Finance Director – Manufacturing FP&A & Business Operations

Axiom Path • Upper Allen Township, PA

1d • $150,000 - $175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Join a global leader in sustainable climate and temperature-control technologies, supporting a specialized business that designs, manufactures, and services highly reliable refrigeration solutions for critical industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food transportation. This organization combines advanced manufacturing capabilities with a diversified commercial operation spanning equipment sales, aftermarket parts, services, connected technology solutions, and rental operations. Its finance function plays a central role in business strategy, operational performance, investment decisions, and long-term profitability. The Finance Director will serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership while overseeing finance, accounting, and ERP-related functions. This position offers the opportunity to influence business decisions, strengthen financial discipline, and guide a cross-functional team supporting continued operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline required.
• 5–7+ years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, business finance, or financial leadership.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations and commercial business activities strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial analysis.
• Strong financial modeling capabilities, including scenario analysis, variance analysis, ROI, ROIC, and CROIC.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and translating financial information into operational and strategic recommendations.
• Understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, GAAP, SOX compliance, and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience leading teams, managing competing priorities, and influencing stakeholders across departments.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including development of complex financial models and reporting tools.
• Experience working with enterprise ERP systems and supporting financial process optimization.
• Knowledge of cash management, tax considerations, regulatory compliance, and financial risk management.
• Strong communication, executive presentation, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and drive improvements in a dynamic business environment.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Epicor, Oracle R12, or OneStream strongly preferred.
• MBA and/or CPA credentials strongly preferred.
• Exposure to Tableau, Dataiku, or similar business intelligence and analytics platforms is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior financial business partner to organizational leadership, providing financial direction and actionable recommendations that strengthen profitability and operating performance.
• Lead financial planning and analysis, including annual budgeting, long-range strategic planning, quarterly forecasting, scenario modeling, and performance reporting.
• Deliver comprehensive monthly operating reviews and quarterly business reviews, translating financial results into clear business insights and corrective actions.
• Develop financial models and business cases to evaluate capital expenditures, operational investments, rental fleet expansion, facility optimization, and new business opportunities.
• Evaluate investment performance using ROI, return on invested capital (ROIC), and cash return on invested capital (CROIC) methodologies.
• Establish and monitor financial KPIs, dashboards, forecasting assumptions, and risk-and-opportunity reporting.
• Lead and develop a cross-functional organization supporting accounting, financial controls, and enterprise resource planning.
• Oversee financial governance, internal controls, financial reporting, and compliance with GAAP, SOX, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with accounting and shared-services teams to maintain accurate reconciliations, reporting processes, and financial controls.
• Partner with supply chain and operations leadership to improve inventory management, purchasing decisions, cost visibility, and manufacturing profitability.
• Support commercial teams through pricing strategies, profitability analysis, customer value modeling, and financial evaluation of sales initiatives.
• Collaborate with ERP and IT leadership to improve financial reporting, system utilization, operational analytics, and business process efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean principles, automation, and process standardization.
• Support cash management, treasury practices, tax planning initiatives, and financial risk management.
• Build financial accountability across departments by helping operational leaders understand performance drivers, manage variances, and execute improvement plans.

Benefits

• Medical coverage and wellness programs beginning on day one, subject to eligibility.
• Vacation, holidays, sick leave, parental leave, volunteer leave, and family-building benefits.
• 401(k) matching, professional training, tuition assistance, and student debt support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager