Strategic Finance Leader for Manufacturing & Operations

Confidential; Kentucky; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential, a growing industrial manufacturing organization in Kentucky, seeks a Senior Finance Manager to provide financial leadership and strategic support across the organization. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and KPI development while partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and HR.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, commercially minded finance leader who digs into the numbers, translates financial information into actionable recommendations, and guides senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing Finance and/or Accounting teams.
• Strong experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, with multi-site operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Develop financial models and analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Analyze revenue, profitability, expenses, working capital, and other key financial metrics.
• Identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, HR, and other leaders to establish financial targets and monitor performance against plan.
• Develop and maintain meaningful financial KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting.
• Provide financial analysis for capital investments, strategic initiatives, and major business decisions.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to senior leadership and business stakeholders.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and provide performance analysis.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, inventory, receivables, payables, and balance sheet drivers.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, productivity, cash flow, and overall financial performance.
• Challenge assumptions and provide financial perspective on major business initiatives.
• Lead finance-related process improvements, automation initiatives, and reporting enhancements.
• Partner with IT and Finance to optimize ERP functionality, reporting, and financial workflows.
• Develop standardized reporting and analytical processes to improve visibility, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Lead, develop, coach, and hold Finance and Accounting personnel accountable for performance.
• Help strengthen financial controls, processes, and accountability across the organization.

Skills

10+ years of experience

Finance/Accounting leadership

Manufacturing/industrial experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Performance reporting

Financial controls

Excel

SAP

Power BI

ERP implementations

Strategic business partner

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Confidential, a growing industrial manufacturing organization in Kentucky, seeks a Senior Finance Manager to provide financial leadership and strategic support across the organization. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and KPI development while partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and HR.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, commercially minded finance leader who digs into the numbers, translates financial information into actionable recommendations, and guides senior