Senior Finance Manager, SEF Americas

Stanley Black & Decker; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker seeks a Senior Finance Manager, SEF Americas, to lead financial stewardship across multiple sites in a remote role. You’ll partner with operations leadership, manage actuals, forecasts and budgets, and drive cost and productivity improvements across plants while strengthening internal controls.

You will influence site Controllers and finance teams, support capital initiatives and enterprise alignment, and promote standardization and cross-functional collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• 7-10 years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or operations finance.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint; knowledge of JDE Edwards and Hyperion (HFM) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance and accounting leader, with ownership for financial stewardship, accurate reporting, and alignment to corporate standards across multiple sites.
• Act as a trusted business partner to operations leadership, shaping decisions to improve business performance.
• Lead actuals, forecasts, budgets, and performance reviews with timely visibility to risks and actions.
• Drive cost, cash, and productivity performance across plants by identifying trends and partnering with site leaders.
• Translate plant performance data into actionable insights and business cases for strategic planning and value creation.
• Strengthen internal controls and SOX discipline, audit readiness and ethical culture.
• Lead site Controllers, Finance Managers, and extended teams to ensure consistent execution.
• Support capital prioritization, transformation initiatives, and process improvements.

Skills

Financial leadership

Strategic partnership

SOX/compliance

Cross-site leadership

Forecasting & budgeting

Data-driven insights

Operations finance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

JDE Edwards

Hyperion (HFM)

Job description

Senior Finance Manager, SEF Americas – Remote

Remote, United States

Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job

As a Senior Finance Manager, SEF Americas, you’ll be part of our Stanley Engineering Fastening (SEF) Americas team working as a remote employee. You’ll get to:

• Serve as the primary finance and accounting leader, with ownership for financial stewardship, accurate reporting, and alignment to corporate standards across multiple sites.
• Act as a trusted business partner to operations leadership, using financial insight, strategic influence, and constructive challenge to shape decisions and improve business performance.
• Lead actuals, forecasts, budgets, and performance reviews, ensuring timely visibility to risks, opportunities, and actions needed to deliver commitments.
• Drive cost, cash, and productivity performance across the plants by identifying trends, monitoring key operational and financial drivers, and partnering with site leaders on corrective actions.
• Translate plant performance data into actionable insights and business cases that support strategic planning, operational trade-offs, and long‑term value creation.
• Strengthen internal controls and compliance across the plants by ensuring SOX discipline, audit readiness, remediation of findings, and a culture of ethics and integrity.
• Lead and influence site Controllers, Finance Managers, and extended finance teams to build capability, accountability, and consistent execution across the network.
• Support capital prioritization, transformation initiatives, and process improvement efforts that enhance financial rigor, operational efficiency, and enterprise alignment.
• Promote best‑practice sharing, standardization, and continuous improvement across sites to improve decision quality, reporting consistency, and overall plant performance.
• Build strong relationships across operations, supply chain, commercial finance, and corporate functions to ensure end‑to‑end business partnership and an enterprise mindset.

The Person

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• 7-10 years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or operations finance.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, knowledge of JDE Edwards and Hyperion (HFM) preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading across multiple sites or within a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrates an enterprise mindset and balances local site needs with broader business priorities.
• Leads change effectively and helps teams navigate transformation, ambiguity, and evolving business requirements.
• Develops people through coaching, feedback, and talent planning.
• Communicates with clarity and impact, including with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Models accountability, ethics, and integrity in all aspects of financial leadership..

The Details

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well‑being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong:Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).

The Salary range for this position is $95,600.00 - $153,900.00

• This is the lowest to highest annual full‑time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.
• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well‑being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state‑of-the‑art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

Learning & Development

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state‑of-the‑art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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