Finance Manager, Cost Optimization

Job overview

The Finance Manager, Cost Optimization role is onsite in Knoxville, TN; compensation is not specified. The manager partners with plant leadership in Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations at Kelvion Products. The role supports financial performance and operational efficiency through reporting, cost analysis, and decision support. It identifies and tracks cost-reduction opportunities and translates financial results into recommendations for plant leaders.

What you'll do

• Prepare and analyze monthly department profit-and-loss results, budgets, actuals, and forecasts
• support annual budgets and rolling forecasts
• perform variance analysis
• identify and track cost-reduction initiatives
• develop cost and operational KPIs
• support internal controls and audits
• analyze capital investments
• present financial results to plant leadership.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

finance manager

cost optimization

financial planning and analysis

cost accounting

budgeting

forecasting

variance analysis

manufacturing finance

plant operations

knoxville tn

kelvion products

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting requires a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field, plus a CPA, CMA, or MBA, and 6–10 years of progressive finance experience.

About the employer

Kelvion Products Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing. Sector: 33.