Director, Finance and Strategy

Industrialelectricmanufacturing; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

IEM is seeking a highly analytical Director of Finance & Strategy in Jacksonville, FL to partner with the VP of Finance and Strategy. You will lead financial planning, modeling, and strategic analysis for a fast-growing manufacturing business.

The role demands advanced Excel skills, data-driven decision making, and strong communication with senior leaders across functions. Join a team that shapes future power solutions and drives cross-functional impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of corporate finance or FP&A experience.
• Strong understanding of the three financial statements.
• Advanced Excel and modeling skills.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and ambiguous questions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for senior leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with urgency.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrials preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain detailed financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting, long-range planning, and ad-hoc decisions.
• Analyze historical and projected financial performance: revenue, gross margin, Opex, working capital, EBITDA.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses for risks, opportunities, and trade-offs.
• Support monthly reporting, leadership reviews, and board materials with clear analysis.
• Partner with operations and commercial leaders to evaluate performance, costs, and drivers.
• Own end-to-end analyses from problem definition to executive recommendations.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and ensure timely follow-up.

Skills

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Cross-functional work

Communication

P&L understanding

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

At IEM, we’re not just building innovative electrical distribution systems, we’re shaping the future. IEM is dedicated to delivering world-class solutions for complex power needs. After 75 years, we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting out, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, grow, and make a lasting impact on industries that power the world’s most dynamic markets.

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Reports To: VP, Finance and Strategy

Salary Range: $200,000-$230,000

Position Summary:

IEM is seeking a highly analytical, hands‑on Director of Finance & Strategy to serve as a key partner to the VP of Finance & Strategy. This role will support critical financial, operational, and commercial decisions across a fast‑growing manufacturing business.

The ideal candidate combines strong Excel and financial‑modeling skills with a practical understanding of how a P&L operates. They can take ambiguous questions, work through imperfect data, develop an analytical answer from first principles, and clearly communicate the resulting implications to senior leaders. This person must be highly curious, accountable, and comfortable working cross‑functionally with operations, commercial, supply chain, accounting, and other functional leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning, Analysis & Modeling

• Build and maintain detailed financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting, long-range planning, and ad-hoc decision-making.
• Analyze historical and projected financial performance, identifying key drivers of revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, working capital, and EBITDA.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate risks, opportunities, trade‑offs, and key business decisions.
• Support monthly reporting, leadership reviews, and board‑level materials with clear, accurate, and well‑supported analysis.

Operational & Commercial Analytics

• Partner with operations and commercial leaders to evaluate performance, capacity, productivity, backlog, pricing, labor, material costs, and other key business drivers.
• Analyze large and complex data sets, often where source data is incomplete, inconsistent, or evolving, and build practical analytical frameworks to answer business questions.
• Help improve data integrity and establish repeatable reporting and analytical processes across the organization.
• Translate operating metrics into financial implications and identify actionable opportunities to improve performance.

Strategic & Cross‑Functional Support

• Own end‑to‑end analyses from problem definition through executive‑level recommendation, with limited direction.
• Prepare concise, executive‑ready materials that clearly communicate the analysis, key takeaways, risks, and recommended actions.
• Build strong working relationships across finance, accounting, operations, supply chain, commercial, and senior leadership.
• Coordinate workstreams across functions, driving timely follow‑up and accountability where needed.

M&A & Strategic Transactions (Selective Exposure)

• Support evaluation of potential M&A opportunities through financial modeling, data analysis, and diligence support as needed

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in corporate finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, consulting, or a similarly rigorous analytical environment.
• Strong understanding of the three financial statements and how operational decisions flow through revenue, margin, EBITDA, cash flow, and working capital.
• Advanced Excel and financial‑modeling skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, scenario analysis, and the ability to build models and analyses from scratch.
• Ability to independently work through large, complex data sets and ambiguous business questions.
• Strong business judgment and intellectual curiosity; willing to dig into the details to understand what is driving performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex analysis into a clear message for senior leadership.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, work with urgency, and maintain a high degree of accuracy.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrials, or other operationally complex businesses is preferred, but not required.

Why Join IEM

At IEM, you’ll join a team that powers some of the world’s most ambitious projects. We’re engineers, makers, and problem‑solvers who thrive on tackling complex challenges and delivering solutions that keep industries moving forward. If you’re driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Your creativity and passion can help us achieve great things—come be part of the journey.

Learn more about IEM at https://www.iemfg.com

We offer comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' well‑being, growth, and long‑term success.

View a snapshot of our benefits at https://www.iemfg.com/careers

Non-Discrimination Statement

IEM does not discriminate against any applicant based on any characteristic protected by law.