Category Finance Manager
About The Position
Pentair is hiring a Category Finance Manager for its Spray and Specialty category in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The position drives short- and long-term financial planning and analysis in partnership with cross-functional category leadership, and provides financial consulting and strategic support, including financial presentations and ad hoc analytics. The manager develops robust, dynamic, and scalable models and reporting that can be adapted to support business growth. The role serves as the key category operating and strategic partner to the Spray and Specialty General Manager and CFO Group, with full global P&L ownership. It leads category budgeting and forecasting, supports business-unit financial reporting and performance reviews, and helps improve planning, forecasting, and reporting processes. The position also supports Pentair's data analytics initiative and cross-functional projects.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Operational Finance, or Controllership within a manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor's degree with a major in Finance or Accounting.
- At least 5 years of people management experience.
- Thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial and business processes.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare analytical reports and provide written commentary and interpretation.
- Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
- Continuous-improvement mindset and collaborative approach to problem-solving.
Nice To Haves
- MBA, CMA, or CPA.
- Experience working with OneStream, Cognos, and/or Power BI.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the key category operating and strategic partner to the Spray and Specialty General Manager and CFO Group, with full global P&L ownership.
- Lead short- and long-term category budgeting and forecasting, including process administration, reviews, risk analysis, and reporting.
- Assess planning, forecasting, and reporting processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Review and approve quarterly rebates, other incentive programs, and month-end accruals.
- Review and support business-unit sales incentive plans in partnership with Sales leadership.
- Produce and enhance financial reporting packages for the business-unit and category leadership teams.
- Develop and monitor performance indicators, identify trends, and analyze unexpected variances in revenue, margin, and operating expenses.
- Contribute to monthly and quarterly business-unit review presentations.
- Develop and refine forecast-accuracy metrics at the business-unit and product-category levels.
- Review actual performance monthly and provide commentary for business units.
- Provide monthly and quarterly business-unit outlooks.
- Support and drive progress on decentralized finance activities at business units through the segment level, and track benefits of Group-level transformation activities.
- Support Pentair's data analytics initiative by learning relevant reporting and visualization tools and contributing to dashboard development and data validation.
- Complete special projects supporting the cross-functional WQM team, including Customer Service, Strategy, and Business Development.
Benefits
- Health benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee stock purchase program
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Accident insurance
- Parental leave
- Caregiver leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Wellness programs
- Annual incentive bonus and/or long-term incentives may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
