Global Operations Finance Director: Cost, Forecasting & M&A

Materion Services Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Materion Services Inc. in Cleveland, OH seeks a Director of Operations Finance to partner with manufacturing and commercial leadership, drive cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and ROIC improvements across Electronic Materials.

You will lead the operations finance team, standardize reporting, strengthen SAP cost accounting, manage capital spend, working capital, and support M&A activities and audits. This role requires strong GAAP knowledge and cross-functional collaboration to deliver

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operations Finance team — provide financial support to manufacturing and supply chain teams.
• Drive discipline in the forecasting and capital spending processes.
• Complete cost savings and payback analysis to maximize ROIC and identify best practices.
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for manufacturing and supply chain across Electronic Materials.
• Partner with VP/GM of EM business unit for reporting, forecasting, and driving results.
• Partner with EM FP&A Director and Corporate Accounting to oversee monthly closing and ensure US GAAP compliance.
• Develop standardized KPIs to monitor manufacturing metrics and recommend corrective actions.
• Identify and drive cost reductions and continuous improvement, including robust reporting of savings vs. targets.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and recommend actions to improve performance.
• Improve accuracy of standard costs and standardize processes across Electronic Materials.
• Partner with supply chain to drive inventory reductions to improve working capital.
• Drive enhancements and standardization of SAP systems to support cost accounting and variance analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of systems and processes that support financial analysis and reporting.
• Collaborate with corporate operations finance and other business units on best practices and standardization.
• Support Mergers & Acquisition activities, including due diligence and integration planning.
• Ad-hoc projects and analysis / other duties as assigned.

Job description

Materion Services Inc. in Cleveland, OH seeks a Director of Operations Finance to partner with manufacturing and commercial leadership, drive cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and ROIC improvements across Electronic Materials.

You will lead the operations finance team, standardize reporting, strengthen SAP cost accounting, manage capital spend, working capital, and support M&A activities and audits. This role requires strong GAAP knowledge and cross-functional collaboration to deliver