Manufacturing Finance & Inventory Operations Manager

Salary: $130000 - $160000

We are seeking a Manufacturing Finance & Inventory Operations Manager to serve as the bridge between operations and finance.

This role will own the integrity of inventory transactions operational financial controls standard costing methodologies and manufacturing variance analysis. You will work cross-functionally with operations logistics procurement and leadership to ensure our ERP and inventory systems accurately reflect the economics of the business.

This is a highly hands-on role ideal for someone who has operated in manufacturing food processing protein distribution or industrial environments where inventory and operational accounting are deeply intertwined.

You will play a critical role in enabling scalable financial reporting accurate gross margins inventory visibility and operational decision-making.

• Own month-end inventory close processes across raw materials WIP and finished goods

• Ensure timely and accurate closure of purchase orders receipts inventory transfers and sales orders

• Reconcile inventory movements adjustments yield loss and scrap

• Partner with operations teams to improve ERP transaction discipline and inventory accuracy

• Maintain inventory subledger integrity and support reconciliation to the general ledger

• Review inventory discrepancies negative inventory balances and operational exceptions

• Support implementation and optimization of ERP workflows and inventory controls

• Build and maintain standard costing methodologies for raw materials packaging labor freight processing and cold storage

• Develop and maintain product-level and batch-level COGS models

• Create labor freight and materials standards and perform variance analysis against actuals

• Analyze purchase price variances manufacturing variances and gross margin drivers

• Support pricing decisions and operational improvement initiatives through financial analysis

• Partner with operations to improve yields throughput and cost efficiency

• Build operational finance KPIs and reporting dashboards

• Support forecasting budgeting and financial planning activities

• Assist with audit readiness inventory procedures and investor reporting

• Collaborate with leadership on scaling operational and financial infrastructure

• 5 years of experience in:

  • manufacturing finance

  • cost accounting

  • inventory accounting

  • supply chain finance

  • or operational finance roles

• Experience working in manufacturing food processing protein CPG industrial logistics or distribution environments

• Strong understanding of: inventory accounting standard costing variance analysis operational financial controls

• Experience with ERP systems such as Quickbooks NetSuite SAP or similar

• Advanced Excel / financial modeling capabilities

• Ability to work cross-functionally with operations and leadership teams

• Comfortable operating in fast-paced startup or scaling operational environments

• Experience in seafood food manufacturing protein processing or cold-chain logistics

• Experience implementing or scaling ERP and inventory systems

• Experience with outsourced manufacturing or co-manufacturing environments

• CPA CMA or relevant accounting/finance certifications