Finance Manager- Industrial Manufacturing Industry in Nashville, TN at Vaco

Job Description

Our client is looking to hire a Finance Manager to join their growing team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with SVP/GM as a leader in the Industrial management team to create and sustain a culture of entrepreneurialism ad accountability - creating a set of metrics and dashboards that will be used to determine the short term and long-term health of the business
• Support the Sales team with customer relationships, analysis, and review of contracts & sales agreements to ensure expectations are in line with business goals and objects
• Support Supply Chain with both regular and a hoc analysis to ensure reliable delivery at or below expected costs
• Interact with technical and managerial leaders from across the parent company to ensure resources are secured and best practices are shared
• Proactively communicate and partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to work towards Best in Class manufacturing of product at cost expectations; ensuring alignment with Budget
• Coordinate with VP, Engineering to review project schedules, costs, non-conformance and risk analysis activities
• Act as the ERP "Super user", and provide (or coordinate) necessary ERP training for the Ind/Comm staff
• Coordinate and communicate with Engineering on all ongoing Value Engineering activities including ideation, feasibility analysis, and execution
• Work with each Director/Manager in the Industrial/Commercial division to implement budgets that are challenging but achievable
• Direct all budget, forecast and S&OP processes and work with Hunter Corporate office and Industrial SVP/GM to ensure linkage and alignment with corporate objectives
• Manage all monthly, quarterly and annual reporting (GAAP) for the Industrial/Commercial Division; inclusive of annual Audits as required by CFO/Controller
• Provide financial expertise to the Industrial SVP/GM and to the organization to ensure that the business outcome is as expected or to fully communicate and defend when the business outcomes are different than expectation
• Coordinate and oversee the Pricing and FP&A efforts along with Product Marketing resources

Key Measurements and Metrics

• EBITDA performance
• COGS
• Gross Margin performance
• Working Capital/Cashflow

Education /Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Admin, Finance or Operations. CPA and/or MBA degree preferred.
• 5-7 years' experience with focus in Finance with relevant Operational experience
• JDE experience a plus
• Lean process qualifications are a plus
• Process and program management experience strongly preferred.