Finance Manager

One of Vaco's Clients is seeking a pro-active and collaborative Finance Manager to join their team.  The Finance Manager will be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis while serving as the on-site finance lead. The ideal candidate will be independent, process-improvement oriented, and comfortable partnering with the leadership, various departments and teams to drive profitability and support decision-making.

Key Responsibilities :

Financial Planning & Analysis :

• Recommend changes to quarterly and annual forecasts.

Investigate root causes of changes.

Develop management reporting and KPIs to provide timely, actionable insights.

Connect financial performance with sales, marketing, R&D, and operations objectives. Reporting :

Review integrity of monthly financial reporting.

Identify and explain significant variances.

Consolidate monthly reporting presentations for leadership. Budgeting & Annual Operating Plan (AOP) :

Partner with functional leads on annual operating plan.

Identify, report and communicate variances from forecast vs. current year. Business Systems & Data Management :

Maintain non-financial reporting (headcount, labor, etc.).

Compile / analyze data across ERP and BI tools to build a complete financial picture. Stakeholder Engagement & Support :

Provide timely variance analysis lines as needed.

Hold monthly review meetings with department leads

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.

Minimum 5 years progressive financial experience in manufacturing

Experience with business intelligence reporting tools (Power BI or similar).

Strong Excel and ERP experience strongly preferred.

Understanding of consolidations and manufacturing cost accounting.

Proven ability to build relationships and influence business decisions.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.