Finance Manager - FTUS

Role Summary

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Main Office – Gastonia, NC (#LI-Onsite)

Position Summary

The Finance Manager will lead the Finance function and provide strategic financial support through performance analysis, forecasting, budgeting, statutory reporting, and long-term business planning. This role partners closely with local and regional stakeholders to optimize financial performance, improve cost controls, and ensure timely, accurate reporting in compliance with international accounting standards.

Main Tasks

Key Responsibilities

• Direct and lead the Finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting and effective financial planning.
• Partner with local and regional teams to monitor business performance and identify opportunities to improve results.
• Provide financial insight and recommendations to support decision-making and performance improvement initiatives.
• Develop individual team goals and objectives aligned with organizational strategy.
• Measure and monitor financial performance against budget, forecast, and business plans.
• Support the short- and long-term business planning processes through economic and industry outlook analysis.
• Prepare and facilitate budget and business plan processes related to structural costs.
• Track cost center spending and perform monthly variance analysis (Actual vs. Budget / Outlook).
• Oversee and coordinate monthly management reporting.
• Oversee statutory reporting packages at half-year and full-year close.
• Ensure compliance with international accounting standards and audit requirements.
• Manage financial data integrity, including accuracy of source data inputs and reporting outputs.
• Ensure financial performance remains within approved cost center budgets.
• Coordinate and conduct internal audits to ensure compliance across the business.
• Identify and manage cases of non-compliance and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze structural costs monthly and provide outlook vs. budget reporting.
• Prepare Structural Cost Financial Performance reporting and Variable Bonus reports.
• Support month-end closing related to structural costs, including accrual setup.
• Manage year-end transactions related to expense accruals.
• Perform cost/benefit and lease vs. buy analyses upon cost center request.
• Prepare consumable and scrap reports monthly and distribute to applicable cost centers.
• Support Profit Council activities through savings tracking, financial analysis, and implementation reporting.
• Provide business case modeling analysis and review.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. MBA preferred
• CPA prefered

• 6 years of experience is preferred, in a Finance Manager role or similar financial leadership role within an automotive or manufacturing environment.

Skills

• Strong accounting knowledge including month-end close, accruals, financial reconciliations, and financial reporting accuracy
• Proven track record in business planning, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Strong understanding of accounting processes and internal controls
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• SAP ERP systems experience (must be able to navigate transactions and understand related accounting processes; key user-level capability strongly preferred)
• Strong people leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Customer service and financial/commercial orientation
• Exposure to multiple companies and industries preferred