Director of Finance & Administration

About the job Director of Finance & Administration About NMSNational Metal Shapes, a trusted flooring component manufacturer since 1972, is in the midst of a bold growth phase. We are revitalizing our culture and building a high-performance team focused on accountability, execution, and results.We are looking for driven, capable individuals who want to grow with us and become key contributors within a company with deep roots and significant upside. The Opportunity The Director of Finance & Administration is a key leadership position reporting directly to the President and serving as the leader of our Office Department.This individual is accountable for the functions that support our business behind the scenes, including Finance, Accounting, HR, Procurement, CAD Design, Inventory Management, IT, Office Management. While the scope is broad, this individual's primary functional expertise must be Finance. You will personally own our budgeting and FP&A processes, financial modeling, and strategic procurement of core metals while leading the employees responsible for the other Office functions. This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who can analyze the business, lead people, improve processes, and own outcomes. What You Will Do (Other duties, as assigned) - Own Budgeting, FP&A & Financial ModelingLead the annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes - Maintain and improve the company's financial planning models - Analyze actual performance against budget and explain meaningful variances - Maintain cash-flow and working-capital forecasts - Develop product cost, margin, and pricing models - Support custom pricing requests and evaluate profitability - Model the financial impact of changes in volume, pricing, material costs, labor, and other key business drivers - Translate financial information into actionable insights for the President and leadership team - Manage Strategic ProcurementOwn procurement of core raw materials, including aluminum, zinc, and brass - Maintain and improve the company's procurement model and ordering schedule - Translate demand forecasts, usage, inventory, and open POs into purchasing requirements - Determine appropriate purchase timing and quantities - Manage key supplier relationships and pricing - Balance material availability with inventory levels, purchasing economics, and working-capital requirements - Lead the Office DepartmentLead, manage, and hold accountable employees within the Office Department - Oversee Finance, Accounting, HR, Procurement, CAD Design, Inventory Management, IT, Reception, and Administrative Services - Establish clear priorities, expectations, and accountability - Develop employees and drive process improvement - Coordinate across departments to solve problems and improve execution - Serve as the single point of accountability to the President for Office Department performance---regardless of who personally executes the work Who You Are First and foremost, you are a finance professional. Your background is rooted in Finance and/or Accounting, with particular strength in FP&A, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. You enjoy understanding what drives the numbers and using that insight to help make better business decisions. You are also a hands-on leader who wants broader responsibility. You are comfortable managing people and functions outside your technical expertise, setting expectations, holding others accountable, and stepping in when responsibilities fall through the cracks. You own outcomes---not just tas