Manufacturing Finance & Cost Optimization Lead

Bright Innovation Labs; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Innovation Labs is seeking a Senior Operations Finance Manager to partner with Operations. This role leads manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, budgeting, forecasting, and KPI reporting to improve profitability and productivity in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This position requires 10+ years in manufacturing finance, strong analytical skills, ERP experience (Deacom, SAP), and a track record of continuous improvement using Lean or Six Sigma.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing finance.
• Cost Accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing controlling activities across production operations.
• Maintain and enhance standard costing methodologies, BOM structures, labor rates, and overhead allocation models.
• Analyze variances including material usage, labor, yield, scrap, waste, and overhead absorption.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation and product costing per accounting standards.
• Partner with Plant Leadership to identify cost savings and improve profitability.
• Support month-end close activities related to inventory, manufacturing costs, and performance.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Cost accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

KPI reporting

Continuous improvement

Power BI

LEAN/Six Sigma

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

MBA/CPA/CMA or equivalent

Tools

Deacom

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Bright Innovation Labs is seeking a Senior Operations Finance Manager to partner with Operations. This role leads manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, budgeting, forecasting, and KPI reporting to improve profitability and productivity in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This position requires 10+ years in manufacturing finance, strong analytical skills, ERP experience (Deacom, SAP), and a track record of continuous improvement using Lean or Six Sigma.