Factory Operations Finance, Senior Manager

About Carrier:

Carrier, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure the safe transport of food, life-saving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier.

Our organization is built upon world-class manufacturing facilities that produce our industry-leading products. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to continue to develop your finance career, then we have a great opportunity for you. We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled, and self-motivated person, responsible for leading the Collierville factory finance team and business partnering to deliver operating results for the company.

The ideal candidate will have accounting and finance experience supporting a high-volume manufacturing operation. Overall, this position will provide financial leadership across our Collierville factory which includes support of the monthly close & forecast process, annual plan, variance analysis, KPI tracking & reporting, identifying and driving factory productivity and overall management support.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Finance site leader and business partner to the Collierville operations leader.
• Provide leadership, while working in partnership with the plant leadership team to drive year-over-year plant productivity across labor, burden and cost of poor-quality metrics.
• Lead the annual business plan cycle, including the establishment of financial targets, metrics, and guidelines; calendar of submissions and reviews; coordination of functional team submissions
• Manage, direct and coordinate the monthly financial close and forecast, weekly productivity reporting, with a focus on leading the site team to achieve their financial commitments and helping drive countermeasures where needed.
• Lead project-based financial analysis and modeling to support profitability and productivity projects
• Partner with Carrier’s Cost Accounting Center-of-Excellence on cost accounting and E&O activities for the site.
• Responsible for internal controls, fixed assets and all Sarbanes-Oxley requirements including documentation, testing and remediation efforts
• Ensure preparation of financial information is in accordance with GAAP and prepares company for internal & external audits
• Provide oversight and direction to plant finance team employees with a focus on their development and supporting the needs of the factory.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of finance experience, including at least 2 years hands‑on in an operations environment such as manufacturing, distribution, or logistics;
  Or, Master’s degree with 5+ years of finance experience, including at least 2 years hands‑on in an operations environment such as manufacturing, distribution, or logistics.
• 2+ years experience of people management.

Preferred Qualification (nice to have):

Other qualifications you may have that would be beneficial in this role include:

• Proven experience across financial operations, FP&A, manufacturing finance, and cost accounting, supported by strong analytical, forecasting, and financial modeling skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive year-over-year productivity and performance improvements in operations environment, with a strong bias for action and execution.
• Ability to lead, develop, and influence finance teams within complex, cross-functional and matrixed organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clear, data-driven recommendations to senior leadership.
• Customer-focused mindset with a proven ability to solve problems efficiently and consistently exceed expectations.

Additional information:

• Immigration sponsorship is not supported for this position.

Benefits:

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

• Health Care benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; wellness incentives
• Retirement benefits
• Time Off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up t