Lexington Manufacturing Hiring for Financial Operations Manager Job at Coon Rapids, MN Full Time

Financial Operations Manager – Lexington Manufacturing, Coon Rapids, MN

Salary: $70k-$100k (DOE)

The Financial Operations Manager is a newly created/added position that will play a critical role in supporting the growth and scaling of Lexington Manufacturing, a 100 million dollar revenue provider of wood and fiberglass parts and components to the door and window industry, with production facilities in the Twin Cities and Brainerd. Lexington is a highly successful business that emphasizes our values of Safety, Honesty/Integrity, People Involvement, Customer Satisfaction, and Continuous Improvement. People who work for Lexington say they love the family-like atmosphere and our focused approach to work/family balance.

Responsibilities will include planning, studying, and collecting data to determine company profitability related to gross margin. This would include customer pricing analysis as well as raw material, labor, and overhead costs. This role will also work to implement or improve the financial systems supporting the manufacturing processes.

The Financial Operations Manager will also prepare and report timely and accurate financial information while providing insights to the gross margins and related manufacturing costs.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Employer HSA contributions
• Retirement Plan, Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Holidays
• Profit Sharing

Responsibilities:

• Partners with Sales and Operations Departments to develop and implement customer pricing, cost standards for materials, labor and overhead. This includes implementation in our ERP.
• Performs month-end gross margin analysis and cost accounting close procedures
• Prepares cost of goods sold and production reports including plant variance and gross margin statements as well as providing commentary and analysis of costs against budget and forecast
• Accurately manages inventory control for raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished-goods

• Partners with supply chain and operations to understand operational issues and their impact to gross margin
• Accurately forecast revenue, gross margin and cost of goods sold to provide information for annual budgeting process
• Investigates significant trends/variances for cost reduction regarding material, labor, overhead, and other types of costs related to manufacturing items

Position Requirements and Specifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years of related financial operations experience in a manufacturing environment including assignments as a financial analyst and/or cost accountant.
• Proven experience with leading an organization with cost accounting functions.
• Strong business acumen with experience with financial projects that address operational challenges.

Reporting Structure:

• Reports directly to the Controller – Lexington’s top finance executive.
• Does not directly supervise any staff. Works directly with other finance professionals and with cross-functional leaders.

• Background check and drug screening required upon hire.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

Lexington provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.