Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Watlow Recruitment Team • St. Louis, MO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Watlow is seeking a Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to join our team in a highly visible, enterprise-level role. Reporting to the Vice President of FP&A, you will serve as a key partner to business unit and finance leadership — helping drive value creation, sustainable growth, and stronger financial visibility across the entire organization.
This role is central to building and formalizing Watlow’s enterprise FP&A function. You will own the consolidation of actuals, budgets, and forecasts; lead management reporting and SG&A governance; support long-range planning; and establish the repeatable routines and processes that keep a global finance organization running consistently. This is a role for a hands-on leader who thrives in an evolving environment, communicates with clarity and confidence, and is motivated by the opportunity to build something meaningful. This position currently oversees one Financial Analyst.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related roles
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, consolidation, and variance analysis skills
• Advanced Excel skills with experience working with large and complex datasets
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear business context for senior leadership
• Proven ability to build processes and create structure in a dynamic, evolving environment

Nice To Haves

• Global finance experience including multi-region budgeting, consolidation, and planning
• Background in a multi-site, multi-entity manufacturing, industrial, or engineered products company
• Experience with Oracle, Oracle EPM Planning, HFM, or similar ERP and financial planning tools
• Familiarity with SG&A governance, cost center management, or enterprise-wide budget ownership
• Prior people leadership experience

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain enterprise FP&A processes including planning calendars, forecast cadence, consolidation routines, variance analysis, and executive financial review materials that give leadership a clear, current view of the business.
• Prepare executive-level financial reporting for the VP of FP&A, CFO, and Executive Team including monthly performance reviews, forecast updates, Board materials, and ad hoc analysis translating complex data into clear, decision-ready insights.
• Own and evolve SG&A governance processes across the enterprise, ensuring consistency, accountability, and alignment between spending and plan across all functions.
• Build and formalize FP&A processes where they are undefined or inconsistently applied, establishing repeatable routines, standard templates, governance timelines, and documentation that the broader finance organization can rely on.
• Partner with global finance colleagues to ensure alignment on budgeting processes, planning assumptions, and consolidated financial reporting across all regions and business units.
• Support continued rollout and adoption of Oracle and Oracle EPM Planning across Watlow sites, contributing to process design, reporting requirements, data validation, and cross-functional alignment.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Corporate FP&A Financial Analyst while providing indirect leadership to finance and business partners involved in enterprise planning and reporting activities.
• Support financial analysis for enterprise initiatives, investment decisions, capital projects, productivity opportunities, and strategic special projects that require a trusted and experienced finance perspective.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Program
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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