Plant Finance Manager – Steel Frame Manufacturing

Job Description: Plant Finance Manager – Steel Frame Manufacturing Location: Texas (TBD) Reports to: Director of Finance (with a dotted-line to the Plant General Manager) Position Summary The Plant Finance Manager serves as the senior financial leader at the steel-frame manufacturing facility and a key member of the plant leadership team. This role drives financial performance, operational profitability, cost discipline, and internal-control excellence in a coil-fed, roll-forming production environment. The Finance Manager partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales to improve margins, manage steel commodity-cost exposure, optimize working capital, and support strategic growth initiatives. This is a hands-on individual-contributor role responsible for plant-level financial management, standard-cost accounting for roll-formed steel products, forecasting, compliance, and business decision support. Key Responsibilities Financial Leadership & Strategy Serve as a strategic advisor to the Plant General Manager on financial performance, risk management, capital allocation, and profitability improvement. Translate operational performance—including line uptime, changeover time, and coil utilization—into financial impact and actionable insights. Lead financial modeling and ROI analysis for capital investments, including roll-forming line upgrades, tooling changes, and continuous-improvement initiatives. Assess and report on steel commodity-price exposure (hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized coil) and support hedging or pass-through pricing strategies in coordination with Sales and Procurement. Prioritize tasks effectively and manage competing deadlines to drive results independently. Cost Accounting & Operational Finance Own and maintain the standard-cost system, including: Labor, material (coil steel, coatings, and fasteners), and overhead standards. PPV and manufacturing-variance analysis, with particular focus on steel-input price volatility. Absorption analysis across roll-forming lines and product families. Inventory valuation and reserves for raw coil, work in process (WIP), and finished steel-frame components. Analyze scrap, yield, coil-to-finished-product conversion efficiency, labor efficiency, throughput, and overhead utilization by line. Monitor gauge/width yield loss and tooling changeover costs as key cost drivers. Drive cost-reduction initiatives and margin-improvement strategies specific to roll-forming operations. Partner with Operations to identify and execute productivity improvements, including line-speed optimization and reduced changeover downtime. Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting Lead the annual operating plan and rolling-forecast processes, incorporating steel-market pricing trends and lead-time volatility. Provide monthly performance analysis, including price, volume, mix, labor, overhead, and steel-input cost variances; margin by product, customer, and gauge specification; and working-capital trends, including raw-coil inventory levels and positioning. Deliver accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Develop KPI dashboards aligned with plant-performance objectives, including yield percentage, scrap rate, on-time delivery, and cost per ton or unit. Working Capital & Asset Management Monitor and optimize raw-coil and finished-goods inventory levels, accuracy, and turns. Oversee cycle-count processes and fixed-asset controls, including roll-forming tooling and die inventory. Improve cash flow through disciplined accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory management. Ensure strong internal controls in compliance with SOX requirements. Compliance & Controls Serve as the site lead for internal and external audits. Ensure adherence to GAAP, SOX, and corporate policies. Strengthen the internal-control environment and drive continuous process improvement. Qualifications Required Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. 8–10 years of p…

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