Finance Director

Reposted 2 Months Ago
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Austin, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Hardware • Other • Appliances
The Role
Support Business Development and Quote teams with financial analysis, modeling, ROI and valuation work for major strategic quotes. Build custom financial models, review FGCM outputs, provide ad-hoc analytics for volumes, inventory and cash, train finance team members, and support Global Account Management and executive quote presentations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job SummaryFlex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Finance Director located in Austin, TX.


Reporting to the VP of Business Development on the Commercial Operations Team, the Finance Director’s main role is to support Business Development and the Quote team in opportunity development with financial analysis and modeling. The secondary role is to provide financial analysis services to Global Account Management (GAM), and other teams as requested.


What a Typical Day Looks Like:


Support Business Development team in the following areas:

Major Quotes

  • Participate in major quotes meeting one or more of the following criteria:
  • Proactive proposals for strategic accounts.
  • Large quotes needing alternative financial analysis not provided in normal quoting (e.g., net revenue accounting) or without enough information to run a formal FGCM quote.
  • Requiring the merger of current business and potential business as a combined package.
  • Opportunities requiring Return on Investment (ROI) analysis of design investments.
  • Deemed as strategic and critical.
  • Develop unique financial model if the opportunity requires.
  • Review FGCM produced by the Quote team and put together executive summary if required.
  • Produce ROI models if investment is required.
  • Assist Business Development/Global Account Management in filling out complex pricing templates if requested.

Financial Modeling and Analysis

  • Provide analysis for business needs beyond quotes (e.g., volumes, inventory, cash).
  • Other Ad-hoc analytics as requested.
  • Support finance training and development of team members

Skills:


Advanced Excel Skills

  • Including using VBA to write custom macros.
  • Ability to understand, reverse engineer, and manipulate complex files.

Deep Understanding of Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Statements

  • Both for analysis of external company financial filings and internal manufacturing statements (as in FGCM).
  • Knowledge of the drivers that can be used to improve the financial position of the business being studied and the trade-offs of those drivers.

Knowledge of Manufacturing Cost Drivers

  • Labor, overhead, warranty, SG&A, AR, AP, Inventory, Capex, depreciation, PPV and material cost of acquisition.
  • Net working capital and net invested capital.
  • Net revenue and consignment impacts.
  • DSO, DPO and ITO calculations.
  • Basic knowledge of PCBA, System, and Metal manufacturing processes. (Knowledge specific Flex processes and acronyms are a plus)
  • Ability to estimate costs when hard data is not available.
  • Activity Based Cost models.

Knowledge of Quote Process

  • Flex quote process and required approvals.
  • Understand Request for Quote documents and deliverables.
  • Acquisitions, manufacture-in-place.
  • Presentation of quotes/models for Executive review and approval.

Understanding of Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis

  • Years to payback, ROI, ROIC, NPV.

Basic Understanding of Corporate Valuation and Credit

  • Drivers for credit and credit exposure.
  • Drivers for stock investment valuation (e.g., Black Scholes).

Ability to Work in Unstructured Environment with Constant Change

  • Anticipate model drivers to create plug and play scenario modeling.
  • Working with extended, global teams.
  • Adapting to workload fluctuations.

Systems

  • Flex financial systems (OneStream) reporting.
  • Salesforce CRM.
  • FGCM is a plus.

The Experience We’re Looking to Add to Our Team:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, International Business or related field, or equivalent experience and training.
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) is preferred.
  • 8+ years of related experience, including a minimum of 5 years of Finance Management experience.
  • Business Operations experience is preferred.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

  • Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Matching 401(k) Contributions
  • Vacation and Paid Sick Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

Job Posting Start Date 10-20-2026 Job Posting End Date Job CategoryFinance

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [email protected] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, International Business or related field or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of related experience, including minimum 5 years of Finance Management experience
  • Advanced Excel skills, including writing VBA macros and manipulating complex files
  • Deep understanding of Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet statements (internal and external)
  • Knowledge of manufacturing cost drivers (labor, overhead, warranty, SG&A, AR, AP, Inventory, Capex, depreciation, PPV, material acquisition)
  • Understanding of net working capital, net invested capital, net revenue, consignment impacts, DSO, DPO, ITO calculations
  • Ability to estimate costs when hard data is not available and build activity-based cost models
  • Knowledge of quote process, RFQ documents, quote presentation and approvals
  • Ability to develop ROI models (years to payback, ROI, ROIC, NPV) and perform basic corporate valuation and credit analysis
  • Ability to work in an unstructured environment, build plug-and-play scenario models, and collaborate with global teams
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes (PCBA, System, Metal)
  • Experience with financial systems: OneStream and Salesforce CRM
  • FGCM experience (mentioned as a plus)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Business Operations experience
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