Director Finance - Manufacturing Front-End leadership and factory operations teams.

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Director Finance -Manufacturing Front-End leadership and factory operations teams.

Essential Functions:

• Serve as the trusted finance business partner to Manufacturing Front-End leadership and factory operations teams.

• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and execute long-term operational and financial strategies aligned with company objectives.

• Lead strategic planning processes including long-range planning, annual operating plans, quarterly forecasts, and monthly operational reviews.

• Provide financial analysis and operational insights to drive productivity improvements, manufacturing efficiency, and cost optimization.

• Develop and oversee key manufacturing and operational KPIs to monitor factory performance, utilization, spending, productivity, inventory, and profitability.

• Produce insightful and intuitive reporting packages for leadership, translating complex manufacturing and financial data into actionable recommendations.

• Analyze factory financial statements, manufacturing variances, inventory trends, utilization metrics, labor efficiencies, and product cost performance to identify opportunities for operational improvement.

• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering organizations to evaluate factory investments, capacity planning, and operational scalability.

• Lead capital budgeting processes and support business case development for manufacturing expansion, automation, equipment investments, and productivity initiatives.

• Partner with global manufacturing finance teams to ensure spending, headcount, and operational performance align with business plans and strategic objectives.

• Support inventory management processes, including inventory controls, excess and obsolescence analysis, cycle time improvements, and absorption management.

• Drive financial discipline and accountability across manufacturing operations through strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.

• Provide analytical insights directly into executive leadership, enabling informed decision-making and identification of cost savings and operational improvement opportunities.

• Support external and internal audit requirements, compliance initiatives, and applicable statutory and tax-related manufacturing finance activities.

Supervise, mentor, and develop finance team members while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive finance leadership experience in FP&A, manufacturing finance, or operations finance, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within a global manufacturing environment.

• Semiconductor, photonics, networking, or high-tech manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with executive leadership to drive operational and financial performance.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex operational and financial data and deliver actionable business insights.

• Deep understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, inventory management, capital investment analysis, and operational finance.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to influence and collaborate across operations, engineering, supply chain, and finance organizations.
• Highly adaptable and capable of prioritizing multiple initiatives in a fast-paced global environment.

• Strong continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive operational and business process improvements.

• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality and professionalism in handling sensitive information.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and large-scale data analysis.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.