Finance Director

Pregis•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Finance Director – Thermal Solutions leads financial planning, analysis, reporting, and control activities for manufacturing operations. The role partners with plant leadership, supply chain, operations, commercial teams, and executive management to drive profitability, improve operational performance, support strategic decision-making, and maintain strong financial governance. The position provides financial leadership for budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, capital investment analysis, inventory management, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Finance Director leads the financial close process and develops and executes financial strategies that support company objectives and growth plans. The role delivers actionable insights to improve profitability, productivity, and operational efficiency, and supports strategic initiatives, acquisitions, expansions, and capital investment decisions. Working with the business unit president and leadership team, the Director contributes to company strategy, challenges assumptions, and provides financial analysis and guidance to optimize financial performance and strategic position. The role supports an accelerated five-year growth strategy to grow the business more than fivefold. The position directs activities related to revenue generation, cost management, capital expenditure investment, asset management, and the business unit balance sheet. It leads annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning; analyzes financial and operational performance against budgets and targets; and plans, organizes, implements, directs, and evaluates the organization’s financial function. The Director establishes and maintains a high-performing team, fosters team growth and development, drives cash flow, manages working capital, maintains internal controls and compliance with company policies and accounting standards, and oversees standard costing, product costing, and cost accounting processes. The role is based in Norfolk, Nebraska; New Albany, Indiana; or Chicago, Illinois, with travel of up to 50% in Year 1. The estimated annual base pay range is $180,000 to $220,000, depending on experience and skills.

Requirements

Prior financial leadership experience in a progressive organization.
Operational finance experience, including three years in a leadership position.
Proven experience leading a multi-million-dollar P&L, preferably in a product manufacturing business.
Seven to fifteen years of experience in a related manufacturing industry.
BA/BS degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP.
Master of Business Administration.
CPA or CMA.

Responsibilities

Lead the financial close process.
Provide financial leadership and business partnership to commercial and operations teams.
Develop and execute financial strategies that support company objectives and growth plans.
Deliver actionable insights to improve profitability, productivity, and operational efficiency.
Support strategic initiatives, acquisitions, expansions, and capital investment decisions.
Contribute to business-unit strategy by challenging assumptions and providing financial analysis and guidance on activities, plans, targets, and business drivers.
Partner with the business unit president and leadership team to deliver the five-year growth strategy.
Direct activities related to revenue generation, cost management, capital expenditure investment, asset management, and the business unit balance sheet.
Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
Analyze financial and operational performance against budgets and targets.
Plan, organize, implement, direct, and evaluate the organization’s financial function and performance.
Establish and maintain a high-performing team and foster team growth and development.
Drive cash flow and manage working capital.
Maintain strong internal controls and compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
Oversee standard costing, product costing, and cost accounting processes.