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Nox Metals is a technology-enabled metals supplier serving aerospace and defense manufacturers across the US, with operations in Metro Detroit and Los Angeles. The company combines software, automation, and logistics to deliver aluminum plate, bar, and rounds faster than traditional industry players.
As Senior Finance Manager, you will build and own the financial operating system for the company. This is a hands-on role that sits close to the business, requiring deep understanding of how inventory, purchasing, production, pricing, freight, and customer terms flow through the financial statements and drive commercial decisions.
Key responsibilities:
- Own the monthly close process, account reconciliations, and management reporting
- Build forecasts and planning processes for revenue, margin, cash, labor, inventory, and capital expenditure
- Analyze actual performance against plan and explain operating drivers behind variances
- Develop financial controls appropriate for a fast-growing, inventory-intensive manufacturing business
- Partner with sales and operations teams on pricing decisions, customer economics, capacity planning, and investment opportunities
- Improve costing methodologies, inventory accounting, and gross-margin visibility
- Manage audit, tax, insurance, banking, and external-accounting relationships and workflows
- Design and implement finance systems and automation for repetitive reporting tasks
- Prepare leadership and board materials with accurate, decision-ready financial analysis
- Coach and mentor finance team members, raising standards for documentation and execution
You are expected to combine strong accounting fundamentals with genuine interest in operating decisions. You should be comfortable building financial models and then validating assumptions on the factory floor. Rigor around accuracy, controls, and deadlines is essential, as is the ability to explain financial results clearly to non-finance leaders. You thrive in a growing company where systems are still being built, maintain commercial thinking without compromising accounting integrity, and bring a low-ego, direct approach to problem-solving.
Nice-to-have experience includes manufacturing, distribution, metals, logistics, or other inventory-heavy businesses; standard costing, inventory valuation, working capital, or plant finance; CPA or public-accounting background; ERP, planning, or business-intelligence system implementation; and comfort using AI and automation tools with appropriate financial controls.
Requirements:
- Strong accounting fundamentals and demonstrated interest in operating/commercial decisions
- Ability to build financial models and validate assumptions in operational contexts
- Rigorous attention to accuracy, controls, and deadlines
- Clear communication of financial results to non-finance stakeholders
- Comfort operating in a growing company with evolving systems
- Commercial mindset balanced with accounting integrity
- Direct, detail-oriented approach with low ego
- Nice-to-have: manufacturing/distribution/metals/logistics experience; standard costing or inventory accounting background; CPA or public-accounting experience; ERP/BI system implementation experience; familiarity with AI and automation tools in financial contexts
