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Plant Finance Manager – Steel Frame Manufacturing
Nextracker Inc.. Serve as strategic advisor to the Plant General Manager on financial performance, risk management, capital allocation, and profitability improvement .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial performance analysis, risk management, and capital allocation within a manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on GAAP compliance and continuous improvement initiatives. Proficient in developing KPI dashboards and financial modeling to drive profitability and operational efficiency.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial Performance AnalysisStandard-Cost AccountingGAAP ComplianceManufacturing Financial ResponsibilityData-Driven Decision-Making
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Hard Skills
Financial ModelingROI AnalysisCost Reduction InitiativesInventory ValuationVariance AnalysisKPI DevelopmentCapital AllocationRisk ManagementProfitability ImprovementOperational Performance Analysis
Soft Skills
Strategic ThinkingInfluencing LeadershipContinuous Improvement OrientationSelf-Directed Task ManagementHigh Ethical Standards
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft ExcelERP Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
CPAMBA
Industry Keywords
Steel ManufacturingCost DriversSOX ComplianceHeavy Steel ManufacturingMetal FormingRoll-Forming OperationsCoil ProcessingCommodity Pricing Dynamics
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as strategic advisor to the Plant General Manager on financial performance, risk management, capital allocation, and profitability improvement
- Translate plant 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 and continuous-improvement initiatives
- Assess and report steel commodity-price exposure and support hedging or pass-through pricing strategies
- Own and maintain the standard-cost system for labor, materials, and overhead
- Perform PPV, manufacturing-variance, absorption, inventory valuation, and reserve analysis
- Analyze scrap, yield, conversion efficiency, labor efficiency, throughput, and overhead utilization
- Drive cost-reduction and margin-improvement initiatives with Operations
- Lead annual operating plan and rolling-forecast processes
- Provide monthly performance analysis covering price, volume, mix, labor, overhead, steel-input costs, margins, and working capital
- Deliver accurate and timely GAAP-compliant financial statements
- Develop KPI dashboards for yield, scrap rate, on-time delivery, and cost per ton or unit
- Monitor and optimize raw-coil and finished-goods inventory
- Oversee cycle counts and fixed-asset controls, including tooling and die inventory
- Improve cash flow through accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory management
- Ensure internal controls comply with SOX requirements
- Serve as site lead for internal and external audits
- Ensure adherence to GAAP, SOX, and corporate policies
- Strengthen internal controls and drive continuous process improvement
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 8–10 years of progressive accounting or finance experience
- 3–5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with full plant-level financial responsibility
- Strong standard-cost accounting experience
- Deep understanding of GAAP and SOX
- Strong command of Microsoft Excel
- Preferred: background in heavy steel manufacturing, metal forming, or roll-forming operations
- Preferred: familiarity with coil processing, gauge/tolerance specifications, and steel commodity-pricing dynamics
- Preferred: CPA and/or MBA
- Preferred: experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment
- Preferred: experience in a public-company reporting environment
- Preferred: fluent in Chine (Mandarin)
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage competing deadlines independently
- Strong operational-finance mindset with fluency in steel-manufacturing cost drivers
- Strategic thinking with hands-on execution capability
- Data-driven decision-making
- Continuous-improvement orientation
- Ability to influence plant leadership
- High ethical standards and control discipline
- Self-directed ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal opportunity employer
- Inclusive work environment
- Diversity commitment