Finance Manager
Sparks Group
Houston, TX
Sparks Group has partnered with a growing industrial firm seeking an Operations Finance Manager. As the Operations Finance Manager, you will be responsible for driving financial performance across US operations, including multiple production facilities. You will act as a strategic partner to leadership and sales teams, translating complex operational data into actionable insights that drive profitability, cost discipline, and smarter decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s in accounting or finance with a minimum of 6 years in FP&A. If you’re looking for a new opportunity, apply now!
Responsibilities:
- You will monitor manufacturing costs, inventory valuation, and production variances to identify opportunities for reducing cost-to-serve.
- Partner within the organization to perform deep-dive gross margin analysis by product and customer. You’ll support value-based pricing decisions and provide financial input for major contract negotiations.
- Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes for US operations. Develop sophisticated financial models and performance dashboards to guide executive strategy.
- Act as the "bridge" between finance, supply chain, and sales. You will support capital expenditure evaluations and ROI analysis for critical operational investments.
- Support month-end close and drive continuous improvements in ERP utilization (Microsoft Dynamics) and data integrity.
Qualifications/Background Profile:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
- Minimum of 6–10+ years in FP&A, operational finance, or plant controlling. Experience in manufacturing or capital-intensive industrial environments is strongly preferred.
- Solid understanding of cost accounting, margin analysis, and profitability drivers.
- Advanced Excel proficiency and strong financial modeling capabilities.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics / Navision is a plus.
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This job is Hybrid Remote.
We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.
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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.
About the Company
Sparks Group
Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.
Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.
Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.