Manager, Finance - Manufacturing

Crusoe•Arvada, CO

2d•$135,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Crusoe is seeking a Manager, Finance to join their Manufacturing Finance team. This role serves as an embedded operational and strategic finance partner to Manufacturing leadership, translating operational drivers into financial impacts and actionable recommendations. The ideal candidate is commercially-minded, results-driven, and inspired to challenge the status quo, acting as a co-pilot in steering the business towards its financial goals.

Requirements

Onsite across Manufacturing locations at least 2 days/week, primarily Arvada; some light travel necessary
Strong manufacturing finance background with working knowledge of Cost Accounting
6+ years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 2+ years supporting a business unit P&L
Capital budgeting & resource planning experience
Advanced financial modeling skills and ability to build driver-based models, sensitivity analyses, and complex operational scenarios from the ground up.
Strong business acumen; able to connect financial analysis to operational and strategic levers.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex operational data into clear financial insights and executive-ready narratives.
Proactive, self-driven, and comfortable thriving in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment. You don't wait to be asked; you readily identify problems, instinctively seek solutions, and take ownership of outcomes.
Experience in a high-growth technology, infrastructure, energy, or data center environment strongly preferred.
Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills with ERP systems (e.g., Acumatica, Oracle, SAP) and financial planning/BI tools experience
Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related analytical field; MBA, CFA, or CPA a plus.
Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with project management and technical teams to translate project-specific updates into financial impact analysis.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CFA, or CPA a plus.

Responsibilities

Act as a hands-on, "on-the-floor" partner to Manufacturing leadership; translate factory-floor operational drivers (e.g., production efficiency, utilization, uptime) into real-time P&L impacts and actionable recommendations.
Collaborate closely with Project Managers and engineering teams to gain deep visibility into production schedules, project lifecycles, and operational bottlenecks, ensuring financial models accurately reflect the project status.
Build and maintain detailed production cost models from the ground; track unit costs, Bill of Materials (BoM) assumptions, and total cost-to-produce to drive margin expansion.
Oversee inventory health, E&O reserves, partnering with operational and supply chain leads to implement proactive vendor strategies; drive the seamless transition of unit costs into COGS.
Translate operational drivers (e.g., production efficiency, utilization, operational uptime) into P&L impacts and actionable recommendations.
Lead monthly and quarterly financial reviews, budget & forecast variance analysis, and build clear, actionable performance narratives for Exec, Board, and Investor materials.
Proactively identify risks & opportunities to improve margins and operational efficiency, partnering with operational teams to develop improvement plans.
Own annual budget, monthly forecast and long-range planning processes, collaborating closely with department heads to ensure financial plans are ambitious, actionable, and aligned with corporate targets.
Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation; deliver insights on cost drivers to support margin management and investment decisions.
Liaise across Finance, Accounting, Treasury, to meet reporting and control standards.
Ensure compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, and audit requirements.