Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Aurora (Onsite)
Base Salary Range: $120,000-140,000
Industry: Manufacturing
What You'll OwnReporting directly to the CFO, you’ll lead the FP&A function for a fast-paced manufacturing environment, partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales Leadership to drive financial visibility and strategic decision-making across the business.
You’ll own budgeting, forecasting, manufacturing cost analysis, KPI reporting, and operational financial planning across plant and corporate functions. This role will play a key part in supporting profitability initiatives, improving reporting capabilities, and helping leadership make data-driven operational and investment decisions.
This is a highly visible role with direct exposure to executive leadership and the opportunity to influence both operational and financial performance across the organization.
What the Role InvolvesFinancial Planning & Forecasting- Lead the annual operating budget process across plant and corporate functions
- Develop rolling forecasts incorporating production volumes, labor costs, material pricing, and overhead absorption
- Build detailed financial models to support automation initiatives, capital investments, and capacity expansion projects
- Conduct scenario analysis related to pricing strategies, supply chain disruptions, and demand fluctuations
- Support long-range strategic planning and capital allocation initiatives
- Support EBITDA forecasting by evaluating the impact of pricing, product mix, and volume changes
Manufacturing Cost Analysis- Analyze standard costing models and monitor material, labor, and overhead variances
- Partner with Operations leadership to evaluate production efficiency and cost drivers
- Support inventory valuation analysis, including slow-moving and obsolete inventory reviews
- Evaluate plant performance metrics including scrap rates, labor efficiency, and capacity utilization
- Assess contribution margins by product line, customer, and distribution channel
- Monitor key manufacturing KPIs including:
- Gross margin by SKU/product family
- Cost per unit and absorption rates
- Inventory turns and days inventory outstanding
- Capacity utilization and labor efficiency
- EBITDA by plant/department
Operational & Business Partnership- Partner with Managers and Operations leadership to improve financial visibility and accountability
- Provide actionable recommendations to improve margins, reduce waste, and optimize working capital
- Support pricing analysis and profitability improvement initiatives
- Assist with make-vs-buy analysis and supplier cost evaluations
- Translate operational KPIs into meaningful financial impact analysis
Sales Forecasting & Demand Planning- Develop SKU-level sales forecasts in collaboration with Sales teams to support demand planning and financial forecasting
- Translate sales volume forecasts into revenue projections using pricing, mix, and promotional assumptions
- Analyze historical sales trends, seasonality, and customer demand patterns to improve forecast accuracy
- Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain to align production planning and inventory requirements
- Convert demand forecasts into procurement and raw material planning requirements
- Monitor forecast vs. actual performance and identify key business drivers impacting demand
Reporting & Performance Management- Prepare monthly management reporting packages and plant-level dashboards
- Conduct variance analysis (Actual vs. Budget vs. Forecast) with detailed operational commentary
- Develop and maintain KPIs tied to financial, operational, and production performance
- Perform ROI and NPV analysis for capital expenditures, automation initiatives, and plant expansions
- Support post-implementation financial reviews and investment payback analysis
- Evaluate