Finance Manager Operations

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager Operations to join the team in West Hartford, CT. The Finance Manager – Operations is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving financial performance, operational efficiency, and cross-functional alignment across the organization. This role combines core responsibilities in operations finance—such as COGS, inventory, and capital reporting—with project-based financial leadership to support strategic initiatives, improve reporting processes, and enhance decision-making across corporate and divisional teams.

What Will You Do?

• Lead corporate financial reporting for Value Added COGS, Gross Margin, Inventory, Capital, and other key operational metrics.
• Serve as the primary liaison between LNCA Finance and Group Finance for all operations-related reporting and analysis.
• Develop and implement standardized financial processes across all LNCA divisions to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Oversee R&D financial reporting, including skills and activity tracking.
• Drive and improve the annual budget and strategic planning processes for operations.
• Conduct monthly close analysis to ensure accurate accruals and expense recognition.
• Partner with manufacturing and operations leaders to analyze efficiencies, evaluate business models, and support decision-making.
• Support key strategic operations projects such as footprint analysis, transfer pricing, inventory optimization, and make-buy analysis.
• Act as the dedicated finance lead on cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment between finance and operational goals.
• Track and analyze operational performance across LNA, including the development and monitoring of KPIs.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to report on project execution and performance metrics.
• Design and maintain operating review templates and dashboards for executive reporting.
• Support with forecast, actual analysis and budgeting.
• Perform ad-hoc financial and project analysis to support strategic initiatives and business cases.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required; MBA preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 7 years in finance or accounting roles within a multinational environment, with a strong background in operations finance.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and financial reporting tools.
• Strong communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Solid business acumen and cross-functional understanding.
• Willingness to travel as needed, including Mexico.
• Fluent in Spanish Preferred.

Systems:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• BPC
• Hyperion
• Planful
• SAP
• SharePoint

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us 

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