Finance Director, US Manufacturing

Argenta

$120K — $145K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-12 years of FP&A, manufacturing finance, or cost accounting experience.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP software.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
  • Strong analytical skills for financial insights from operational data.
  • Experience in business partnering with operational leadership.
  • Experience in a private equity backed environment preferred.
  • Three statement financial modeling experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead financial planning and analysis for manufacturing operations, including budgeting and forecasting.
  • Identify cost drivers and productivity opportunities in partnership with plant leadership.
  • Manage standard costing and inventory reporting for manufacturing sites.
  • Support capital planning and ROI analysis for capital projects.
  • Deliver regular financial reporting packages to leadership.
  • Collaborate with corporate accounting to align manufacturing financials with consolidated results.
  • Drive process improvements in financial reporting and forecasting.

Benefits

  • Strong company culture and values.
  • Support for professional growth and development.
  • Opportunity to contribute to a successful and expanding global business.
Full Job Description
Argenta is currently looking to fill the role of Finance Director, US Manufacturing at our Shawnee, KS location. This role will lead financial planning, analysis, and business partnering for our manufacturing operations and will provide financial visibility into plant-level performance, cost structure, and capital investment. Additionally, this role will partner closely with operational leadership to drive informed decision-making across the manufacturing footprint.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the financial planning and analysis function supporting manufacturing operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and monthly variance analysis.
  • Partner with plant and operations leadership to identify cost drivers, productivity opportunities, and margin improvement initiatives.
  • Own standard costing, absorption analysis, and inventory-related reporting for manufacturing sites.
  • Support capital planning and ROI analysis for manufacturing capital expenditure projects.
  • Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages to finance and operations leadership.
  • Partner with the corporate accounting and reporting teams to ensure consistency between manufacturing financials and consolidated results.
  • Identify and drive process improvements in manufacturing financial reporting and forecasting.


About You:

  • 7-12 years of progressive FP&A, manufacturing finance, or cost accounting experience.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate manufacturing operational data into financial insight.
  • Demonstrated experience business partnering with operations/plant leadership.
  • The ideal candidate will also have experience in a private equity backed environment and three statement financial modeling experience.


Argenta has strongly embedded company values which is key to who we are and how we deliver. We offer an opportunity to work for a successful and rapidly expanding global business where your input will be valued. At Argenta we are a hard-working group who really enjoy the people we work with each day. That is why we support our people through a strong culture, great benefits, and growth opportunities.

To find out more about Argenta, click here: www.argentaglobal.com

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