Director of Finance

Finance And Controllership Role

In this role, you will lead the finance and controllership function for Kindeva's Lexington Nasal business and serve as a key member of the site leadership team. This is a plant-level critical role with broad business leadership responsibilities. You will own budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, COGS, pricing support, inventory costing, financial reporting, month-end close in compliance with US GAAP, and core plant controllership activities.

You will partner closely with the Site VP/GM and cross-functional leaders to translate financial insight into business action, helping the site make informed decisions on investments, operational tradeoffs, profitability improvement, customer opportunities, and long-range growth.

You will partner closely with the Site VP/GM, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, FP&A, Business Development, and Client Relations to improve performance, support new business opportunities, strengthen pricing and margin discipline, and ensure accurate and compliant site accounting. In addition, you will coordinate with Kindeva shared services and corporate finance to maintain strong financial discipline and develop clear financial narratives for executive leadership.

This role is onsite in Lexington, KY.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and coach Kindeva's site finance and accounting team, overseeing activities such as account reconciliations, month-end close, inventory/cost accounting, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP.
• Ensure adherence to Kindeva Corporate finance/accounting processes and controls, providing feedback and recommendations to improve policies or procedures.
• Serve as a key business leader on the Lexington site leadership team, helping lead the Nasal business through daily and weekly operating rhythms while providing financial leadership on hiring, quality, purchasing, planning, production, and broader business priorities.
• Partner with FP&A, Business Development, and Client Relations to drive new business opportunities through strong cost and capacity models, customer proposal support, pricing strategy, and margin analysis.
• Provide forward-looking insight into site financial performance, including COGS, gross margin, working capital, cash, and balance sheet performance, and help drive actions that improve results.
• Using standard templates, prepare site P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, key performance indicators, site scorecards, department spending analysis, and provide financial commentary on any gaps in performance to budget and forecast.
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances to budget and forecast, providing monthly and quarterly commentary on the financial P&L.
• Lead financial evaluation of capital investments, growth initiatives, and cost improvement projects, providing ROI analysis and helping the business prioritize actions that strengthen profitability and long-term site performance.
• Own and drive the site budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes in partnership with the senior leadership team and S&OP process.
• Own the annual standard cost update and provide cost, pricing, and margin analysis to commercial and site leaders, ensuring clear visibility to product and customer profitability.
• Lead all plant controllership activities, including internal controls, balance sheet integrity, inventory accounting, fixed assets, audit readiness, and compliance with US GAAP and company policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business; MBA or MAcc preferred. CPA or CMA is a plus. 12+ years of progressive experience in cost accounting, general accounting, finance, or plant/site finance leadership roles.
• 5+ years leading a finance or accounting function, preferably as a plant controller, site finance leader, or finance director in a complex manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of finance experience in a manufacturing environment, with pharmaceutical, CDMO, or other regulated manufacturing experience strongly preferred. Experience partnering with operations and commercial teams on pricing, margin, and growth decisions is highly desirable.
• Comprehensive understanding of cost accounting and inventory valuation under US GAAP
• Financial Modeling for revenue generating and capital projects
• Budgeting/Forecasting
• ERP experience in a manufacturing environment (Microsoft Dynamics preferred)
• SOX and financial controls implementation
• Advanced Excel skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office 365
• FAR-31 and CAS Compliance knowledge, a plus

Attributes

• Ability to build financial acumen within the business, foster accountability, and influence cross-functional leaders as a trusted member of the site leadership team.