Director, Finance and Strategy

The role

This person will support financial, operational, and commercial decisions for a manufacturing business. They will build financial models, analyze performance drivers, and provide strategic support to senior leaders.

What you will do

• Build and maintain detailed financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Analyze historical and projected financial performance including revenue, margin, and EBITDA.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate business decisions.
• Support monthly reporting and board-level materials.
• Partner with operations and commercial leaders to evaluate performance and business drivers.
• Analyze large and complex data sets to build analytical frameworks.
• Improve data integrity and establish repeatable reporting processes.
• Translate operating metrics into financial implications.
• Own end-to-end analyses from problem definition to executive recommendation.
• Support evaluation of potential M&A opportunities through modeling and diligence.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in corporate finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, consulting, or a similarly rigorous analytical environment.
• Strong understanding of the three financial statements and how operational decisions flow through revenue, margin, EBITDA, cash flow, and working capital.
• Advanced Excel and financial-modeling skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and scenario analysis.
• Ability to independently work through large, complex data sets and ambiguous business questions.
• Strong business judgment and intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, work with urgency, and maintain a high degree of accuracy.

Nice to have

• Experience in manufacturing, industrials, or other operationally complex businesses

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package

About the company

IEM builds electrical distribution systems and delivers solutions for complex power needs. The company has been operating for 75 years.