Manager, Operations Finance

Vertiv•Westerville, OH

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Vertiv, a global leader in critical infrastructure solutions and services, is seeking an action-oriented Manager, Operations Finance to join our Americas Finance team based in Westerville, OH. This critical leadership role owns regional and plant-level financial planning, driving a collaborative, bottoms-up approach to fixed cost management, salaried headcount optimization, and capital expenditures. The ideal candidate serves as a strategic gatekeeper for regional Capex—actively partnering with operations to maximize and validate ROI—while standardizing processes and maintaining strict financial discipline across all manufacturing facilities. This role requires a self-starter with experience in manufacturing finance, operational leadership, and process improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or Finance; MBA preferred
6+ years of experience in finance at a multi-site manufacturing organization
Advanced experience in financial planning and analysis
Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies
Strong leadership skills with a track record of managing high-performance cross-functional teams
Ability to pull together and summarize large amounts of data into concise explanations
Comprehensive and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
ERP systems experience, preferably Oracle

Responsibilities

Build and maintain strategic relationships with regional leadership, plant controllers, and operations partners to align objectives.
Design and standardize scalable bottoms-up monthly and annual forecasting frameworks across all facilities.
Establish clear reporting mechanisms, ensuring site teams are held accountable for performance & budget variances.
Synthesize complex facility-level financial performance into concise, insight-driven presentations for leadership.
Mentor financial analyst(s) supporting regional initiatives, fostering a culture of partnering and analytical rigor.
Manage the planning and tracking of fixed salary headcount with a recurring target headcount approval process.
Balance strict fixed-cost containment with strategic resource enablement, ensuring lean overhead while funding the salaried capacity needed for growth, safety, quality, and profitability.
Partner with operations to convert productivity projects into auditable P&L cost savings.
Analyze and monitor plant-level fixed overhead structures to proactively identify structural waste and variance risks.
Drive financial evaluations of capital allocation; pressure-test business cases to optimize ROI and payback periods.
Monitor capital expenditure project deployment timelines to improve forecast accuracy and drive timely execution.
Implement a post-mortem financial review on major Capex deployments to ensure projected cost savings are realized.
Uncover productivity opportunities within plant operations to strategically fund and prioritize high-ROI capital projects.