Finance, Accounting & Business Leadership

Finance that can walk the floor and explain the variance.

Manufacturing finance is not corporate finance. It is standard cost, labor and overhead absorption, inventory accuracy, and a capital request that has to be defended against a real payback. We recruit the controllers and finance leaders who understand where the money actually goes in a plant — plus the HR and commercial leadership that keeps the business running around them.

20+
Years in Manufacturing Recruiting
90%+
Repeat Business
<10
Days to Shortlist
10+
Years Avg. Client Relationship

Roles We Fill in Finance, Accounting & Business Leadership

From individual contributors to executive leadership, we recruit across all levels of finance, accounting, and business leadership talent.

Plant Controllers

Site finance leadership across standard cost, variance analysis, inventory, and the monthly close.

Cost Accountants & Cost Managers

Standard costing, routings and BOM accuracy, scrap and labor absorption, and quoting support.

CFOs & VPs of Finance

Executive finance leadership for manufacturers, including private equity-backed and family-owned businesses.

FP&A Managers & Directors

Forecasting and margin analysis tied to plant performance rather than spreadsheets in isolation.

Accounting Managers & Corporate Controllers

Close, consolidation, and audit across single-site and multi-site manufacturing groups.

Program & Contract Finance

Program costing and contract compliance for aerospace and defense work, including government contracting requirements.

HR Directors & Managers

Plant HR leadership that handles hourly staffing, retention, and labor relations — not just policy.

Sales & Business Development Leaders

Commercial leadership who can quote technical work and hold a relationship with a Tier 1 customer.

Purchasing & Sourcing Leaders

Strategic sourcing and supplier development where cost, quality, and delivery are all on the line.

Why Choose Us

Our Finance, Accounting & Business Leadership Expertise

With decades of combined experience in finance, accounting, and business leadership recruiting, we understand the technical requirements, industry dynamics, and cultural factors that make a successful placement.

  • Manufacturing finance screened on the real work: standard cost, absorption, scrap and rework cost, and inventory accuracy
  • Understands the plant controller role as an operations partner, not a reporting function
  • Aerospace and defense program finance, including contract compliance requirements
  • HR and commercial leadership recruited with the same plant-floor fluency as the technical seats
  • Confidential searches when a finance leader is being replaced quietly
  • 150+ independent recruiters nationwide for hard-to-fill and relocation-dependent roles

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