Director of Finance

The Impact You Will MakeIn this role you will lead the finance and controllership function for Kindevas Lexington Nasal business and serve as a key member of the site leadership team. This is a plant-level critical role with broad business leadership responsibilities. You will own budgeting forecasting strategic planning COGS pricing support inventory costing financial reporting month-end close in compliance with US GAAP and core plant controllership will partner closely with the Site VP/GM and cross-functional leaders to translate financial insight into business action helping the site make informed decisions on investments operational tradeoffs profitability improvement customer opportunities and long-range will partner closely with the Site VP/GM Operations Quality Supply Chain FP&A Business Development and Client Relations to improve performance support new business opportunities strengthen pricing and margin discipline and ensure accurate and compliant site addition you will coordinate with Kindeva shared services and corporate finance to maintain strong financial discipline and develop clear financial narratives for executive role is onsite in Lexington ResponsibilitiesLead and coach Kindevas site finance and accounting team overseeing activities such as account reconciliations month-end close inventory/cost accounting and ensuring compliance with US adherence to Kindeva Corporate finance/accounting processes and controls providing feedback and recommendations to improve policies or as a key business leader on the Lexington site leadership team helping lead the Nasal business through daily and weekly operating rhythms while providing financial leadership on hiring quality purchasing planning production and broader business with FP&A Business Development and Client Relations to drive new business opportunities through strong cost and capacity models customer proposal support pricing strategy and margin forward-looking insight into site financial performance including COGS gross margin working capital cash and balance sheet performance and help drive actions that improve standard templates prepare site P&L balance sheet cash flow key performance indicators site scorecards department spending analysis and provide financial commentary on any gaps in performance to budget and material labor and overhead variances to budget and forecast providing monthly and quarterly commentary on the financial P& financial evaluation of capital investments growth initiatives and cost improvement projects providing ROI analysis and helping the business prioritize actions that strengthen profitability and long-term site and drive the site budgeting forecasting and strategic planning processes in partnership with the senior leadership team and S&OP the annual standard cost update and provide cost pricing and margin analysis to commercial and site leaders ensuring clear visibility to product and customer all plant controllership activities including internal controls balance sheet integrity inventory accounting fixed assets audit readiness and compliance with US GAAP and company degree in accounting finance or business; MBA or MAcc preferred. CPA or CMA is a plus. 12 years of progressive experience in cost accounting general accounting finance or plant/site finance leadership roles.5 years leading a finance or accounting function preferably as a plant controller site finance leader or finance director in a complex manufacturing environment.5 years of finance experience in a manufacturing environment with pharmaceutical CDMO or other regulated manufacturing experience strongly preferred. Experience partnering with operations and commercial teams on pricing margin and growth decisions is highly understanding of cost accounting and inventory valuation under US GAAPFinancial Modeling for revenue generating and capital projectsBudgeting/ForecastingERP experience in a manufacturing environment (Microsoft Dynamics preferred)SOX and financial controls implementationAdvanced Excel skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 FAR-31 and CAS Compliance knowledge a plusAttributesAbility to build financial acumen within the business foster accountability and influence cross-functional leaders as a trusted member of the site leadership team.#LI-Onsite#WH