Sr. Director, Finance Operations and Manufacturing (USA, Remote)

Unlock Employer

Posted Oct 24, 2026

Remote · US · ask about Worldwide Full Time

$200K – $250K/yr

Apply Direct

Overview

This role serves as a strategic Finance leader for operations and manufacturing, connecting operational performance to financial outcomes and enterprise value. The position is responsible for establishing insights, operating mechanisms, and investment discipline to improve cost, capacity, quality, delivery, working capital, and profitability across the manufacturing network.

The leader will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, and executive leadership to improve financial visibility, challenge operational assumptions, support capacity and capital decisions, and build scalable product costing and profitability capabilities across the integrated business.

The position reports to the Chief Financial Officer. A preference is given to candidates who can work on-site. While the role is posted in Fargo, ND, and Coralville, IA, applications from qualified candidates in other locations will be considered.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior Finance partner to Operations and Manufacturing, connecting operational execution to financial outcomes, enterprise value, and strategic decision-making.
Build and lead financial operating mechanisms to improve visibility into cost, capacity, quality, delivery, inventory, working capital, and profitability performance.
Design, strengthen, and scale product costing, standard costing, cost accounting, manufacturing variance, COGS, absorption costing, inventory valuation, BOM/routing cost, and profitability frameworks.
Partner cross-functionally (Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, R&D, and Corporate Finance) to identify risks and opportunities early and drive better business decisions.
Support capital deployment, capacity expansion, manufacturing network planning, automation, ERP implementation, and investment decisions through rigorous financial analysis and business case development.
Improve forecast accuracy, operational KPI governance, executive reporting, and business review processes across a complex manufacturing footprint.
Lead Finance through transformation, integration, organizational redesign, and continuous improvement initiatives while building standard work, accountability, and scalable processes.
Build, coach, and develop a high-performing Operations Finance team and Finance Business Partner capability across the integrated business.

Ready to apply for roles like this?

Unlock the company name and direct application link. Subscribers get instant access to all remote accounting jobs.

Unlock Employer & Apply Directly

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
15+ years of progressive Finance leadership experience supporting manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or technical operations, including 5+ years leading leaders or senior teams.
Demonstrated experience supporting multi-site operational finance in biotech, pharmaceutical, CDMO, medical device, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
Deep expertise in manufacturing finance, including product costing, standard costing, cost accounting, COGS management, manufacturing variance analysis, absorption costing, inventory valuation, and profitability analysis.
Strong understanding of P&L management, manufacturing cost structures, inventory optimization, capital deployment, capacity investment decisions, forecasting, and S&OP processes.
Experience supporting businesses with complex product portfolios, capacity constraints, significant capital investment requirements, and transformation or integration agendas.
Experience with ERP systems, enterprise reporting, executive KPI dashboards, and advanced financial modeling.
Ability to operate with high accountability, influence cross-functional leaders, challenge assumptions constructively, and create clarity through metrics, standard work, and disciplined operating mechanisms.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with gene reading and writing segments, including exposure to CDMO business models.
Familiarity with Danaher Business System (DBS) and continuous improvement methodologies.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive transformation in complex, global organizations.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual salary range: 200,000 to 250,000.
This role is eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the organization’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the organization’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Location

Fargo, ND and Coralville, IA (preference for candidates who can work on-site). Applications from qualified candidates in other locations will be considered.