Director - Financial Planning & Analysis

Dometic Corporation•Katy, TX

15h

About The Position

Igloo Products Corp. is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead enterprise planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision support, with an emphasis on manufacturing finance, cost accounting, plant performance, and margin expansion. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this hands-on finance leader will establish rigorous planning and reporting processes, strengthen product and manufacturing cost visibility, and provide forward-looking insights that support profitable growth, cash generation, and disciplined capital allocation. The Director will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, Product Development, divisional controllers, and executive and functional leaders. The position combines strategic leadership with detailed understanding of plant-level economics and accounting fundamentals, and includes responsibility for developing the FP&A team, improving reporting and data quality, and supporting commercial and operational decisions. Igloo is an American cooler and housewares brand founded in 1947 and acquired by Dometic Brands in 2021. The company describes sustainability initiatives that include biodegradable coolers and products made with post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
12+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience in manufacturing finance, FP&A, and cost accounting.
5+ years of people leadership experience, with demonstrated success building high-performing finance teams.
Deep knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variances, gross margin analysis, and plant performance management.
Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations and partnering directly with plant, supply chain, procurement, and commercial leaders.
Strong command of financial modeling, forecasting, management reporting, and advanced Excel.
Ability to communicate complex financial and operational topics clearly to senior leaders and non-financial stakeholders.
Demonstrated record of improving processes, controls, data quality, and decision-support capabilities.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent advanced qualification.
Consumer products or durable goods manufacturing experience.
Experience with ERP, consolidation, planning, and business intelligence platforms in a complex manufacturing environment.
Experience leading cost transformation, footprint optimization, productivity, or margin expansion initiatives.
Strategic and commercially minded, with a willingness to work at a detailed operational level.
Credible partnership with Operations and Controllership, balancing performance improvement with financial discipline.
Curious, analytical, and decisive, with the ability to challenge assumptions constructively and turn analysis into action.
Comfort leading through change, ambiguity, and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Own the annual operating plan, long-range plan, monthly forecasting, and periodic reforecasting processes across functions and operating locations.
Lead monthly business performance reviews, translating financial and operational results into insights, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
Build driver-based financial models covering revenue, volume, price, mix, labor, material, overhead, freight, inventory, and capital investment.
Partner with executive and functional leaders to evaluate business cases, strategic initiatives, commercial opportunities, and productivity programs.
Lead, coach, and develop the FP&A team, with accountability for analytical quality, timeliness, and business impact.
Analyze manufacturing operations, including plant performance, conversion cost, capacity utilization, labor efficiency, material usage, scrap, yield, downtime, and overhead absorption.
Own and improve standard costing governance, including annual cost rolls, bills of material, routings, labor and overhead rates, and cost-standard reviews with Operations and Engineering.
Analyze manufacturing variances, including purchase price, material usage, labor efficiency, volume, mix, and overhead absorption, and drive corrective actions with plant and supply chain leaders.
Partner with controllership on accurate and timely inventory valuation, reserves, capitalization, and cost-of-goods-sold reporting aligned with company accounting policies.
Develop product, customer, channel, and SKU profitability views that account for manufacturing complexity, freight, sourcing, and cost-to-serve.
Support make-versus-buy, sourcing, network optimization, footprint, automation, and capital expenditure decisions through financial analysis and post-investment reviews.
Establish consistent plant KPIs and dashboards to identify cost reduction, working capital, throughput, and margin improvement opportunities.
Oversee monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting packages, including operating results, financial position, KPI trends, and variance explanations.
Ensure monthly results are loaded accurately into Dometic consolidation and reporting systems and align reporting with Dometic financial standards.
Work with divisional controllers to maintain clear ownership among FP&A, cost accounting, and financial accounting activities.
Strengthen data quality, reporting automation, and management dashboards to provide reliable and scalable financial and operational insight.
Communicate and escalate performance issues, forecast changes, control concerns, and emerging business risks in a timely manner.
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Ecommerce, and Product Development on pricing, promotions, customer economics, new product introductions, and portfolio decisions.
Analyze gross margin, contribution margin, freight, rebates, discounts, and cost-to-serve by customer, channel, and product.
Track strategic initiatives, quantify expected and realized benefits, and report transparently on milestones and financial outcomes.
Develop executive-ready presentations for management, ownership, lenders, and other stakeholders as required.