Finance Director – Manufacturing FP&A & Business Operations

Axiom Path, Inc.; Nebraska; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Path, Inc. seeks a Finance Director to lead Manufacturing FP&A and Business Operations from its York, PA location.

This role partners with leadership to guide profitability, capital investments, and strategic planning while driving continuous improvement in financial processes. The ideal candidate will manage budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, oversee ERP-related financial data, and develop finance capabilities across the organization in a high-growth manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5–10+ years of relevant financial leadership experience in FP&A, manufacturing controllership, or similar.
• Proven experience partnering with leaders on performance improvement and decision-making.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing financial drivers (materials, labor, inventory, absorption, margins).
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, modeling, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Experience interpreting results and presenting to senior leadership.
• ERP experience and data-driven reporting knowledge.
• Leadership of finance professionals and cross-functional influence.
• Knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and compliance requirements.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and change leadership capabilities.
• Entrepreneurial, growth-oriented mindset; experience in multinational contexts preferred.
• ERP familiarity with Oracle/Epicor desired.
• MBA preferred; CPA beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead financial partner for growing manufacturing and commercial operations.
• Develop product profitability reporting and performance dashboards for visibility.
• Analyze labor, material costs, inventory, and manufacturing absorption for efficiency.
• Lead annual plans, long-range planning, forecasts, and performance reviews.
• Translate financial data into actionable recommendations for leaders across functions.
• Evaluate growth initiatives and capital investments with ROI and scenario modeling.
• Oversee forecasting, reporting, and governance to support sound decisions.
• Collaborate with ERP specialists to strengthen data structures and cost visibility.
• Guide financial controls and compliance within established standards.
• Support scalable processes within a global corporate structure.
• Drive change management and accountability across stakeholders.
• Develop finance talent through coaching and process improvements.
• Explore shared services and standardized financial processes.

Skills

Financial leadership

FP&A

Manufacturing controllership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

ERP systems

GAAP/compliance

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Change management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

MBA

CPA or equivalent credentials

Tools

Oracle

Epicor

Job description

Finance Director – Manufacturing FP&A & Business Operations

York, United States

Job Description

Be Part Of A High-Performing Team

Join a global industrial technology organization advancing sustainable temperature-control solutions across transportation, manufacturing, and specialized commercial markets. This opportunity supports a rapidly expanding business that manufactures and services advanced refrigeration equipment used to protect temperature-sensitive products worldwide.

Following its integration into a larger global organization, the business is entering an important stage of transformation and accelerated growth. Its leadership team is focused on strengthening operational performance, expanding market opportunities, improving financial visibility, and creating scalable processes to support its long-term strategy.

The 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.

Requirements

Do 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.