Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary :
The Finance Manager is a key member of the Bakersfield site finance team, responsible for driving financial insight and operational excellence. This role supports the business in achieving its goals through advanced financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and in-depth performance analysis. With high visibility across the organization, the position partners closely with plant leadership to evaluate operational performance, inform strategic decision-making, and lead cost optimization and process improvement initiatives. This role requires a strong foundation in FP&A, exceptional analytical and communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels of the organization.
Depending on experience, this role may also be fulfilled as a Senior Financial Analyst with managerial potential.
Essential Functions :
- Partner with plant management and operations to align financial data with production metrics and support decision-making
- Lead and manage the site’s annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams at the site to evaluate financial impact of projects, capital investments, and process changes
- Expert level proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Play a key role in the site’s cash flow forecasting process, ensuring accuracy, visibility, and alignment with operational and strategic priorities
- Prepare financial reporting including dynamic dashboards, business analyses, financial statements, KPI reporting, operational dashboard reporting, analysis of key business trends, and comprehensive executive level explanations of differences
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators and dashboards to track financial and operational performance, identifying trends and recommending actions to improve results
- Support and lead continuous improvement initiatives across various reporting
- Partner with the leadership team to help translate business strategies and objectives into financial goals and outcomes
- Prepare executive presentations and recommendations to senior management and the Board of Directors
- Collaborate closely with the Accounting team to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment of financial reporting
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Required Skills / Abilities :
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, general ledger, and cost accounting principlesDemonstrated ability to prepare journal entries and perform complex reconciliationsExperience in a manufacturing or operations finance environment strongly preferredProven track record of process improvements or system enhancementsHigh proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft ExcelStrong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skillsEffective time management with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlinesExcellent written and verbal communication skillsDetail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and integritySupervisory Responsibilities :
None
Education and Experience :
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline requiredMinimum six years of accounting experience requiredPhysical Requirements :
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computerProlonged periods of standing and walkingMust be able to lift up to 15 pounds at timesAbility to perform repetitive movements over long periods of timeRequires frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouchingRequires lifting, positioning, pushing, and / or transferring equipment and materialsOther duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Grapevine Energy Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.