Job Summary
Methode Electronics is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead the finance function for the Commercial Vehicle Division. This high-impact role requires a strategic, hands-on leader who will serve as a trusted business partner to the Business Unit Vice President and leadership team. The Senior Finance Manager will drive value creation, support growth initiatives, and enhance financial systems and processes to elevate the division’s financial performance and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a strategic advisor to the Business Unit Vice President, providing data-driven financial insights to support key business decisions.
- Develop, implement, and optimize financial models and tools to drive operational efficiency and profitability.
- Lead the annual operating plan, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with corporate financial objectives.
- Oversee financial planning, reporting, and analysis, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to enhance division performance.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to assess cost structures, profitability drivers, and operational efficiencies to maximize value creation.
- Provide timely and actionable financial reporting to measure business performance, highlight key variances, and drive improvements.
- Ensure disciplined resource allocation for capital and human resources, supporting profitable growth in the Commercial Vehicle market.
- Maintain rigorous financial controls and compliance frameworks, ensuring adherence to Methode’s policies, GAAP, and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors, ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance where applicable.
- Optimize ERP system utilization to improve financial data accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision-making.
- Implement and oversee cost accounting, margin analysis, and working capital management strategies to enhance financial performance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
- CPA or CMA designation.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive finance experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong analytical, financial, and cost accounting expertise, with the ability to simplify complex financial data into clear, actionable insights.
- Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.
- Proficiency in financial software (e.g., OneStream) and BI tools (e.g., Power BI); basic knowledge of SQL is a plus.
- Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling.
- Strong presentation, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization.
- High energy, results-oriented, and adaptable, with a track record of driving operational excellence.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (up to 25%).
The base pay hiring rate expected for this position is $126,000 to $173,000.
This position is eligible to participate in an incentive plan. Metrics and level of participation are determined annually.
Benefits and Perks
Methode offers US employees Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life & Disability insurance, a wellness program, and time off benefits.
Voluntary benefit plans include Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance.
Methode provides an Employee Assistance Program, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan which includes a company contribution.
Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
Methode Electronics is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics per the EEO Poster available here . If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call (708) 867-6777 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Methode Electronics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Methode Electronics and has not been reviewed or approved by Methode Electronics.
-
Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or above average in several engineering and some operations roles. In certain production settings, opportunities like bid jobs can allow earnings above standard rates.
-
Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is often characterized as solid, with comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability options. Mentions of well-regarded carriers and "good" plans reinforce healthcare as a relative strength.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off spans vacation, sick time, holidays, and additional personal/family hours. Feedback suggests the time-off structure is a meaningful part of total rewards.
Methode Electronics Insights
Similar Jobs
What We Do
Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) is a leading global supplier of custom-engineered solutions with sales, engineering and manufacturing locations in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. We design, engineer, and produce mechatronic products for OEMs utilizing our broad range of technologies for user interface, LED lighting system, power distribution and sensor applications. Our solutions are found in the end markets of transportation (including automotive, commercial vehicle, e-bike, aerospace, bus, and rail), cloud computing infrastructure, construction equipment, and consumer appliance. Our business is managed on a segment basis, with those segments being Automotive, Industrial, and Interface.
