Finance Operations Manager

ZT Systems; Secaucus (NJ); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

ZT Systems in Secaucus, NJ is seeking a Finance Operations Manager to lead end-to-end month-end close, revenue deferrals, inventory reserves, and journal entry execution. You will drive operational reviews, coordinate with auditors and consultants, and guide cross-functional teams across RMA, RTV, engineering, and supply chain.

The ideal candidate brings a strong finance and operations background with 6+ years of relevant experience and a proven leadership track record.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Operations, Finance, Accounting, or a related field required.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in financial operations, supply chain operations, or operational accounting, with direct team leadership experience.
• 0-3 years leading and mentoring talent
• Deep hands-on background in operational reviews, month-end close workflows, inventory reserves, and revenue deferral tracking.
• Proven management experience collaborating directly with external audit teams, consulting firms, and enterprise technology clients on operational deliverables.
• Strong command of enterprise ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and collaboration software.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational reserve & inventory oversight, including aging reports and reserves.
• Oversee operational revenue recognition, deferrals, and COGS reclassifications across service models.
• Drive NRE & settlement workflows review for major enterprise projects with client data.
• Serve as primary interface with external auditors, consultants, and enterprise tech teams.
• Conduct operational reviews and validation of data to support journal entries and reclassifications.
• Lead cross-functional workflow management across RMA, RTV, customer operations, engineering, supply chain, and Finance.

Skills

SAP

Cross-functional leadership

Journal entries review

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business Operations/Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP ERP

Collaboration tools

Job description

## Finance Operations ManagerApply: Secaucus, NJ: Full time: Posted Today: R-105411**About The Role** The Finance Operations Manager will lead the operational management and execution of financial workflows, including end-to-end month-end close operations, revenue deferrals, inventory reserves, and journal entry execution. Sitting at the core of day-to-day business operations, this role focuses on operational review, operational variance analysis, and cross-functional execution. The ideal candidate brings a strong finance and operations background with proven leadership in managing operational relationships with external auditors, management consulting firms, and key enterprise technology partners.**What You Will Do*** **Operational Reserve & Inventory Oversight:** Perform operational reviews of quarterly RMA/RTV aging reports, obsolete inventory reserves, and warranty accruals (including V100 and HDD backorders), verifying failure-rate calculations and operational inputs.* **Operational Revenue & Cost Management:** Oversee operational service revenue recognition, deferrals, and COGS reclassifications across service models (OPS2/OPS3), including platform-specific tracking for AMD MI300X and Helios.* **NRE & Settlement Execution:** Drive operational cost tracking, deferred sales, and settlement workflows review for major enterprise tech client projects (e.g., Microsoft MI300C \"Lunok\" and MSFT MI455X NRE) using customer ops data.* **External Partner Collaboration:** Serve as the primary operational lead interfacing with external auditors, third-party consultants, and tech customer teams to streamline operational workflows and support business requirements.* **Journal Entry Operational Review:** Conduct operational reviews and validation of the data to support journal entries, reclassifications (including RTV CVC/VRC reclassifications and write-offs).* **Cross-Functional Workflow Management:** Lead operational coordination across RMA, RTV, customer operations, engineering, supply chain, and Finance teams to resolve workflow bottlenecks and maintain timely close operations.**What You Bring*** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Operations, Finance, Accounting, or a related field required.* 6+ years of progressive experience in financial operations, supply chain operations, or operational accounting, with direct team leadership experience.* 0-3 years leading and mentoring talent* Deep hands-on background in operational reviews, month-end operational close workflows, inventory reserves, and revenue deferral tracking.* Proven management experience collaborating directly with external audit teams, consulting firms, and enterprise technology clients on operational deliverables.* Practical operational understanding of service model, failure-rate models, and inventory reclassification workflows.* Strong command of enterprise ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and collaboration software.* Strong operational problem-solving, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills.ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $76,875 and $102,500.00 annually. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education, and/or certifications.Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.