Senior Finance Manager

Position Overview:

The Senior Finance Manager serves as a strategic finance partner to operational and commercial leaders, including facility leadership teams and regional executives. This role oversees financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis, and day-to-day finance support for an operating location. It also collaborates closely with centralized accounting teams to ensure all financial activities follow U.S. GAAP and internal controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted advisor to facility and regional management, supporting the achievement of operational and financial objectives.
• Lead the preparation of monthly and quarterly forecasts, long-range plans, and annual budgets in alignment with business leadership direction.
• Monitor and interpret operational metrics and financial results, comparing actual performance to plans and providing recommendations that support organizational goals.
• Strengthen financial literacy across operational and commercial teams to support effective decision-making.
• Conduct data analysis to understand revenue streams, cost drivers, profitability trends, production metrics, and capital spending, communicating insights clearly to stakeholders.
• Maintain and assess long-term financial models, ensuring comparisons and assumptions remain accurate and relevant.
• Support month-end close activities by compiling and reviewing financial information, including validating journal entries with centralized accounting teams.
• Prepare detailed variance explanations including assessments of risks, opportunities, and accounting treatment.
• Oversee the review and timely submission of financial statements, ensuring compliance with internal accounting policies and procedures.
• Support internal and external audit activities by providing documentation and analysis as needed.
• Identify process gaps and lead initiatives that drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to special projects and respond to ad hoc requests from leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize complex information, and develop innovative solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with sound judgment and adaptability in responding to real-time requests.
• Skilled in identifying and resolving complex finance and accounting issues and performing detailed financial analysis.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines with high accuracy.
• Capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team-oriented, client-focused environment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to interpret and work within contractual and policy frameworks.
• High attention to detail, commitment to learning, and a process-driven mindset.

Salary Range: $150k - $170k