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CAROLINA PRG · 1 day ago

Senior Finance Manager

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

CAROLINA PRG has partnered with a growing $2B+ North American Manufacturing HQ, seeking a Senior Finance Manager to support business decisions across multinational plants. This role involves driving sustainable growth through financial leadership, overseeing financial activities at manufacturing plants, and managing a team to enhance pricing and margin analysis capabilities.

Staffing & Recruiting

Hiring Manager

Carrie Quinlan

Responsibilities

Support regional leadership in developing commercial plans, profitability, and margin targets, ensuring alignment with operational performance at manufacturing sites

Provide financial leadership to manufacturing plants across North America (U.S., Mexico, Canada), overseeing cost management, month-end close, inventory accuracy, and audit compliance

Enhance pricing and margin analysis capabilities, and continuously improve internal financial processes, governance, and reporting

Provide input to BU financial processes such as forecasts and budgeting

Lead and develop a high-performing team of cost analysts, ensuring accurate cost modeling, effective forecasting, and strong collaboration with plant operations

Develop and evaluate pricing strategies to maximize profit growth, conduct regular reviews to ensure targets are met, and identify opportunities across markets and plants

Conduct competitive analysis to maintain profitable and competitive pricing across products, customers, and production regions

Partner with sales teams to balance priorities across volume, market share, price, and margin, driving actions to resolve margin shortfalls

Prepare and communicate management information on pricing, margins, plant costs, and variance analysis, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational goals

Monitor win rates against targets and recommend corrective actions to improve commercial conversion and operational efficiency

Qualification

Commercial FinanceFinancial Planning & AnalysisPricing AnalysisCost ManagementSAPManufacturing SystemsInventory ManagementAnalytical SkillsContinuous Improvement MindsetProblem-SolvingTeam LeadershipCommunication Skills

Required

You have successfully obtained a university degree in economics, finance, engineering or a comparable field

You have more than 8 years of professional experience in the field of Commercial Finance, Plant Financial Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, Pricing Analysis in a multinational manufacturing environment

You possess a strong understanding of end-to-end manufacturing processes and cost structures, with hands-on experience supporting financial operations at plant level, including inventory management, cost control, and month-end close

You have a broad commercial and operational understanding of business activities in the manufacturing sector, with the ability to translate both market insights and plant-level data into actionable commercial strategies

You have a deep interest in commercial performance and operational cost efficiency

You are highly analytical, data-driven, and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving capabilities

You are proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); experience with SAP and manufacturing systems (e.g., ERP, costing modules) is a plus

You are proactive in identifying opportunities to improve both commercial and plant financial performance

You demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset across processes, reporting, and team capability

You communicate simply and confidently

You are able to constructively influence peer groups

Ability and willingness to travel