Finance Operations Manager

Tri-K Industries, Inc.•Denville, NJ

30d•Onsite

About The Position

Manage the financial oversight of operations – production, warehousing, logistics, procurement, and sales by ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, and overall effective financial governance. Partner with Executive Leadership to provide strategic financial insights that support informed decision-making and business performance management. Act as a sparring partner.

Requirements

Accurate financial reporting
Strong internal controls
Regulatory compliance
Effective financial governance
Strategic financial insights
Informed decision-making
Business performance management
Financial controlling
Cost accounting
Inventory control
Insurance management
Legal coordination
Daily accounting operations
Audit readiness
Relationships with auditors, banks, customers, and vendors
Continuous Excellence (CEP) initiatives
Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) initiatives
Improvement and standardization of finance and compliance processes
Updated SOPs
Manufacturing cost accounting
Standard and product costing
Variance analysis
BOM and routing cost reviews
Production cost performance monitoring
Cost optimization initiatives
Efficiency improvements
Continuous cost reduction programs
Inventory accounting and controls
Accurate valuation
Reconciliation
Aging analysis
NRV assessments
Optimize inventory levels
Improve turnover
Enhance working capital management
Financial oversight and business partnership for plant commercial activities
New product introductions
Product conversions
Capacity expansion
Yield improvement initiatives
Replacement capital projects
SVCOI initiatives
Capex evaluations
Purchase order approvals
Manufacturing investment programs
Financial analysis
Cost control
Value realization across plant operations
Partner with Sales and Commercial teams
Profitable growth
Pricing analysis
Product and customer profitability reviews
Commercial contract evaluations
Financial assessment of business proposals
Margin insights
Strategic recommendations
Effective pricing decisions
Customer and supplier negotiations
Evaluate and oversee capital investment initiatives
Budget monitoring
Fixed asset management
Asset lifecycle planning
Optimal returns
Effective utilization of company resources
Partner with Procurement
Optimize sourcing decisions
Supplier performance
Purchasing strategies
Logistics costs
Cost savings
Contract reviews
Supply chain efficiency initiatives
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) activities
Identify risks
Implement mitigation strategies
Compliance with established governance frameworks
Manage commercial contract reviews and legal agreements
Oversee insurance policies, renewals, and claims
Support corporate governance and Board reporting activities
Compliance with statutory, regulatory, and corporate requirements
Finance process improvements
Automation initiatives
ERP system SAP implementation
Improve efficiency and reporting capabilities
Develop financial dashboards
Strengthen management reporting
Standardize finance procedures and internal controls
Support corporate governance activities
Coordinate Board and Committee meetings
Prepare notices, agendas, minutes, and resolutions
Maintain statutory records and corporate documentation
Issue compliance certificates
Manage Director Sitting Fees and related governance requirements
Act as a no. 2 in the Finance organization
Step into the leadership role

Responsibilities

Responsible for financial controlling, cost accounting, financial reporting, inventory control, insurance management, and legal coordination, ensuring effective governance, compliance, and operational support.
Oversee daily accounting operations to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance. Build effective relationships with auditors, banks, customers, and vendors while leading Continuous Excellence (CEP) and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) initiatives and driving the ongoing improvement and standardization of finance and compliance processes through updated SOPs.
Manage manufacturing cost accounting, including standard and product costing, variance analysis, BOM and routing cost reviews, and production cost performance monitoring. Drive cost optimization initiatives by identifying efficiency improvements and supporting continuous cost reduction programs.
Manage inventory accounting and controls by ensuring accurate valuation, reconciliation, aging analysis, and NRV assessments. Partner with Supply Chain to optimize inventory levels, improve turnover, and enhance working capital management.
Provide financial oversight and business partnership for plant commercial activities, including new product introductions, product conversions, capacity expansion, yield improvement initiatives, replacement capital projects, SVCOI and CEP initiatives, Capex evaluations, purchase order approvals, and other manufacturing investment programs. Ensure effective financial analysis, cost control, and value realization across plant operations.
Partner with Sales and Commercial teams to drive profitable growth through pricing analysis, product and customer profitability reviews, commercial contract evaluations, and financial assessment of business proposals. Provide margin insights and strategic recommendations to support effective pricing decisions and customer and supplier negotiations.
Evaluate and oversee capital investment initiatives through financial analysis, budget monitoring, fixed asset management, and asset lifecycle planning to ensure optimal returns and effective utilization of company resources.
Partner with Procurement to optimize sourcing decisions, supplier performance, purchasing strategies, and logistics costs while driving cost savings through contract reviews and supply chain efficiency initiatives.
Maintain effective internal controls and lead Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) activities by identifying risks, implementing mitigation strategies, and ensuring compliance with established governance frameworks.
Manage commercial contract reviews and legal agreements, oversee insurance policies, renewals, and claims, support corporate governance and Board reporting activities, and ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and corporate requirements.
Drive finance process improvements, automation initiatives, and ERP system SAP implementation to improve efficiency and reporting capabilities. Develop financial dashboards, strengthen management reporting, and standardize finance procedures and internal controls to support effective governance and decision-making.
Support corporate governance activities by coordinating Board and Committee meetings, preparing notices, agendas, minutes, and resolutions, maintaining statutory records and corporate documentation, issuing compliance certificates, and managing Director Sitting Fees and related governance requirements.
Act as a no. 2 in the Finance organization of the company and step into the leadership role, as and when required.