Wonder

Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance

Wonder$149K — $157K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10 years of finance and accounting experience in manufacturing and cost accounting
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field; CPA or CMA preferred
  • Proficiency in complex ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP)
  • Strong understanding of cost accounting principles (standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation)
  • Excellent communication skills to influence senior leaders
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and build processes from scratch

Responsibilities

  • Act as the financial co-pilot to the leadership team, supporting strategic decisions
  • Lead annual planning and rolling forecasting cycles, aligning financial targets with operations
  • Manage month-end close processes and present monthly reporting to non-financial leaders
  • Evaluate ROI for capital expenditures in R&D and technology
  • Establish cost accounting processes for robotics manufacturing
  • Analyze product costs and provide visibility into margins
  • Build and document robust financial processes and Standard Operating Procedures

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package with equity
  • 401(k) plan
  • Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Company-paid short and long-term disability coverage
  • Flexible paid time off for exempt employees
  • Paid parental leave
  • Discounted meals and exclusive perks across Wonder brands
Full Job Description
About The Opportunity

This is a highly visible role that requires a unique blend of "roll-up-your-sleeves" accounting and strategic financial planning. As Spyce, Wonder Create and Wonder AI integrate with Wonder Inc., you will serve as the anchor for all foundational accounting operations, building out the accounting geography and defining processes in partnership with the accounting team. Simultaneously, you will act as the trusted financial advisor to Spyce, Wonder Create and AI's LT, using advanced cost accounting and financial analysis to translate manufacturing and COGS realities into clear margin, profitability, and strategic insights.

The Impact You Will Make

Strategic Business Partnering & FP&A:
  • Leadership Support: Act as the primary financial co-pilot to the Spyce, Wonder Create and AI's Leadership Team, guiding strategic decisions with data-backed financial modeling and scenario analysis.
  • Forecasting & Budgeting: Lead the Annual Plan and rolling forecast cycles for the Spyce, Wonder Create and AI, aligning financial targets with operational milestones.
  • Month-End Close & Reporting: Manage the end-to-end monthly financial close. Prepare and present monthly reporting, distilling complex actuals into actionable narratives for non-financial leaders.
  • Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Planning: Evaluate and track ROI for major capital investments in R&D, manufacturing equipment, and new technology rollouts.


Cost Accounting & Margin Analysis:
  • Manufacturing Finance: Establish the cost accounting processes for our robotics manufacturing, including Bill of Materials (BOM) management, labor costing, and overhead allocation.
  • Profitability Tracking: Analyze product costs from the manufacturing floor through deployment, providing the LT with clear visibility into gross margins and unit economics.
  • Variance Analysis: Monitor production yields, scrap rates, and purchase price variances (PPV), working closely with the supply chain and engineering teams to identify cost-saving opportunities.


Financial Management:
  • System & Process Integration: Setup foundational processes and accounting hierarchy for Spyce, Wonder Create and AI, ensuring data integrity and seamless reporting in partnership with the accounting team.
  • Account Geography & Architecture: Design the chart of accounts and cost center hierarchy to accurately reflect Spyce, Wonder Create and AI's operational structure to enable day-to-day manufacturing inventory and workflows management.
  • Process Engineering: Build and document robust financial operations from scratch, establishing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for inventory, fixed assets, accruals, and intercompany transactions.
  • Support Controllership: Serve as the primary reference point for all Spyce, Wonder Create and AI to establish the right governance, ensuring compliance with GAAP and corporate policies.


What You Bring to the Table
  • 8 to 10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, with a strong emphasis on manufacturing and cost accounting.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. (CPA or CMA designation is highly preferred).
  • Based in the Boston, MA area (preferred), with the ability to work closely with the local engineering and manufacturing teams.
  • Deep understanding of cost accounting principles (standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation).
  • Proven experience navigating and implementing complex ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, or similar).
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building processes from the ground up.
  • Clear and proactive communication, guide, and influence senior engineering and operational leaders.
  • Exceptional ability to translate dense accounting/manufacturing data into clear business narratives.


Our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in-person collaboration and connection. You're welcome-and encouraged-to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you.

Massachusetts: $149,000 - $157,000 per year.

Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

Benefits

The benefits applicable to this role include a competitive compensation package with equity and a 401(k). We also offer a choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, company paid short and long term disability coverage, paid time off including flexible time off for exempt employees, paid vacation for non-exempt employees, and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable law in addition to paid parental leave, discounted meals and exclusive perks across the Wonder family of brands.

Eligibility, effective dates, and available plan options vary by employment classification and location. To learn more about benefits for this role, visit our Careers page here.

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy.

About Wonder

World of Wonder Productions is an American production company founded in 1991 by filmmakers Randy Barbato and Portsmouth-born Fenton Bailey. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company specializes in documentary television and film productions, with credits including the Million Dollar Listing docuseries, RuPaul's Drag Race, and the documentary films Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Together, Bailey and Barbato have produced programming through World of Wonder for HBO, Bravo, HGTV, Showtime, the BBC, Netflix, and VH1. World of Wonder is perhaps best known for its contributions towards LGBTQ programming, for which they won an Outfest Annual Achievement Award in 2011. Their most well known LGBTQ production is RuPaul's Drag Race, having managed the career of drag queen and titular host RuPaul for many years before this, eventually producing the franchise alongside the majority of its live shows, podcasts, television specials, and conventions.
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