Senior Director of Finance

About the Role

The Senior Director of Finance is a senior financial leader responsible for all financial reporting, planning, analysis, and cost management functions while partnering closely with Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain and Engineering leadership to optimize performance and support growth across our manufacturing operations. This role is ideal for a decisive, data‑driven leader who thrives in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment and knows how to translate financial insights into operational action.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Management & Reporting
• Ensure accuracy, compliance with GAAP and Corporate policies and timeliness of all financial statements.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and monthly/quarterly financial reporting.
• Implement robust internal controls and governance across all manufacturing sites.
• Develop and execute the financial strategy aligned with corporate goals, manufacturing capacity, and long‑term growth plans.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on financial performance, commercial negotiations, capital allocation, and risk management.
• Lead financial modeling for major capital initiatives and M&A opportunities.

Costing & Operational Finance

• Lead plant controllers to ensure effective cost accounting, standard costing, variance analysis, and margin optimization.
• Monitor inventory valuation, working capital, and supply chain cost drivers.

Business Partnership

• Collaborate with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to align financial plans with production realities.
• Support pricing strategy, customer profitability analysis, and contract negotiations.
• Provide financial leadership for ERP enhancements, automation, and digital transformation initiatives.

Team Leadership

• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance organization across multiple sites.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field; MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role within manufacturing.
• Deep expertise in GAAP cost accounting, plant finance, and manufacturing operations.
• Proven success leading financial strategy in multi-site or complex production environments.
• Strong command of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle or similar).
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

What We Offer

• Competitive executive compensation package, including an annual bonus and long-term incentive program.
• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs.
• Opportunity to shape the financial future of a growing manufacturing organization.
• A culture that values innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

We are committed to hiring, promoting and transferring employees without regard to race, religion, color, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin (where a person was born), sex, age, ancestry (ethnic heritage), citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other reason prohibited by law. Decisions regarding hiring, promoting, or transferring employees should be based solely upon job-related qualifications.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to a diverse workforce. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 508-839-8384 for assistance.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.