Job DescriptionBe Part Of A High-Performing TeamThe Finance Director will serve as a key member of the business leadership team, guiding financial decisions across manufacturing, commercial operations, investments, and strategic planning. This is an opportunity for an entrepreneurial, commercially minded finance leader to make a measurable impact on a growing business.
What's In Store For You- Hybrid schedule: Monday through Thursday onsite in York, PA, with flexibility on Fridays.
- Strategic leadership: Serve as a financial partner to the business leadership team, influencing decisions that directly affect growth and profitability.
- High-growth environment: Support substantial business expansion, operational transformation, and investment planning.
- People leadership: Lead finance and ERP-related resources while developing the team's analytical capabilities and financial expertise.
- Executive exposure: Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, sales, product management, and global finance leadership.
- Professional development: Educational programs, tuition assistance, training opportunities, and career development resources.
- Comprehensive benefits: Health and wellness programs, retirement benefits, paid leave, and family-building support.
How You Will Make An Impact- Act as the lead financial business partner for a growing manufacturing and commercial business, providing financial insight to guide strategic and operational decisions.
- Strengthen product-line profitability reporting, financial performance dashboards, and management visibility into the drivers of business results.
- Improve financial analysis of labor variances, material costs, manufacturing absorption, inventory, purchasing, and operational efficiency.
- Lead annual operating plans, long-range financial planning, quarterly forecasts, and financial performance reviews.
- Translate complex financial information into practical business recommendations that manufacturing, engineering, sales, and other functional leaders can act upon.
- Partner with leadership to evaluate growth initiatives, capital investments, operational expansion, and resource allocation using ROI, ROIC, CROIC, and scenario modeling.
- Guide financial planning and analysis resources, ensuring forecasts, reporting, and performance discussions support sound decisions.
- Partner with ERP specialists to strengthen financial data structures, reporting capabilities, cost visibility, and system-driven analysis.
- Oversee financial governance, accounting practices, internal controls, and compliance with established reporting standards.
- Support the evolution of financial and operational processes as the business scales within a global corporate structure.
- Drive change management initiatives by influencing cross-functional stakeholders, creating accountability, and establishing performance-oriented operating practices.
- Develop finance team capabilities through coaching, process improvements, and continuous professional development.
- Evaluate opportunities to leverage shared services, standardize financial processes, and improve operational efficiency.
RequirementsDo You Have The Expertise To Lead Financial Strategy And Business Performance In A Growing Manufacturing Organization?- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Approximately 5-10+ years of relevant experience in financial leadership, business finance, manufacturing controllership, or FP&A.
- Proven experience partnering with business leaders on financial performance, profitability improvement, and operational decision-making.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing financial drivers, including material costs, labor variances, inventory, purchasing, plant absorption, and margins.
- Broad financial perspective spanning business-unit performance, manufacturing operations, and commercial activities.
- Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Experience interpreting financial results and presenting actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
- Working knowledge of ERP systems and how financial data, costing, and operational reporting are structured.
- Experience managing and developing finance professionals, leading initiatives, and influencing cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of GAAP, financial controls, accounting governance, and applicable compliance requirements.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and change leadership capabilities.
- A proactive, entrepreneurial approach, with the ability to navigate growth, ambiguity, and evolving business needs.
- Experience supporting multinational or globally operating businesses preferred.
- Oracle, Epicor, or comparable ERP experience preferred.
- MBA strongly preferred; CPA or comparable financial credentials beneficial.
