Our client is a well-established, publicly traded manufacturing organization seeking a senior finance leader to oversee the company’s FP&A function. This is a high-visibility leadership role reporting directly to the CFO and partnering closely with executive leadership, operations, and cross-functional business leaders.

The ideal candidate will bring strong manufacturing finance experience, proven FP&A leadership, and the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights. This individual will lead planning, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling, and business performance analysis while helping drive strategic decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the FP&A function, including planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis

• Oversee, mentor, and develop a team of finance professionals, including analysts and managers

• Partner closely with the CFO, CEO, C-suite, and senior leadership on growth, value creation, and business strategy

• Lead the Annual Operating Plan, strategic planning process, quarterly forecasts, and monthly operating reviews

• Develop and enhance financial models, dashboards, benchmarks, and key business performance metrics

• Prepare financial reporting packages and executive-level presentations for senior management

• Support board-level materials, investor-related analysis, competitive analysis, and strategic business reviews

• Analyze revenue, costs, margins, operating expenses, material costs, headcount, CapEx, cash flow, and other key financial drivers

• Partner with operations and business leaders to evaluate performance trends, identify risks/opportunities, and recommend solutions

• Support business case development, investment analysis, and return evaluations

• Assist with M&A-related analysis, including pre- and post-transaction assessments and valuations

• Improve FP&A processes, reporting capabilities, planning tools, and financial systems

• Drive automation and process improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and agility in reporting and planning

• Ensure planning and reporting deliverables are completed accurately, efficiently, and on time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field required

• MBA or advanced degree preferred

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience

• Prior manufacturing experience is required

• Strong FP&A leadership experience, including planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial modeling

• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing finance teams

• Strong business acumen with the ability to partner across operations, supply chain, commercial, and executive leadership teams

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