Business Finance Leader

Business Finance Leader

We are collaborating with an organization the Research Triangle Park in search of a dynamic Business Finance Leader for their growing team.

The ideal candidate will bring both operational experience and a strong finance background. This role demands strategic expertise in costing, absorption, and contribution margins to drive the company's financial goals.

Responsibilities

• Direct financial planning, including budgeting and forecasting, to align with strategic goals.
• Work with the finance team to produce monthly reports and financial dashboards, offering analysis and narrative for business unit results and collecting metrics.
• Oversee costing methodologies, ensuring accurate product costing and absorption calculations to support pricing strategies and profitability analysis.
• Formulate financial strategies that support the company’s manufacturing goals, and provide insights into margin performance, cost management, and profitability.
• Collaborate with regional and plant controllers to ensure accurate and comprehensive financial data analysis.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through financial analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Manage financial operations across manufacturing sites, tracking key metrics such as cost of goods sold and working capital.
• Conduct financial modeling and analysis to assess business performance and deliver regular reports with KPIs and financial metrics to senior management.
• Recommend strategies to enhance financial performance and efficiency, including evaluating savings from plant consolidations and acquisitions.
• Assist in strategic planning by providing financial inputs and developing business cases for Board of Director meetings.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate different strategic options.
• Maintain accurate financial forecasts and develop risk mitigation strategies to improve financial stability.
• Serve as a financial advisor to business unit leaders, offering strategic recommendations and mentoring team members to foster collaboration and high-quality financial analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in finance, focusing on manufacturing or heavy operations finance.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerBI, and other analytical tools.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Dynamics NAV, Hyperion) and data extraction for planning and reporting.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to communicate results clearly.
• Strong modeling skills, focusing on reporting and strategic development.
• Effective in leading cross-functional teams and managing optimization projects.
• Excellent communication and conflict management skills, with the ability to collaborate and drive high standards.
• Proficient in tailoring communication for diverse audiences and situational leadership.

Vaco 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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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco 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.