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Senior Finance Manager – Operations

K2 Space· Operations
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Los Angeles, CA$140k - $190kFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Senior Finance Manager – Operations overseeing financial leadership of manufacturing operations, with focus on product costing, overhead pool management, and data-driven decision making in a complex manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary finance partner to manufacturing operations, providing insight and guidance on cost performance, efficiency, and profitability
  • Support operational leadership with financial analysis related to production volume, capacity utilization, labor efficiency, and make/buy decisions
  • Own the product costing process, including bills of material, labor standards, overhead application, and variance analysis
  • Analyze and explain manufacturing variances (labor, material, overhead, yield) and drive corrective actions with the operations teams
  • Manage manufacturing overhead pools, allocation bases, and rates to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance
  • Lead annual and periodic overhead rate setting, monitoring, and true-up processes
  • Lead manufacturing budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans, including volume assumptions and cost drivers
  • Prepare detailed cost models to support new product introductions, pricing decisions, and program bids

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, financial modeling, and forecasting
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Knowledge of GAAP accounting rules and their impact on financial modeling and reporting
  • Exceptional communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams and articulate complex financial concepts
  • Proven ability to perform complex account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analysis
  • Strong leadership skills with a collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves mentality
  • Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Skills

Required:Cost accountingVariance analysisOverhead managementBudgeting and forecastingFinancial modelingGAAP knowledge

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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