Operations Finance Manager at Dandy

About Dandy

Dandy is revolutionizing the dental industry, a market valued over $400B. Supported by leading venture capital firms, we are on an ambitious mission to simplify and modernize every aspect of dental practices through cutting edge technology. Expanding our global presence, Dandy is developing an operating system for dental offices worldwide, empowering clinicians and their teams with innovative technology and world class support to achieve more for their practices, their people, and their patients.

About the Role

We are seeking an Operations Finance Manager to serve as the key finance partner for our manufacturing network. In this high ownership role, you will oversee the financial landscape for our manufacturing sites and third party lab network, helping operators gain a deep understanding of their cost structure and identify areas for improvement. This position requires a hands on approach, delving into overhead absorption, cost per unit, and vendor economics. You will also play a crucial role in strategic decisions regarding equipment purchases, site expansion or consolidation, and insourcing opportunities. This role offers significant visibility across Operations and Finance leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Manufacturing Site Leads: Establish and own the financial relationship with each site. Ensure every site lead is intimately familiar with their budget, understands the drivers behind variances, and has the necessary information to take action. Be the primary financial contact they consult before making decisions.
• Collaborate with the 3P Labs team: Provide financial clarity for the routing decisions made by this team. Develop analyses to illustrate the cost implications of each routing choice, ensuring trade offs are understood in real time rather than discovered post close.
• Manage the Operations Monthly Close: Lead pre close and preliminary close meetings with site leads. Coordinate with Cost Accounting, set clear expectations for attendees, drive follow ups to completion, and ensure all variance explanations are accurately quantified and owned.
• Ensure Accuracy of Manufacturing COGS: Conduct detailed expense reviews on fixed overhead COGS to confirm correct booking of costs. Analyze third party lab costs to validate routing. Perform gold and precious metals margin analyses to ensure pricing aligns with markup targets.
• Continuously Improve Processes: The current close process is evolving. We seek someone who views each cycle as an opportunity to eliminate manual work, accelerate timelines, and enhance the quality of outputs.
• Support Strategic Decisions: Build the financial analyses for manufacturing equipment purchases, manufacturing footprint decisions, and insource versus outsource evaluations. Contribute your informed perspective on the optimal solutions, beyond just creating the models.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of comprehensive finance experience, including substantial time within a physical product business in a high growth environment.
• Proven success in partnering with operators. You have developed strong working relationships with operational teams and can effectively translate between operational realities and financial impacts in both directions.
• Strong ownership of recurring financial processes. You have successfully managed a close, a forecast cycle, or a reporting cadence, leaving the process improved from when you started.
• Excellent modeling skills, with proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets. Comfortable automating spreadsheet tasks using AI tools like Claude Co-Work. Adept at navigating and extracting insights from large, complex datasets.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of distilling intricate analyses into clear, actionable recommendations for executive audiences.
• A bias for action and comfort with ambiguity. You possess the backbone to challenge senior stakeholders and advocate for the correct solutions.

Benefits and Compensation

For full time positions, Dandy offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive, and inclusive benefits tailored to each country where we operate. Our local benefits packages typically include healthcare, dental, mental health support, parental planning resources, retirement savings options, and generous paid time off - ensuring our team members are supported no matter where they live and work.

Dandy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Dandy also fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to embracing challenges and creating an accessible, inclusive workplace for all individuals. If you require any accommodations for your interview or have any questions beforehand, rest assured that we will do everything we can to meet your needs.

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Compensation for this role ranges from $170,000, $212,000 USD, with additional equity and bonus potential. Actual compensation will vary based on factors including the candidate's location, skills, qualifications, and experience. Please note that compensation listed for U.S. based roles applies only to candidates working in the United States. Candidates located outside the U.S. will have regionally adjusted compensation.