Review and approve capital expenditure requests for both sites, ensuring appropriate ROI analysis and documentation.
Standard cost development & inventory management
Build a standard costing framework from the ground up at both plants (material, labor, and overhead standards; annual roll process; transition off average costing) and upgrade KPIs to reflect it.
Analyze manufacturing variances with local operations leadership to identify root causes and corrective actions; oversee physical and cycle inventory counts, and benchmark productivity, scrap, and yield across both sites.
Create and upgrade auditable finance/accounting SOPs across both plants, and establish a disciplined monthly reconciliation cadence with documented review and sign-off.
Influence & site partnership
Serve as the primary finance business partner to both Plant Managers, driving adoption of new standards through influence and leading the annual budgeting/forecast process.
Travel approximately 25% of the time between Chesterfield and Seattle to maintain an on-site presence and partner directly with each plant’s leadership.
What you'll bring
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
10+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including a track record in manufacturing/plant controllership, with demonstrated leadership managing teams, projects, or change without formal authority.
Proven experience supporting multi-site finance operations, standardizing practices and driving accountability across locations.
CPA or CMA strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and inventory accounting.
Hands-on audit experience — providing evidence to auditors, tracing to source documentation, and building workpapers to evidence standards.
Solid understanding of GAAP and internal controls, including SOX compliance experience.
Direct hands-on SAP experience strongly preferred (cash management, bank reconciliation, month-end reporting); Oracle familiarity a plus. Advanced Excel required.
Comfort with hands-on transactional accounting — daily bank/cash reconciliation, JE preparation, and intercompany accounting — alongside strategic oversight.
Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time between Chesterfield, MI and Seattle, WA.
Nice-to-haves
Lean/Six Sigma or continuous improvement experience.
Experience integrating or standardizing finance practices across newly combined or acquired sites.
Prior experience supporting M&A integration or plant startup/turnaround.
