Director Operations Finance

Club Car• Evans, GA, US, GA

About The Position

Club Car is seeking a business-minded senior finance leader to serve as the primary finance business partner to the Operations organization, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Quality. The role provides financial analysis, cost management, planning, forecasting, and reporting to support operational and financial goals. It translates complex operational and financial data into reports and recommendations intended to strengthen the company’s profitability and financial position. The Director advises the COO and Operations leadership team, leads financial planning and performance management for Operations, and supports investment decisions, cost control, working capital optimization, and operational accounting. The role also leads transformation and automation efforts within Operations Finance and develops a culture of continuous improvement across the team. The position requires close partnership with senior leaders and teams across Operations, Sales, Product Growth, Tax, and Finance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive finance experience.
At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role managing teams.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modeling.
Highly organized and proficient at multitasking.
Able to identify key variances, work with Operations partners to understand root causes, and determine actions to drive favorable results.
Collaborative style and ability to influence and work with all levels of the organization, including senior executives.
Strong sense of urgency and focus on meeting key deadlines.
Strategic and creative thinker; highly motivated and self-driven.
Ability to talk or listen regularly; may need to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. Vision requirements include close-range, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

MBA or professional certification such as CPA, CMA, CFA, or equivalent.
Experience partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing organizations, including cost accounting and capital investment analysis.
Experience with Hyperion, Planning, Essbase, or HFM; AS400/Mapics; Oracle BI; or Tableau.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary finance advisor to the COO and Operations leadership team, and prepare Operations leaders, the CFO, and CEO for Monthly Operational Reviews and other reporting communications.
Lead the Annual Operating Plan, rolling forecast, and Long-Range Plan for Operations, translating operational strategy into financial targets and performance commitments.
Establish and maintain operating KPIs and scorecards, including gross margin, cost per unit, capacity utilization, labor productivity, material cost performance, and working capital turns.
Build and maintain cost models covering labor, materials, freight, facilities, and overhead; oversee standard costing, inventory valuation, and cost allocation methodologies.
Forecast, analyze, and report on manufacturing and purchase price variances, material and freight costs, absorption and overhead, inventory reserves, and tariff and foreign exchange impacts.
Evaluate capital projects, automation initiatives, network and footprint changes, and make-versus-buy decisions using NPV, IRR, payback, and sensitivity analysis; govern capital expenditures, including post-investment reviews.
Align Finance with Operations, Sales, and Product Growth teams to develop and improve the SIOP process.
Support sourcing, supplier, and logistics contract negotiations with financial modeling and total cost of ownership analysis.
Partner with Operations on inventory, payables, and working capital optimization; identify and quantify operational financial risks, including supplier, commodity, currency, and capacity exposures.
Partner with the Global Tax Director to evaluate transfer pricing for intercompany transfers of tangible goods and services.
Champion and support Operations Finance transformation activities, including Hyperion Financial Management implementation, chart of accounts mapping across entities, and standard work for month-end close and accrual activities.
Ensure the accuracy of operational accounting, including accruals, inventory, and fixed assets; maintain internal controls and support internal and external audits.
Improve analytics capabilities, financial modeling, and variance reporting to inform strategic business decisions through data-driven analyses.
Develop a culture of continuous improvement across the Operations Finance organization.
Reduce non-value-added work and improve productivity and quality through automation of repetitive processes and implementation of bot technologies where applicable.
Build strong interpersonal relationships and become a trusted senior business partner across the organization.
Perform ad hoc reporting and analytics for the business leadership team.
Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.