Sr. Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Warren Rupp • Mansfield, OH

102d

About The Position

The Sr. FP&A Manager is a strategic finance partner responsible for driving enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. This role works closely with senior leadership, cross-functional peers, and other managers to translate business strategy into financial outcomes, maximize revenue and profits, while navigating cost volatility—including dynamic tariff environments—with precision and foresight. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in standard costing, inventory analytics, differentiated pricing strategies, and cost control frameworks to optimize profitability and operational resilience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, and MBA highly preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally in global or tariff-sensitive manufacturing industries.
• Proven ability to influence strategic decisions through financial insight, standard costing expertise, and scenario modeling.
• Mastery of financial systems and tools (JDE, Onestream, Power BI).
• Exceptional communication skills with a track record of executive engagement and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes, aligning financial plans with corporate strategy and market dynamics.
• Develop and maintain complex financial models incorporating macroeconomic variables, tariff scenarios, and cost structures.
• Conduct multi-scenario planning to assess the impact of tariff changes, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory shifts.
• Partner with business units to optimize resource allocation, pricing strategies, and margin resilience.
• Oversee the development, maintenance, and governance of standard costing models across product lines and geographies.
• Lead inventory analysis to monitor valuation accuracy, turnover efficiency, and working capital impact.
• Implement differentiated and incremental pricing strategies to support margin optimization and competitive positioning.
• Collaborate with Operations and Supply Chain to assess landed costs, BOM variances, and cost-to-serve metrics.
• Design and enforce cost control frameworks, identifying savings opportunities and driving accountability across functions.
• Identify the top 20% of products/customers driving 80% of revenue or profit using BI tools to visualize and communicate trends and analysis of profitability insights.
• Pinpoint the 20% of activities causing 80% of costs and recommend targeted efficiency improvements and cost controls.
• Map exposure to tariff-sensitive inputs across SKUs, suppliers, and regions, quantifying gross margin sensitivity and building mitigation strategies.
• Present executive-ready insights on tariff risk, financial resilience, and strategic trade-offs.
• Own monthly and quarterly performance reviews, delivering clear, data-driven narratives to senior leadership.
• Design and maintain dashboards and KPIs that track financial health, operational efficiency, and strategic initiatives.
• Distill complex financial concepts into compelling recommendations for SLT and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain localized financial models for Emerging Markets, developing multi-scenario forecasts to reflect political risk, supply chain fragility, and demand uncertainty.
• Collaborate with regional commercial teams to tailor pricing strategies to local market dynamics.
• Analyze cost-to-serve across geographies, factoring in logistics, tariffs, and labor costs.
• Recommend differentiated pricing models to protect margins while remaining competitive.
• Mentor and manage FP&A team, fostering a culture of analytical rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Champion talent development, succession planning, and cross-functional collaboration within the finance organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree