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Company Overview

Milwaukee Electronics is a leading provider of innovative manufacturing solutions, combining decades of experience with cutting-edge technology to deliver superior results. Our mission is to empower businesses with tailored solutions, enabling growth and success in an ever-evolving market. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, quality, and customer satisfaction, we are committed to driving innovation and shaping the future of manufacturing.

This is a full-time, onsite executive role that may be based out of either our Canby, OR facility or our Milwaukee, WI facility.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for all aspects of financial management, strategy, and performance. The CFO partners closely with operations, supply chain, and commercial leaders to align financial goals with manufacturing objectives while ensuring compliance, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

We are seeking an experienced finance leader with a strong background in manufacturing operations, cost accounting, and global business practices. This role offers the opportunity to shape financial strategy, lead a high-performing team, and make a direct impact on the growth and success of the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, President, executive team, and board of directors, providing insights on growth, profitability, and sustainability.
• Develop and execute financial strategies that support long-term business objectives.
• Provide recommendations on operational efficiency, capital allocation, and expansion opportunities.
• Maintain a strong relationship with financing partners.
• Development of financial plans and forecasts, capital expenditure plans, budgets, cashflow forecasts and covenant forecasts.

Financial Management & Reporting

• Oversee domestic and international financial operations, including accounting, reporting, tax, and treasury functions.
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of financial reporting under U.S. GAAP and local statutory requirements in Mexico, India, Singapore, and other jurisdictions.
• Lead preparation and presentation of financial results, KPIs, and dashboards for executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Work with the outside CPAs for successful financial audit and tax reporting.

Operations & Cost Management

• Partner with manufacturing leaders to monitor operational performance and key cost drivers.
• Oversee cost accounting, inventory valuation, and margin analysis to support informed decision-making.
• Drive initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve profitability across global operations.
• Lead the relationships with the benefit providers, 401k, self-insured health and dental, disability and life. Maintain a competitive benefit package that is cost effective.

Contracts, Risk & Compliance

• Manage and negotiate the business insurance package.
• Negotiate, review, and manage NDA’s and contracts with customers, vendors, and service providers.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and international financial and tax regulations.
• Strengthen internal controls and risk management practices across the organization.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor the finance team, including a Director of Finance, Corporate Controller, Accounting Clerk, and two Senior Staff Accountants.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop team capabilities to support evolving business needs.

Global Responsibilities

• Oversee domestic and international financial operations, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and local statutory requirements in Mexico, India, Singapore, and other jurisdictions.
• Manage global tax strategy, including transfer pricing, cross-border compliance, and coordination with external auditors and advisors.
• Drive consistency in financial practices, systems, and reporting across all locations while respecting local requirements.
• Collaborate effectively across diverse geographies, time zones, and cultures to ensure alignment and accountability.

Key Partnerships

The CFO will collaborate across the organization to bridge finance with operations, including:

• Operations & Manufacturing – Partner with Plant General Managers, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Quality teams to manage production performance, cost drivers, and efficiency improvements.
• Engineering & Product Development – Collaborate with R&D and Process Engineering on new product investments, process improvements, and automation initiatives.
• Commercial Functions – Support Sales, Business Development, and Program Management with pricing strategy, contract terms, revenue forecasting, and customer profitability.
• Corporate Services – Align with HR on labor costs and workforce planning, IT/ERP on systems and reporting integration, and Legal on contracts, risk, and compliance.
• Executive Leadership & Board – Partner with the CEO and board of directors to provide insights on financial performance, growth opportunities, and long-term strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA with 5+ years of professional experience required. MBA or CMA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven expertise in manufacturing finance, including cost accounting, margin analysis, and operations support.
• Demonstrated success in contract negotiation, risk management, and global financial operations, including multi-site, international entities.
• Experience in mid-sized companies ($100M–$250M revenue) and familiarity with scaling finance across multi-site global operations preferred.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to influence across functions, geographies, and cultures.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented leader with a strategic mindset, adaptability, and integrity in a fast-paced environment.

Key Competencies

• Strategic, financial, and analytical thinker with proven ability to align financial strategy to business goals
• Deep understanding of manufacturing operations, cost structures, and operational performance drivers.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated negotiation and partnership skills.
• High integrity and commitment to ethical practices
• Collaborative leadership style with a focus on developing people and building high-performing teams.
• Advanced data analysis skills and systems expertise, including ERP and CRM platforms, business intelligence tools, and Excel, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently sits and occasionally stands or walks. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 5 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

This role may be based out of our Canby, OR or Milwaukee, WI facility, with periodic travel required to company locations, customer sites, and business meetings both domestically and internationally.

MILWAUKEE ELECTRONICS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 414-228-5000 or hr@milwaukeeelectronics.com.

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov).

Because this job has access to controlled technology, we must comply with ITAR. Any job offers will be contingent on verification that the candidate is a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum/refugee status in the U.S.) or can otherwise satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. If applicable, if an individual is not a U.S. person, our policy is to not take the extra step of seeking approval from the federal government for that person to work in this position.

Upon hire, the successful candidate must present acceptable proof of identity and current authorization to work in the U.S., as required on Form I-9. We do not provide sponsorship support for employment-based visas such as H-1B.

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