Director of Finance

About the Role

As Director of FP&A – Operations, you will lead financial planning, reporting, and analysis for our Production, Supply Chain, and Logistics functions. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role with high visibility across the organization. You will build scalable FP&A capabilities that empower operational leaders, drive financial performance, and support Harbinger’s rapid growth. You will report directly to the CAO (Head of Finance) and collaborate closely with cross-functional VPs and Directors, while managing a team of financial analysts.

What You’ll Do

• Represent Operations in planning & forecasting cycles for the Company, including the development of multiple year plans, annual operating plans, and quarterly budgeting & standard setting.
• Consolidate and review budget versus actual performance on a monthly basis, and provide analysis to support the Company’s month-end close process reduction, including accruals, allocations.
• Understand the Company’s manufacturing cost reduction roadmap, and consolidate results and action plans for reporting purposes.
• Oversee the following functions in this group:

Production Finance

• Lead productivity tracking (Cost Conversion %, labor benchmarking, and indirect cost efficiency), contribute to short-term and long-range (3–5 year) financial planning for Production costs (direct, indirect, Capex), and drive initiatives to achieve or exceed cost reduction targets.
• Understand the financial drivers of the Company’s extended supply chain, optimize volume, product mix, margin, and working capital, and consolidate results for reporting.
• Improve inventory management processes: turnover, reconciliation, aging, and obsolescence risk.
• Facilitate the development of accurate standard costs for products, review of variances on a periodic basis (PPV, IPV, FXV, labor, materials, and overhead).
• Develop manufacturing dashboards (cost per unit, OEE, scrap/rework rates).

Supply Chain Finance

• Drive supplier cost savings through financial support on negotiations and benchmarking.
• Extend supplier payment terms and assess early payment discount strategies.
• Support Incoterms and logistics cost optimization with procurement.
• Track KPIs including PPV, supplier cost trends, and payment term performance.

Logistics Finance

• Partner with logistics teams to reduce freight and warehouse costs by 10%+.
• Track and analyze Incoterms usage, tariffs, and customs duties for financial impact.
• Provide quarterly industry benchmarking and cost structure analysis.
• Track warranty cost trends and containment.

Who You Are

• At least 10-15 years of working experience, with 5 years experience in a senior level finance working in discrete manufacturing, hardware-intensive environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost structures, variance analysis, and capital planning.
• Demonstrated success in operational finance roles supporting production, supply chain and logistics.
• Fluency in ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) and financial automation tools.
• Proven leadership and team-building capabilities.
• Comfortable working in high-growth, fast-paced environments.
  Strategic thinker with strong attention to execution and detail.