Salary
💰 $160,000 - $190,000 per year
About the role
- Act as the primary financial advisor to the Vice President, Manufacturing, providing data-driven insights on strategic and operational decision; provide robust financial modeling and scenario analysis for new initiatives, capacity planning, customer profitability, and market expansion
- Translate operational drivers (e.g., production efficiency, utilization, operational uptime) into P&L impacts and actionable recommendations
- Lead monthly and quarterly financial reviews, budget & forecast variance analysis, and build clear, actionable performance narratives for Exec, Board, and Investor materials
- Proactively identify risks & opportunities to improve margins and operational efficiency, partnering with operational teams to develop improvement plans.
- Own annual budget, monthly forecast and long-range planning processes, collaborating closely with department heads to ensure financial plans are ambitious, actionable, and aligned with corporate targets
- Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation; deliver insights on cost drivers to support margin management and investment decisions
- Liaise across Finance, Accounting, Treasury, and Shared Services to meet reporting and control standards
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, and audit requirements
Requirements
- Onsite in Arvada 3-4 days/week; some light travel necessary
- Strong manufacturing finance background with working knowledge of Cost Accounting
- 6+ years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 2+ years supporting a business unit P&L
- Capital budgeting & resource planning experience
- Advanced financial modeling skills and ability to build driver-based models, sensitivity analyses, and complex operational scenarios from the ground up.
- Strong business acumen; able to connect financial analysis to operational and strategic levers.
- Excellent communicator who can influence at all levels.
- Proactive, self-driven, and comfortable thriving in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment. You don't wait to be asked; you readily identify problems, instinctively seek solutions, and take ownership of outcomes.
- Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills with ERP systems (e.g., Acumatic, Oracle, SAP) and financial planning/BI tools experience
- Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related analytical field; MBA, CFA, or CPA a plus.