Finance Manager II - Supply Chain
| Req Number: | RITA2M |
| Location: | Houston, TX |
| Posted: | 9/3/2026 |
| Category: | Industrial : Industrial Services |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
Korn Ferry is partnering with our client on their search for a Finance Manager II – Supply Chain.
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Company Overview:
• Leading global organization providing essential products and solutions across industrial, commercial, and manufacturing markets
• The company operates a significant manufacturing and supply chain network, creating opportunities for finance professionals to work closely with plant operations and directly influence cost, efficiency, capital investment, and business performance
• The organization places a strong emphasis on operational excellence, continuous improvement, financial discipline, and developing leaders who can grow throughout the company
• The culture is hard-working, collaborative, and performance-oriented, with significant autonomy for individuals who take ownership and consistently deliver results
• This role offers the opportunity to lead Supply Chain Finance across a cluster of manufacturing facilities in the Southern region while gaining direct exposure to plant leadership and North America Supply Chain Finance leadership
Role Summary:
• Title: Finance Manager II – Supply Chain
• Reports To: Director, North America Supply Chain Finance
• Location: Northwest Houston
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days in office or at supported plant locations and 2 days working from home
• Travel: Travel to supported manufacturing facilities, primarily throughout Texas; plant visits count toward the 3-day in-person schedule
• Team Scope: Lead approximately 3–5 direct reports, including one Manager and 2–4 Senior Financial Analysts who may be remotely based at the manufacturing facilities they support
• Primary Focus: Provide financial leadership and strategic decision support across a cluster of manufacturing plants while leading the planning, forecasting, month-end close, financial controls, cost analysis, capital investment, and performance management processes for the region
Key Responsibilities:
• Serve as the primary Finance business partner for multiple manufacturing facilities across the Southern Supply Chain network
• Lead and develop a team of Finance professionals, including a Manager and Senior Financial Analysts located across supported plant locations
• Lead monthly close, forecasting, and annual planning processes across the supported manufacturing network
• Analyze financial performance and explain variances to plan, forecast, and prior-year results
• Partner with plant and operations leadership to understand key business drivers and improve financial and operational performance
• Provide decision support that helps drive cost savings, operating efficiency, financial metric improvement, and profitable growth
• Maintain strong financial controls across the manufacturing network, including compliance with SOX, U.S. GAAP, corporate policies, inventory controls, and capital expenditure requirements
• Support capital project analysis and investment decisions, including ROI, payback, and cost savings analysis
• Connect operational initiatives to financial outcomes and provide leadership with actionable insights into plant performance
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and other business leaders to identify risks, opportunities, and performance improvement initiatives
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve financial workflows and reporting processes
• Leverage financial systems, analytics, and data to improve decision support and operating visibility
• Provide leadership around cost accounting, inventory, manufacturing expenses, and other plant-related financial activities
• Support special projects and ad hoc financial analysis for Supply Chain Finance and senior leadership
• Travel to manufacturing facilities to build strong relationships with plant teams and maintain firsthand understanding of the operations being supported
Ideal Candidate Profile:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required
• 8–10+ years of progressive Finance and/or Accounting experience
• Previous people leadership and supervisory experience required
• Supply Chain Finance experience within a company that manufactures physical goods required
• Strong manufacturing finance experience with an understanding of plant operations and the financial drivers of a manufacturing environment
• Strong foundational accounting knowledge, including journal entries, debits and credits, P&L, balance sheet, and month-end and quarter-end close processes
• Cost accounting and manufacturing accounting experience highly preferred
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, SOX, inventory controls, and financial control environments
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and serve as an effective internal business partner to plant managers, operations leaders, and other functional leadership
• Strong leadership philosophy with a genuine interest in coaching, mentoring, and developing team members
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence leaders across multiple locations and functions
• Proven ability to drive financial performance, influence management, and lead organizational change
• Strong history of process improvement, project management, and critical thinking
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate operational activity into meaningful financial insights
• Comfortable working across multiple systems and large data environments
• SAP, Power BI, Hyperion, and BlackLine experience preferred
• MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred
• Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, or related continuous improvement knowledge is a plus
• Career-growth focused individual who is interested in continuing to develop and take on broader leadership responsibilities over time
• Willingness to relocate to the Houston area can be considered for exceptional candidates
Compensation & Benefits:
• Target Base Compensation: $150K–$165K
• Annual Bonus Opportunity
• Hybrid Schedule: 3 days in person and 2 days working from home
• Travel to supported plant locations is incorporated into the in-person schedule
• Opportunity to lead a team of Finance professionals across multiple manufacturing locations
• Direct exposure to North America Supply Chain Finance leadership and plant leadership
• Opportunity to join a large global organization with significant long-term career development and advancement opportunities
• Relocation to Houston may be considered for an exceptional candidate
Selling Points:
• High-visibility Finance leadership role overseeing financial performance across a cluster of manufacturing facilities in the Southern region
• Opportunity to manage and develop a team that includes both Manager-level and Senior Financial Analyst talent
• Direct reporting relationship to the Director of North America Supply Chain Finance
• Broad ownership across forecasting, budgeting, close, cost performance, financial controls, capital projects, and strategic decision support
• Strong business partnering role with significant interaction with plant managers, operations leaders, and Supply Chain leadership
• Opportunity to spend meaningful time in the manufacturing facilities and understand the operations firsthand rather than supporting the business exclusively from a corporate office
• Excellent fit for someone who enjoys developing people and wants to build a high-performing Finance team
• Strong opportunity to drive process improvement, automation, standardization, and financial discipline across multiple plants
• Career-growth oriented environment within a large global organization offering opportunities to continue progressing into broader Finance leadership roles
• Hybrid schedule offering flexibility while maintaining meaningful interaction with the business and supported manufacturing locations
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