Director FP&A, Solutions & Service

Position Summary

The Director, FP&A is a key finance leader responsible for leading the company's financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and performance management processes across a complex, multi-plant manufacturing organization.

This role partners closely with the CFO, business unit leaders, plant leadership, Operations, Sales, Supply Chain, and Corporate Finance to provide timely, accurate, and actionable financial insights that support business decisions and improve financial performance.

The Director will lead the development of financial plans and forecasts while establishing a consistent, disciplined approach to performance management across the company's manufacturing footprint.

The role will have a strong focus on connecting operational drivers to financial results, improving forecast accuracy, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing leadership with clear visibility into profitability, cost, cash flow, and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead      the annual operating plan, budget, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop      and maintain rolling forecasts for revenue, gross margin, operating      expenses, EBITDA, working capital, and cash flow.
• Establish      consistent planning processes, assumptions, timelines, and standards      across plants and business units.
• Partner      with plant and business leaders to develop realistic, driver-based      financial plans.
• Analyze      changes in business conditions and update forecasts accordingly.
• Develop      scenario analyses to evaluate business opportunities, risks, and potential      actions.
• Improve      forecast accuracy through enhanced modeling, analytics, and      accountability.

Plant & Manufacturing Performance

• Establish      a consistent FP&A framework for evaluating plant financial      performance.
• Partner      with Plant Managers and Plant Controllers to understand operational and      financial drivers.
• Analyze      plant profitability, productivity, labor, material, overhead, and      operating expenses.
• Identify      and communicate key drivers of plant performance.
• Develop      financial analysis around production volumes, capacity utilization, labor      efficiency, scrap, yield, material usage, and other operational metrics.
• Identify      performance gaps and work with operational leaders to develop corrective      actions.
• Support      plant leadership in evaluating cost-reduction and productivity      initiatives.

Management Reporting & Performance Management

• Lead      monthly financial performance reporting for executive and business      leadership.
• Develop      concise, insightful management reporting that clearly explains results      versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Establish      standard KPIs and performance dashboards across plants and business units.
• Translate      financial results into actionable business insights.
• Highlight      key risks, opportunities, trends, and emerging issues for senior      leadership.
• Improve      the quality, timeliness, and consistency of management reporting.

Profitability & Business Analytics

• Analyze      revenue, pricing, volume, mix, gross margin, and profitability trends.
• Develop      product, customer, plant, and business-unit profitability analysis.
• Partner      with Commercial leadership to evaluate pricing decisions, customer      profitability, and margin opportunities.
• Analyze      manufacturing cost drivers and identify opportunities for margin      improvement.
• Support      strategic decisions through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Evaluate      capital investments, restructuring initiatives, make-versus-buy decisions,      and other significant business opportunities.

Working Capital & Cash Flow

• Partner      with Treasury, Operations, Supply Chain, and plant leadership to improve      working capital performance.
• Analyze      inventory levels, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and cash      conversion.
• Develop      forecasts and reporting around working capital and cash flow.
• Identify      opportunities to improve inventory turns and reduce excess and obsolete      inventory.
• Incorporate      working capital considerations into operating plans and business      decisions.

Strategic Finance & Decision Support

• Serve      as a strategic finance partner to the CFO and business leadership.
• Provide      financial analysis for major strategic and operational decisions.
• Build      financial models for acquisitions, capital investments, capacity      expansion, restructuring, and other strategic initiatives.
• Evaluate      business cases and investment proposals.
• Develop      scenario analyses and sensitivity models to support decision-making.
• Translate      complex financial and operational information into clear recommendations      and actions.

FP&A Process & Technology

• Continuously      improve FP&A processes, tools, models, and reporting.
• Identify      opportunities to automate manual planning and reporting activities.
• Improve      integration between ERP, financial planning, reporting, and analytics      systems.
• Establish      consistent financial modeling and reporting methodologies.
• Partner      with Finance Systems & Analytics leadership to improve data quality      and reporting capabilities.
• Reduce      reliance on manual spreadsheets where appropriate while maintaining      flexibility for analysis.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead      and develop FP&A professionals supporting the business.
• Establish      clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Build      strong financial and analytical capabilities within the FP&A      organization.
• Promote      a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and fact-based      decision-making.
• Establish      consistent FP&A practices across multiple plants and business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's      degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• MBA,      CPA, or other advanced qualification preferred.
• 8–12+      years of progressive finance experience, including significant FP&A      experience.
• Experience      in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Experience      supporting multiple plants, business units, or geographic locations.
• Strong      understanding of manufacturing financial drivers and cost accounting.
• Demonstrated      experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and      performance management.
• Strong      understanding of P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow drivers.
• Experience      presenting financial results and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Strong      analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced      Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
• Experience      with ERP, FP&A, BI, and reporting systems.

Preferred Experience

• Multi-site      or multi-business-unit manufacturing experience.
• Experience      with standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Experience      with operational KPIs and plant performance metrics.
• Experience      with acquisitions, integrations, or restructuring.
• Experience      with capital planning and investment analysis.
• Experience      implementing or improving FP&A systems.
• Experience      with Power BI or comparable business intelligence tools.
• Experience      in a public-company environment.

Leadership Profile

The ideal candidate is a commercially minded finance leader who can move beyond reporting results to help the business improve them.

The successful candidate will:

• Think      strategically while maintaining strong financial discipline.
• Understand      the connection between operational activity and financial results.
• Be      highly analytical and data-driven.
• Challenge      assumptions constructively.
• Communicate      complex financial information clearly.
• Build      credibility with plant and operational leaders.
• Be      comfortable working in a decentralized, multi-site environment.
• Have      strong executive presence and influencing skills.
• Translate      analysis into clear actions and decisions.
• Balance      financial rigor with practical business judgment.
• Operate      with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.