Senior Finance Manager, SEF Americas

Stanley Engineered Fastening LLC; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

401(k) and ESPP

PTO and tuition reimbursement

Tool discounts

Job summary

Stanley Engineered Fastening (SEF) Americas is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead finance and accounting across SEF Americas as a remote employee in the United States. You will partner with operations, lead forecasts and budgets, and drive cost and cash performance while strengthening internal controls and enterprise-wide collaboration.

The role requires 7–10 years in manufacturing-related finance, advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills, and experience with JDE Edwards and Hyperion.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance and accounting leader across SEF Americas.
• Act as a trusted business partner to operations leadership to shape decisions.
• Lead actuals, forecasts, budgets, and performance reviews with visibility to risks and actions.
• Drive cost, cash, and productivity across plants with site leaders on corrective actions.
• Translate plant performance data into actionable insights and business cases.
• Strengthen internal controls and SOX compliance across the plants.
• Lead and influence site Controllers and extended finance teams.
• Support capital prioritization and transformation initiatives.
• Promote best-practice sharing and standardization across sites.
• Build relationships with operations, supply chain, and corporate functions.

Skills

Finance leadership

Manufacturing finance

Excel

PowerPoint

JDE Edwards

Hyperion/HFM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

MBA or relevant advanced degree

CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification

Tools

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™.

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.

• 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.
• 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at [phone] or at [e-mail]. Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov) This employer participates in the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program. Applicants may be asked to voluntarily provide information to determine eligibility. Any information provided will be kept confidentially other than as required to make the necessary WOTC disclosures and in accordance with applicable laws.