Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Copeland • St. Louis, MO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced and driven Financial Planning Manager to support our Electronics and Controls business. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering detailed financial analysis, performance tracking, and strategic insight regarding profitability reporting and partnering with Business Leaders across our 16 business platforms. The ideal candidate understands the dynamics of a manufacturing environment, key profitability drivers, is driven to discover root cause behind the numbers, and owns the platform for financial reporting. You will have one direct report.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA, CPA, or CMA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance or FP&A, preferably within an electronics or manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of profitability drivers such as mix, inflation, cost savings, general administrative expenses.
• Proficiency in Excel and financial modeling; experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or Plex) and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional partners.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in vertical financial management reporting
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-mix, global production environment.
• Comfortable working in a matrixed organizational structure.

Responsibilities

• Manage, prepare and analyze monthly financial reports for use by business platform leaders, including but not limited to sales, orders and margins.
• Partner with functional leaders and business unit finance leads to understand profitability drivers.
• Prepare profitability slides for monthly business platform reviews.
• Analyze trends to identify opportunities for operational improvements.
• Prepare management reports and dashboards.
• Serve as a finance business partner across platforms.
• Preparation of the financial planning packages including Quarterly and Annual Financial Review and Long-Range Profitability Plan.
• Engage with technical teams and other resources working on data analytics initiatives to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Participate in department and/or cross-functional projects and provide other ad-hoc analysis as needed.

Benefits

• Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more.
• We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees