Business Manager, Finance & Accounting

Our client is an established, high-precision manufacturing facility in Denver providing flight-critical components to the US aerospace, defense, and space industries. Backed by an ambitious, well-capitalized parent organization acquiring and modernizing American manufacturing infrastructure, our client bridges veteran precision machining with cutting-edge operations. 

Why You Should Join

• True Strategic Influence: You will serve as the strategic co-pilot to the General Manager, driving high-impact capex evaluations, machine acquisitions, and capital allocation.
• Direct Runway to Multi-Site Leadership: Our client's parent company is actively acquiring factories nationwide. High performers in this seat will have the unique opportunity to step into future acquisitions and stand up greenfield finance and accounting operations.
• Automated, Modern Tech Stack: Routine transactional accounting and bookkeeping are supported by modern platforms like Pilot and Ramp, freeing you up to focus on high-value FP&A, margins, and commercial strategy.
• Direct Access to Leadership: You will operate with high autonomy on-site, reporting directly to the facility General Manager with a dotted line to the parent group's Head of Finance.
• Mission-Driven Impact: Your day-to-day work directly funds and supports the domestic supply chain for critical aerospace and defense programs.
• Competitive Compensation & Support: Offering a competitive base salary between $150K and $210K, commission opportunities, and comprehensive relocation assistance to the Denver area.

What You'll Do

• Own the Financial Engine: Direct day-to-day finance operations, including month-end close, journal entries, cash management, vendor disbursements, and financial statement reporting.
• Drive Strategic FP&A: Build and maintain rolling forecasts, operational budgets, and actual-vs-plan variance models to ensure healthy cash flow through rapid growth.
• Advise on Capital Allocation: Evaluate ROI on major capital expenditures, equipment purchases, and headcount investments in close collaboration with plant leadership.
• Partner with Manufacturing Operations: Spend time on the shop floor understanding job costing, inventory, scrap rates, and labor efficiency to defend and expand gross margins.
• Group Integration: Collaborate closely with the parent company's finance leadership to align accounting systems, internal controls, and reporting cadence.

What You Bring

• Experience: 4 to 5+ years of hands-on experience in accounting, corporate FP&A, investment banking, or private equity.
• Technical Mastery: Solid grounding in US GAAP, month-end close cycles, cash flow forecasting, and complex Excel modeling.
• Nice to Haves: Active CPA, finance/accounting degree, or prior exposure to manufacturing job costing, plant operations, or high-growth environments.
• Logistics & Eligibility: US citizenship is required. Must be willing and able to work on-site 5 days a week in Denver (relocation assistance provided).