Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

P & F Industries • Cranberry Township, PA

2d • $100,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis is a results-oriented position that leads enterprise-wide financial planning, operational analysis, and performance management for a fast-paced manufacturing organization. This role serves as a strategic business partner to executive leadership, driving profitability, operational efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and data-driven decision-making across the company. In this role the Director of FP & A combines deep manufacturing finance expertise with advanced analytical and business intelligence capabilities, including expert-level proficiency in Power BI and Excel. This leader will transform financial and operational data into actionable insights that improve margins, optimize working capital, and support scalable growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, preferably within manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing FP&A teams or finance functions.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing operations, cost accounting, inventory, labor analysis, and operational KPIs.
• Demonstrated success partnering with operations and executive leadership teams.
• Expert-level capability in building complex, executive-level Power BI dashboards and data visualizations.
• Expert-level capability in developing scalable data models and DAX calculations.
• Expert-level capability in integrating ERP, manufacturing, and financial data sources.
• Expert-level capability in automating reporting workflows and delivering self-service analytics.
• Expert-level capability in translating large datasets into actionable operational and financial insights.
• Expert-level capability in advanced financial modeling and forecasting.
• Expert-level capability in complex formulas, nested logic, pivot tables, Power Query, and data transformation.
• Expert-level capability in scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis.
• Expert-level capability in building automated management reporting packages.
• Expert-level capability in handling large datasets efficiently with high accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems in manufacturing environments (such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Epicor, or similar).
• Experience leading BI or finance transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with SQL, data warehousing, and advanced analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop rolling forecasts for revenue, labor, manufacturing costs, inventory, and cash flow.
• Analyze actual vs. forecast performance and communicate operational and financial drivers.
• Partner with plant operations, supply chain, procurement, and sales leadership to improve forecast reliability.
• Drive plant-level financial analysis including labor utilization, absorption, overhead allocation, scrap, yield, and production efficiency.
• Build and maintain operational KPI dashboards for manufacturing leadership.
• Analyze pricing, product profitability, customer profitability, and cost trends.
• Support capital investment analysis, ROI modeling, and scenario planning.
• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise FP&A dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI.
• Create scalable reporting models integrating ERP, manufacturing, and financial systems.
• Automate recurring reporting processes and improve reporting cycle efficiency.
• Ensure consistency and governance of financial and operational reporting metrics.
• Provide strategic financial analysis for growth initiatives, acquisitions, pricing, capital projects, and operational improvements.
• Develop scenario models and sensitivity analyses for key business decisions.
• Present executive-level recommendations supported by financial and operational data.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and operational teams.
• Lead and mentor FP&A team members while establishing accountability and development plans.
• Improve planning processes, financial models, and reporting methodologies.
• Promote a culture of analytical rigor, continuous improvement, and operational partnership.
• Establish best practices for financial modeling, reporting automation, and dashboard development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director