Senior Finance Manager
About The Position
Moog Industrial Group is seeking an onsite Senior Finance Manager in East Aurora, New York. The role is the senior finance and accounting leadership position at the ICD site, serving as a key business partner to the Site General Manager/Operations Leader and site leadership team. The position provides financial stewardship across cost accounting, inventory control, budgeting, manufacturing cost analysis, overhead management, and financial reporting, with a focus on improving productivity, profitability, working capital performance, and operational effectiveness. The Senior Finance Manager leads a team of finance professionals and continually improves financial processes, controls, and operational decision support. The role also participates in strategic Operating Group projects and supports successful implementation and cultural adoption of new systems and tools. It owns site budgeting and performance management, product costing and standard-cost processes, inventory and working-capital management, financial close activities, compliance, and audit coordination.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- At least seven years of progressive finance or accounting experience.
- Demonstrated leadership experience.
- Strong experience in manufacturing cost accounting, inventory accounting and controls, operations finance business partnering, and financial controls and compliance.
- Advanced proficiency in ERP systems, including SAP ECC, SAP S/4 Hana, and OneStream.
- Strong Excel capabilities and experience with business intelligence and reporting tools.
- Knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and manufacturing KPIs.
- Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
- Ability to influence senior operational leaders.
- Proven ability to drive change and continuous improvement.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to access U.S. export-controlled information.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent professional qualification.
- Prior relevant experience in manufacturing or a related industry.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to the Site General Manager/Operations Director and site leadership team.
- Provide financial guidance, challenge assumptions, and promote business performance and accountability.
- Support operational decisions through financial modeling, scenario analysis, and investment evaluations.
- Translate financial results into operational insights and recommendations.
- Lead annual operating budget planning and manage site cost-center budgets in alignment with business objectives.
- Maintain KPIs for productivity, labor efficiency, material usage, overhead absorption, and manufacturing performance.
- Present monthly performance reviews to site and business leadership.
- Own product costing methodologies and standard-cost processes.
- Ensure accurate cost allocation, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
- Analyze material, labor, overhead, and manufacturing variances and recommend improvement actions.
- Partner with operations to identify cost savings and improve manufacturing profitability.
- Support new product introductions, capital projects, and operational improvement initiatives.
- Maintain controls over inventory accounting and valuation.
- Work with supply chain and operations to improve inventory accuracy and inventory turns.
- Monitor obsolete, excess, and slow-moving inventory and drive appropriate actions.
- Support working-capital improvement, focusing on inventory optimization.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and accounting standards.
- Ensure revenue recognition complies with ASC 606 and review EACs of long-term projects for accuracy and compliance.
- Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.
- Lead and coordinate internal and external audit requirements.
- Maintain a strong control environment and ensure compliance with SOX and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Improve financial processes, systems, and reporting capabilities.
- Lead, coach, and develop finance professionals; establish objectives and performance expectations and foster accountability, engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Participate in strategic projects across the Operating Group and support implementation and adoption of new systems and tools.
Benefits
- Compensation package and bonus opportunities.
- 401(k) matching.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan at select locations.
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
- Flexible paid time off and holidays.
- Parental leave program.
- Relocation assistance.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- Employee Assistance Plan and other supplemental benefit coverages.
- Tuition assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development, and personal growth programs.
- Employee Resource Groups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
