Operations Finance Manager

Operations Finance ManagerAprilAire is looking to hire a driven and energetic Operations Finance Manager to be the business partner for the Operations Leadership team.This highly visible role combines Cost Accounting and FP&A responsibilities, ensuring accurate financial statements while also driving forecasting, budgeting, and strategic analysis. The Ops Finance Manager will be intimately involved with the manufacturing facilities, providing financial rigor, identifying cost-out opportunities, and serving as a strategic partner for operations.Additionally, this position will provide oversight for the cycle counting process, fixed asset allocation and updating/maintaining standard costs.Work location:Two day per week onsite availability in Poynette, WI with some flexibility to schedule.One day per week at our Madison, WI manufacturing facility.Responsibilities:Ownership of plant financial reporting, business partner to the Operations Leadership team and liaison between operations and other departments within AprilAireComplete month-end cost of goods sold entries; review system provided data for accuracy and completeness.Review inventory purchase transactions for the month identifying actual costs vs standard (e.g., purchase price variances) and separating the variances by main category.Responsibility for the inventory accuracy process, cycle counting, inventory reconciliation and including up to managing the inventory team.Complete summaries of cost of goods sold by product lineReconcile month-end inventory balances between system provided data and general ledger.Proactively identify cost out opportunities and drive for productivity to offset inflationComplete product line income statements and margin reportsReview large variances throughout month and lead to corrective action solutionsReview general ledger transactions weekly and investigate unusual transactionsComplete line-item comparison of actual costs to budget & current forecast.Provide plants with daily labor reportsProvide plants with weekly overhead spendingPrepare and present monthly operations reviews with variance understanding and corrective action recommendationsComplete periodic or ad-hoc cost analysis.Complete the annual budget and periodic forecast updates.Update standard inventory costs & product pricing in the system.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA and/or CPA a plus5+ years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing environmentManagement and leadership experience a plusUnderstanding of cost accounting standards around BOM's, standard costing, reserves and applying accounting principles, theories and concepts to financial transactionsStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to meet deadlines and work with global partnersAbility to motivate and lead by example thus showing the ability to organize, support and clearly communicate with accounting and non-accounting professionalsMapics experience preferred, but not required.