Job Description:
The Business Unit Finance Director is the senior, business-embedded finance leader for a manufacturing business unit, serving as the co-owner of the BU P&L alongside the Business Unit Executive Vice President (EVP). This role leads BU-level financial planning, forecasting, and performance management and translates financial outcomes into executive-ready insights that enable disciplined growth, profitability, and capital allocation.

Manufacturing and plant-level decision support (cost drivers, operational analytics, plant KPI execution support) is delivered primarily through the plant finance leadership structure-namely the Plant Controllers and the Operations Finance Director. The BU Finance Director synthesizes these inputs into BU-level narratives, trade-offs, and decisions with BU leadership.
Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the primary finance partner to the BU EVP and BU leadership team, co-owning BU financial outcomes and reinforcing a disciplined operating cadence.
• Bring strong manufacturing finance experience and ensure disciplined job/program-level financial visibility-owning job-level margin, cost-to-complete, and cash views, including project-system reporting and job WIP analysis-to support timely BU decision-making and accountability.
• Support the BU EVP in commercial activities including negotiation of customer/channel terms and pricing; provide quotation decision support through standardized margin and cash-impact analytics; and lead finance support for the BU strategic planning process through multi-year modeling, scenarios, and capital allocation trade-offs.
• Lead BU-level annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning, including scenario and sensitivity analysis and clear recommendations.
• Analyze and communicate BU results, performance trends, and KPIs; translate insights into actionable recommendations for BU leadership.
• Own standardized BU financial outputs for the enterprise cadence; prepare, consolidate, and submit required packages on schedule.
• Produce concise BU-level variance narratives (actuals vs. plan/forecast) highlighting root causes, leading indicators, and forward implications.
• Partner with Plant Controllers and the Operations Finance Director to ensure plant-level analytics, escalation items, and KPI packs roll up cleanly into BU reporting and decision forums.
• Lead financial evaluation of significant BU investments and initiatives (e.g., capital expenditures, restructuring, footprint changes) including feasibility and return/risk assessment.
• Own BU reporting tools, templates, and processes; drive improvements in efficiency, consistency, and scalability across planning and reporting workflows.
• Facilitate BU deliverables to Corporate Accounting and other stakeholders as needed, supporting audit and disclosure-related requests when applicable.
• Build and lead a high-performing BU finance team; attract, develop, and retain talent while instilling accountability and continuous improvement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Key Outputs / Deliverables:

• BU Forecast Package (Monthly + rolling updates): BU P&L forecast, key assumptions, risks/opportunities, and scenario sensitivities.
• BU Performance Review Materials (Monthly / QBR): Executive-ready performance deck with results vs plan/forecast, drivers, forward implications, and recommended actions.
• Standardized BU Financial Outputs for enterprise cadence: consolidated submissions in required format and timelines.
• BU Top Issues & Decision Log (ongoing): prioritized list of highest-impact risks/opportunities, decision points, owners, and actions.
• Capital Request / Investment Memos (as needed): ROI cases, alternatives, assumptions, risk assessment, and post-investment tracking approach.
• Reporting Tooling & Process Improvement Roadmap (quarterly): planned enhancements to templates, governance, definitions, and data quality processes.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related discipline required. 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience in manufacturing environments. Demonstrated experience leading BU-level planning, forecasting, and performance management with senior leadership visibility. MBA, CPA, CMA, or other relevant professional certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling capabilities (including scenario and sensitivity analysis).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to translate complex financial information into concise, decision-ready insights.
• Executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders in high-visibility forums.
• Systems orientation: experience with ERP and reporting/BI/FP&A tools; strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• People leadership capabilities: ability to hire, coach, develop, and retain high-performing teams.

Essential Mental and Physical Functions:

• Frequent use of computer systems for financial analysis, modeling, reporting, and presentation preparation.
• Ability to sit for extended periods and work with detailed information.
• Occasional standing and walking for meetings, presentations, or site visits.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining accuracy under pressure.

Work Environment:

• Work performed primarily in an office setting with regular interaction across business units and functions; periodic travel to plants or operating sites as needed.

• Periodic travel to manufacturing facilities and operating sites as required.
• Exposure to dust, noise, or temperature variations during site visits; compliance with all applicable safety policies during operational site engagements.

Benefits and Compensation Summary:

We take care of our people. We offer competitive compensation and robust benefits to all full-time team members, including:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time-off
• Paid holidays
• Healthcare insurance & Health Savings Accounts
• Profit sharing or Annual Incentive Plan Bonus
• Premium 401(k) plan

Pay Range:
$147,258.00 - $220,887.00