DescriptionPosition Summary: The Finance Manager will serve as a strategic business partner to operations and leadership, providing financial insights and analytics that drive operational performance, profitability, and long-term growth. This role will play a critical part in supporting business decision-making through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis across the manufacturing operation.
The successful candidate will be a hands-on finance leader who partners closely with operational leaders to improve business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and drive accountability across the organization. This role will lead month-end financial processes, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities while supporting key business initiatives, capital investments, and continuous improvement efforts.
The Finance Manager will help translate operational activity into meaningful financial insights and will drive process improvements that enhance efficiency, productivity, and overall financial performance.
Key Responsibilities- Provide financial analysis, operational insights, and performance reporting to support strategic and operational decision-making across the business.
- Lead month-end close activities including financial consolidation, variance analysis, key driver commentary, and management reporting.
- Partner with operations leadership to identify risks, opportunities, and actions needed to achieve financial and operational objectives.
- Lead forecasting processes, including monthly and quarterly updates to financial outlooks and operational assumptions.
- Support the annual budgeting process and long-range strategic planning activities.
- Develop and maintain reporting tools, dashboards, and KPIs that provide visibility into operational and financial performance.
- Monitor and analyze labor productivity, headcount utilization, and operational efficiency metrics.
- Partner with business leaders to develop financial business cases and investment analyses for strategic initiatives, capital expenditures, sourcing decisions, and operational projects.
- Support capital investment tracking, including post-investment performance analysis and savings realization.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost savings, operational efficiency, reporting automation, and process optimization.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and other functional teams to improve business performance and execution.
- Enhance and improve financial processes related to standard costing, inventory, labor reporting, and operational analytics.
Must Have:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive finance or accounting experience within a manufacturing environment
- Strong experience in operational finance, FP&A, manufacturing analytics, and business partnering
- Experience driving key metrics, reporting, and "anticipating" key issues based on forecasts, manufacturing capacity, and partnering with the Operations leadership (Plant Manager) to mitigate risk.
- Demonstrated experience supporting forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and management reporting processes
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling capabilities
- Experience developing business cases and evaluating investment opportunities using financial analysis and forecasting tools
- Ability to communicate financial information and operational insights in a clear, concise, and actionable manner
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive accountability through data and analysis
- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, standard costing, BOMs, routings, labor productivity, and ERP systems
- Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and process enhancements
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with a collaborative, business-focused mindset
Good to have:- Experience in contract manufacturing, machining, molding, or highly regulated manufacturing environments
- Experience supporting capital planning and operational investment decisions
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, or continuous improvement methodologies
- Advanced ERP and reporting system experience
- MBA or CPA preferred but not required
We work to create a culture that is built on innovation, respect, transparency and communication, and hope you take pride in being a member of our team. It is Cirtec's goal to create a great work environment and to keep the company a great place to work. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Our benefits include Training and career development, Healthcare and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Paid Time Off and 401(k) retirement savings with a company match.
