SDL Search Partners · 11 hours ago
Director of Finance
Norwood, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expSDL Search Partners is representing a top manufacturing company that is seeking a Director of Finance to lead financial planning, analysis, and decision support across operations. This highly visible role will involve close collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial leadership, focusing on financial leadership and strategic business partnership with senior management.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Andrew Pawlak
Responsibilities
Financial leadership for monthly and quarterly close, forecasting, and reporting, with a strong emphasis on forward-looking analysis
Own the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning processes
Lead FP&A support for manufacturing operations, including volume, mix, labor, overhead, and margin analysis
Drive pricing analytics, margin optimization, and customer / product profitability analysis
Partner closely with Operations and Supply Chain on inventory management, working capital, and cost efficiency initiatives
Prepare and analyze weekly and monthly KPI dashboards, identifying key trends, risks, and opportunities
Analyze and explain variances versus budget, forecast, and prior periods, translating results into clear business insights
Support capital planning, ROI analysis, and investment decision-making
Act as a strategic business partner to senior leadership, communicating key drivers across the full P&L
Support ERP and financial systems enhancements, including reporting and planning tools
Establish, improve, and document financial processes, models, and controls
Collaborate with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and reporting
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive finance experience
Manufacturing / tangible-product environment experience strongly preferred
Deep FP&A experience (budgeting, forecasting, modeling, variance analysis)
Strong background in pricing, margin analysis, and inventory analytics
Experience partnering with Operations and Supply Chain leadership
Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills
Strong communication and executive-level business partnering skills
Interest in growing and developing long-term with the organization
Preferred
ERP experience highly preferred (implementation or optimization a plus)
Benefits
Health / Dental / Vision / 401k
Company
SDL Search Partners
SDL Search Partners is a woman-owned search firm that puts values and relationship first.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
David Lewis
Managing Partner
Sarah Dardeno
Managing Partner
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