Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
About The Position
The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis will be instrumental in supporting our strategic growth initiatives and providing data-driven decision support to senior leadership. The successful candidate will execute strategic financial modeling to support our growth plans, lead the budgeting and forecasting process, provide leadership in strategic pricing decisions, and serve as a key business partner to our cross-functional teams. The Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) will report directly to the VP Finance and lead the FP&A function of Performance Surfaces.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred).
- Minimum of 7 years progressive experience in FP&A, with at least 2 years in leading a FP&A team.
- Proficiency in financial systems and tools (SAP, BPC, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and lead teams.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in the manufacturing industry preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of our Annual Operating Plan (AOP), quarterly forecasts, and long-term strategic growth plans.
- Partner with the business to support capital budgets aligned with strategic objectives, analyzing potential impacts, and coordinating Capital Asset Requests (CARs).
- Lead FP&A team with a continuous improvement mindset, adjusting and refining forecasting process to reflect changing business dynamics.
- Provide consolidated reports for the business unit as appropriate.
- Develop financial models to assess business performance, analyzing risks and opportunities to forecasts provided.
- Support data-driven decision making by providing timely financial analysis for various ad hoc requests.
- Develop dashboards and tools to monitor KPIs on a weekly basis.
- Partner with Performance Surfaces cross-functional leadership team to assess business needs, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
- Implement pricing strategies by partnering with BU president, sales, marketing, and operations leadership to drive product line profitability.
- Communicate effectively, both written and verbal, to business partners in a clear and concise manner.
- Develop and lead a high-performing Finance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, growth, and functional excellence.
- Support and challenge the team to explore new opportunities for top and bottom-line growth.
- Ensures high quality decision support through financial analysis for geographic expansion opportunities, pricing strategy, customer and product profitability, new product development, manufacturing and supply chain optimization, and capital asset investments.
Benefits
- Competitive Benefits Package for employees and their dependents (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability)
- Incentive Plans
- 401(k) with employer contribution and match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
- Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Time)
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
- Training and Career Progression
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
