Strategic Finance Director - Multi-Site Manufacturing

CB Partners, LLC; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CB Partners, LLC seeks a senior finance leader to oversee financial and controllership across a multi-site manufacturing operation. This role blends strategic partnership with hands-on operational leadership, guiding a distributed finance team and collaborating with site leadership to drive profitability.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in manufacturing finance, strong cost accounting, budgeting, and capital project oversight, with CPA/CMA preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience.
• Leadership experience in manufacturing, industrial, or complex environments.
• Controllership with multi-site oversight and strong cost accounting expertise.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, inventory accounting, and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a distributed team of plant and site finance professionals.
• Provide financial leadership across multiple manufacturing and operating locations.
• Oversee month-end close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Partner with senior operational leadership on financial performance and strategic decisions.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Oversee operating expenses, capital expenditures, working capital, and overall financial performance.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, inventory valuation, production variances, freight, and other cost drivers.
• Provide financial oversight of capital projects and fixed assets.
• Support physical inventory processes and ensure accurate inventory accounting.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, company policies, and reporting requirements.
• Partner with operations to identify profitability and efficiency improvements.
• Support audits and compliance initiatives.
• Drive process improvements and best practices across locations.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop finance talent.
• Prepare financial analysis and executive reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Cost accounting

Budgeting

Financial analysis

ERP experience

SAP

Multi-site management

Plant finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or CMA (preferred)

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

CB Partners, LLC seeks a senior finance leader to oversee financial and controllership across a multi-site manufacturing operation. This role blends strategic partnership with hands-on operational leadership, guiding a distributed finance team and collaborating with site leadership to drive profitability.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in manufacturing finance, strong cost accounting, budgeting, and capital project oversight, with CPA/CMA preferred.