation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and provide leadership across Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Corporate Finance, and analyst support teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline
• 8 or more years of progressive finance experience, including business finance, controlling, or Financial Planning and Analysis roles
• Strong understanding of financial statements, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Solid working knowledge of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and financial controls
• Proven ability to partner with and influence business leaders
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Experience with enterprise financial systems, such as Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing, OneStream, PeopleSoft, Blackline, or similar platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant, or Certified Management Accountant
• Experience supporting a manufacturing, industrial, or technology-driven business
• Experience with capital investment analysis, Return on Investment / Internal Rate of Return modeling, and business case development
• Familiarity with Power BI or other financial analytics tools

Travel

Minimal travel, less than 5 percent

Pay

The range for this position is $158,902.00 - $218,490.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.