Manager, Finance

The Manager Finance serves as a strategic business partner to Operations leadership driving financial performance productivity improvements and cost optimization within a high-volume manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for financial planning and analysis manufacturing costing operational reporting forecasting and business case development. The successful candidate will leverage key operational metricsincluding Cost per Unit (CPU) Hours per Unit (HPU) and Fixed Cost per Unitto provide actionable insights that improve plant performance and support strategic decision-making.

This position will serve Rheem North America located in Atlanta GA (Hybrid). This role follows our hybrid work arrangement with team members working in the office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

• Lead the annual operating plan budgeting and monthly forecasting processes aligned with production volumes capacity planning and operational goals.
• Develop and maintain volume-driven financial models that connect production output labor overhead and manufacturing costs.
• Partner with manufacturing leadership to identify risks and opportunities impacting financial performance.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly financial performance reporting for manufacturing operations.
• Provide detailed variance analysis including volume mix efficiency and cost driver impacts.
• Translate financial results into actionable recommendations that improve operational performance and profitability.
• Analyze key cost drivers affecting manufacturing performance including labor efficiency material consumption and overhead utilization.
• Monitor and improve fixed cost absorption and cost leverage across the operation.
• Support inventory valuation processes and ensure cost accuracy within financial reporting.
• Build and evaluate business cases using financial metrics such as ROI IRR and payback analysis.
• Perform sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of changes in volume cost structures and operational assumptions.
• Provide financial recommendations to support strategic investment decisions.
• Serve as a trusted finance partner to plant and operations leadership teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineering and Operations teams to improve business performance.
• Translate financial and operational metrics into meaningful business insights and action plans.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting automation efficiency accuracy and timeliness.
• Strengthen financial processes data integrity and reporting controls.
• Ensure compliance with company policies internal controls and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational effectiveness and cost optimization.

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business or a related field.
• 7 years of progressive finance experience with significant exposure to manufacturing operations.
• Strong experience in budgeting forecasting financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Demonstrated expertise in standard costing and cost accounting principles.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and partner with senior operational leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA CPA CMA or other relevant professional designation.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP Oracle or similar platforms.
• Background in Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement or operational excellence initiatives.
• Multi-site manufacturing or plant finance experience.

As a leader at Rheem how you achieve results is as important as the results you achieve. While LEADINGOTHERS you will be expected todemonstratethe following competencies and behaviors:

• Aligning Performance for Success
• Applying Business Knowledge
• Building Talent
• Building Trusting Relationships
• Communicating with Impact
• Customer-Orientation
• Delegating Tasks
• Executing/Leading the Team
• Facilitating Change
• Fostering Relationships/Emotional Intelligence
• Influencing
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Supporting Innovation

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