Sr. Manager, Americas Operations & Global FP&A - IDS

Brady Corporation•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Americas Operations & Global FP&A - IDS is a key leadership role directly aligned with the Brady IDS business segment. Reporting to the Divisional CFO - IDS, this role serves as the primary strategic finance business partner to the VP of Operations, while also leading FP&A and financial reporting for the segment. This position oversees a globally distributed team of operational finance across key manufacturing and distribution sites. The successful candidate will drive end-to-end operational accounting discipline, standard costing, inventory management, global FP&A consolidations, product margin visibility, and strategic capital allocation.

Requirements

Directly aligned with the Brady IDS business segment.
Primary strategic finance business partner to the VP of Operations.
Leading FP&A and financial reporting for the segment.
Oversees a globally distributed team of operational finance across key manufacturing and distribution sites.
Drive end-to-end operational accounting discipline, standard costing, inventory management, global FP&A consolidations, product margin visibility, and strategic capital allocation.
Operations Partnership: Act as the primary financial partner to the VP of Global Operations (Ed Smith) and plant management teams across key global facilities, including Good Hope Manufacturing & Distribution, Florist, SPC, TJ (Industrial + HPS), Xiamen (BPID), Duluth (Gravotech US), Cranberry (Mecco), Port Orange, Code Distribution, and Penang Printing.
Procurement & Supply Chain Support: Partner with Global Procurement, Logistics & Trade Compliance leadership to analyze freight, tariffs/duties, supply chain contracts, and vendor terms.
Cost Accounting & Variance Analysis: Oversee accounting and reporting for material costs (PPV, scrap, FX impacts, E&O) and conversion costs (labor rates, utilities/facilities, maintenance, and supplies).
Global Cost Rolls & Standard Costing: Lead annual and periodic global cost rolls, working closely with plant managers to define activity hours, labor rates, and burden rates.
Inventory Management: Finance oversight of inventory planning, cycle count accuracy, E&O reserves, inventory FX, and profit in inventory analysis.
Operational Performance Reviews: Lead monthly financial reviews with plant managers to evaluate conversion costs, productivity metrics, scrap, and operational KPIs. Participate actively in Monthly Operating Reviews (MORs) for HPS, Industrial, and Engraving Solutions.
Lease & Capital Expenditure Management: Maintain global facility lease listings, review Capex investments, and evaluate Capital Expenditure requests (CEs) and ROI models for operations.
Product Line Profitability & Rationalization: Provide deep analytical visibility into product line margins, identifying low/negative margin products and supporting strategic rationalization and pricing efforts.
Financial Consolidation & Reporting: Consolidate total segment financial results monthly, quarterly, and annually. Prepare monthly executive MOR decks and quarterly board presentation materials.
Budgeting & Forecasting: Direct the annual global budget and quarterly forecasting processes for the segment, ensuring alignment with corporate targets and guidelines.
3-Year Strategic Plan: Lead financial modeling and preparation for the 3-year strategic plan, driving alignment across sales, operations, and product platforms.
Analytics & Dashboards: Own and enhance Qlikview (QV) applications, BI dashboards, and financial analytics models to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.
Compliance & Control: Ensure full compliance with US-GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls across all regions and plant locations. Conduct T&E and operating cost audits as required.
Assist with M&A activities as needed and other strategic initiatives.
People Management: Direct, mentor, and develop a high-performing international finance team (including direct reports in TJ, Xiamen, and US plant finance analysts).
Continuous Improvement: Streamline financial workflows, drive global standardization across plant finance teams, and foster a continuous improvement mindset.
Directly support other leaders on the finance team.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary financial partner to the VP of Global Operations and plant management teams across key global facilities.
Partner with Global Procurement, Logistics & Trade Compliance leadership to analyze freight, tariffs/duties, supply chain contracts, and vendor terms.
Oversee accounting and reporting for material costs (PPV, scrap, FX impacts, E&O) and conversion costs (labor rates, utilities/facilities, maintenance, and supplies).
Lead annual and periodic global cost rolls, working closely with plant managers to define activity hours, labor rates, and burden rates.
Finance oversight of inventory planning, cycle count accuracy, E&O reserves, inventory FX, and profit in inventory analysis.
Lead monthly financial reviews with plant managers to evaluate conversion costs, productivity metrics, scrap, and operational KPIs. Participate actively in Monthly Operating Reviews (MORs) for HPS, Industrial, and Engraving Solutions.
Maintain global facility lease listings, review Capex investments, and evaluate Capital Expenditure requests (CEs) and ROI models for operations.
Provide deep analytical visibility into product line margins, identifying low/negative margin products and supporting strategic rationalization and pricing efforts.
Consolidate total segment financial results monthly, quarterly, and annually. Prepare monthly executive MOR decks and quarterly board presentation materials.
Direct the annual global budget and quarterly forecasting processes for the segment, ensuring alignment with corporate targets and guidelines.
Lead financial modeling and preparation for the 3-year strategic plan, driving alignment across sales, operations, and product platforms.
Own and enhance Qlikview (QV) applications, BI dashboards, and financial analytics models to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.
Ensure full compliance with US-GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls across all regions and plant locations. Conduct T&E and operating cost audits as required.
Assist with M&A activities as needed and other strategic initiatives.
Direct, mentor, and develop a high-performing international finance team (including direct reports in TJ, Xiamen, and US plant finance analysts).
Streamline financial workflows, drive global standardization across plant finance teams, and foster a continuous improvement mindset.
Directly support other leaders on the finance team.