Finance Manager/Business Partner

Smart Wires is currently looking for a Finance Manager to bolster financial insight to overall company performance. Through partnership with critical functions, including the Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology teams, this role will identify and drive opportunities to improve the company's financial position.

The Position

The Finance Manager will lead FPA functions within Smart Wires. The Finance Manager will act as a key partner to organization leadership from both a tactical and strategic perspective; promoting high performance, driving accountability, and designing processes and metrics that create visibility into business performance and enable the organization to meet its objectives.

This role will report to the VP, Finance and will design implement and manage the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes across the organization. Special focus will be on supporting the Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology teams by designing mechanisms to track and report project level performance. Additionally, the Finance Manager will integrate business planning processes into investor models as needed.

This role is for someone who can problem solve in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, communicate complex ideas to non-technical colleagues effectively, and who is motivated by building and developing processes. A structured, process-oriented style and proactive approach to establishing metrics, forecasting performance, and providing overall business analysis are key components of this role.

Primary Responsibilities

Requirements * 5-8 years of financial planning and analysis experience; prior experience supporting manufacturing is a plus

Location

Benefits

At Smart Wires, we strive to foster an inclusive and supportive environment that focuses on our employee’s total wellbeing, and our benefit offerings reflect that commitment to our people.

We offer:

Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the country where you work.

The Company

Smart Wires is a global power technology company advancing the delivery of affordable, clean electricity worldwide. With our innovative technology and advanced analytics, we maximize the grid’s capacity. This means more renewables, at a lower cost and with less disruption to communities and the environment. Smart Wires is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, with a global workforce spread across four continents. Our team collaborates with our customers to achieve their strategic objectives and help them face an uncertain energy future with flexible, high-impact solutions.

The Culture

We are passionate about creating a culture that empowers our team to create positive change for everyone., and achieve their full potential, based on our core values: