Finance Leader — Manufacturing Strategy & Growth

Harmer; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmer is engaged by a publicly traded manufacturing client to identify a Senior Finance Manager tasked with leading a $1B+ business. The role partners with executive and site leadership to drive financial performance, strategy, and operational decision-making while directing a high-performing finance team.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, KPI analysis, and capital investments across multiple sites, with exposure to corporate finance and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience supporting manufacturing or industrial operations.
• Experience supporting large, multi-site manufacturing operations.
• Experience working in a publicly traded or similarly complex organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Provide financial leadership and strategic guidance to executives and operations leaders.
• Deliver financial analysis, KPI reporting, and insights to drive performance.
• Partner with manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and commercial leaders to improve profitability.
• Lead financial modeling, scenario planning, and capital investment analysis.
• Develop executive reporting packages for senior leadership.
• Drive improvements in forecasting, reporting, processes and analytics.
• Lead, coach, and develop a finance team with a culture of accountability.

Skills

Financial leadership

Executive partnering

Strategic planning

Team leadership

Financial analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

CPA / CMA / MBA preferred

Job description

Harmer is engaged by a publicly traded manufacturing client to identify a Senior Finance Manager tasked with leading a $1B+ business. The role partners with executive and site leadership to drive financial performance, strategy, and operational decision-making while directing a high-performing finance team.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, KPI analysis, and capital investments across multiple sites, with exposure to corporate finance and strategic planning.