Operations Finance Supervisor

Lewis Services | 100% Employee-Owned; West Henrietta (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Paid training and certifications

401(k) +

Paid time off and EAP

Job summary

Lewis Services, a second-largest utility vegetation management company and ESOP advocate, seeks an Operations Finance Supervisor to drive cost accounting, forecasting, and financial reporting to support operational decisions.

You’ll partner with Field Operations, Accounting, and FP&A to identify profitability drivers, develop standard costing, and test dashboards. The role offers training, career growth, and ESOP participation within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 4-6 years of progressive accounting/finance experience in manufacturing or cost accounting.
• Strong understanding of project and cost accounting methodologies.
• Primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and end-to-end processes.
• Ability to learn and configure emerging software systems.
• Proficiency with Excel and Outlook; strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly forecasting and production analysis, including overhead and cost drivers.
• Perform budget-to-actual variance reviews with clear commentary.
• Collaborate with field operations to gather inputs and provide insights.
• Conduct customer profitability and cost-to-serve analyses for pricing.
• Develop dashboards and internal reporting tools.
• Identify improvements to ERP and reporting systems.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Financial analytics

Cost accounting

Forecasting

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

MBA (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

Dashboards

Microsoft Office (Excel/Outlook)

Job description

At Lewis, we’re not just trimming trees — we’re building a future. As the second-largest utility vegetation management company in North America and a proud employee-owned business, we believe every person on our team matters. When you join Lewis, you're not just taking a job — you're investing in your future.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Elevate your career with us — we prioritize training and internal promotions!
• Join a vibrant team that champions safety, values your feedback, and fosters a strong sense of camaraderie!
• Shape your future with us through our fantastic Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)!

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do as an Operations Finance Supervisor

As a Operations Finance Supervisor at Lewis Services, you’ll:

Reporting to the VP Finance & Accounting, you’ll design and maintain critical cost accounting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analytics functions that support operational decision-making and business development. You’ll partner closely with Field Operations, Accounting, and Financial Planning & Analysis to identify profitability drivers, understand the true cost to serve, and prompt desired behaviors to enhance profitability.Develop and maintain standard costing, job costing, and cost accounting processes to support planning, forecasting, and operational controls.

• Lead weekly forecasting and production analysis, including review of overhead coverage and operational cost drivers. Prepare weekly operational productivity and profitability reporting versus established targets.
• Conduct monthly budget-to-actual variance reviews and communicate key financial trends to stakeholders with clear commentary and follow-up actions.
• Partner with field operations to gather reporting inputs, explain variances, uncover answers, and develop actionable insights.
• Perform customer profitability, total cost-to-serve, and business modeling analysis to support pricing and bidding.
• Create, develop, prototype, and test dashboards and internal reporting tools.
• Identify, recommend, and lead improvements to ERP, operational, and reporting systems to enhance data collection and reporting.
• Lead and support special projects and perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Operate initially with no immediate direct reports, with the potential to take on direct reports as the role expands with the business.

Qualifications

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related business field.
• 4-6 years of progressive accounting or finance experience in manufacturing, cost accounting, or operational environments.
• Strong understanding of project and cost accounting methodologies.
• Ability to serve as a primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, manage expectations, and deliver results that align with company goals.
• Ability to understand the business operating model and how processes align with company objectives, while managing end-to-end workstreams with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize multiple deadlines as priorities change.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, identify root causes, propose data-based solutions, and take tactical ownership of transformation plans.
• Clear, concise, tactful, and professional oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn emerging software systems and independently configure and test systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook, and relevant business systems.

Preferred

• MBA.
• Experience in a lead technical role.

Physical Demands

Ability To

• Regularly stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time, reach, and perform repetitive computing tasks.
• Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb stairs, and lift or move up to 25 pounds.
• Travel occasionally by ground and/or air transportation, including overnight stays.

Environmental Conditions

• Regularly - Office environment Noise level is usually moderate

Tools & Equipment

Equipment And Systems May Include

Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook

ERP, operational, reporting, and other relevant business systems

Dashboards and internal reporting tools

What We Offer

Competitive pay $110,000 - $140,000

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Paid training and certifications

401(k) +

Paid time off and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Our commitment to Our People is key to the success of our business. We respect the differences between us, and we leverage those differences to create an environment where all employees feel welcome and fairly treated. We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued.

Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity for both applicants and employees. Lewis Tree Service prohibits unlawful discrimination or harassment of employees and applicants based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age (40+), religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, apprenticeship, promotion, demotion, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Lewis Tree Service's practices and policies are administered under applicable federal, state, and local laws.