Finance Department Manager

About:

• Lead and develop the Finance team, including coaching, workload planning, performance feedback, and professional development for Staff and Senior Accountants.
• Oversee month-end and year-end close activities, including the preparation and review of financial statements, supporting schedules, and management reporting packages.
• Review and approve journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, including managing information requests and overseeing the preparation of audit workpapers.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards and executive reporting focused on key business metrics such as sales, margin, labor, and overhead.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to support business and strategic decision-making.
• Analyze revenue and expenses and partner with business leaders to identify risks, evaluate opportunities, and improve financial performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, controls, and reporting, including opportunities for standardization and automation across business segments.
• Travel occasionally, with overnight travel of up to 5%.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, required
• Minimum five years of progressive experience in accounting/finance (public and/or private), required
• Three years of experience leading or managing employees, required
• Manufacturing accounting/finance experience, strongly preferred
• Experience with multi-entity reporting and/or foreign currency reporting, strongly preferred
• Experience in FP&A-style analysis and business partnering (e.g., profitability analysis, pricing/margin analysis, KPI development, and executive-ready reporting)
• Strong financial modeling skills with advanced Microsoft Excel (e.g., Power Query/Power Pivot, pivot tables, lookups, and complex formulas); experience with data extraction/analysis tools is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 and Management Reporter (or similar ERP/reporting tools) is a plus