Sr. Finance Director - Manufacturing Operations

Sr. Finance Director, Manufacturing Operations

Oversee the financial health and strategy of an organization. You will be responsible for managing budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, ensuring accurate reporting and analysis, and providing insights to support strategic decision-making.

Who We Are: Dyno Nobel is a global leader in commercial explosives, manufacturing and blasting technology, delivering innovative solutions to the mining, quarry, construction, and seismic industries. With a legacy of safety, performance, and technical excellence, Dyno Nobel is known for pushing the boundaries of what's possible in commercial explosives-helping customers optimize operations, improve productivity, and reduce environmental impact. Backed by a team of dedicated professionals and a commitment to continuous improvement, Dyno Nobel sets the standard for reliable and responsible blasting manufacturing and services worldwide.

What You'll Do: As a Sr. Finance Director, Manufacturing Operations you will serve as the strategic finance leader of manufacturing, supply chain and operational performance across assigned facilities. You will be responsible for managing budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, ensuring accurate reporting and analysis, and providing insights to support strategic decision-making for leaders in manufacturing operations and throughout the business. Other duties include:

• Ensures compliance with financial regulations and optimizes the organization's financial performance to align with its long-term goals.
• Serve as senior finance business partner to Manufacturing Operations leadership, providing strategic financial direction and leading tactical performance.
• Drive plant-level financial performance, including cost control, absorption, inventory management, working capital optimization and margin improvement.
• Design and maintain financial KPIs, management reporting and results review meetings that provide insightful analysis of performance results, identify risks and opportunities, and drive actionable discussion.
• Work collaboratively with managers to establish aggressive budgets.
• Coordinate and provide structure for the monthly, quarterly, and annual earnings results reporting, budget development and forecast outlook updates.
• Ability to build collaborative cross-functional working relationships, influence, and gain acceptance of ideas from senior executives.
• Professional interpersonal and communication skills supporting regular interaction and communication with senior executives and submissions to the Board.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership, supporting organizational growth and long-term planning.
• Build financially sound business cases for product development and investments in technology.
• Model Financial impacts of supply, manufacturing and commercial decisions.
• Support product management, marketing and technology development leaders with budget reporting and tracking.
• Provide transparency into performance drivers and translate complex financial data into actionable operational insights.
• Lead and develop a geographically dispersed finance team supporting plant operations leaders.

What We're Looking For: BS degree in Accounting or Finance with additional certification or experience (CPA, CMA, MBA) required. 10+ years of experience in Finance / Accounting field with at least 5 years in a leadership role and experience in related industries.

Dyno Nobel is an equal employment opportunity employer and will give all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.