Job Description
We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic Director of FP&A to serve as a key business partner to the CFO and executive leadership team. This individual will lead the company's budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, board reporting, and M&A support activities while helping drive strategic decision-making across the organization.
The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in corporate finance and FP&A, exceptional financial modeling capabilities, and experience operating in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Experience with private equity-backed organizations is highly preferred. This role offers significant exposure to executive leadership and is viewed as a potential future CFO-track opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasting cycles across the organization
- Develop and maintain long-range strategic financial plans aligned with business objectives
- Analyze financial and operational performance, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities
- Provide actionable insights and recommendations to the CFO and leadership team
Strategic:
- Partner closely with the CFO on strategic initiatives, growth planning, capital allocation, and enterprise value creation
- Build and maintain sophisticated financial models to support business decisions, investment opportunities, and scenario planning
- Conduct sensitivity analyses, profitability assessments, and strategic business case evaluations
- Support pricing, capacity planning, and operational improvement initiatives
Executive & Board Reporting
- Prepare executive-level presentations and board materials, translating complex financial data into concise business insights
- Develop KPI dashboards and reporting packages for executive leadership and investors
- Present financial results, forecasts, and strategic analyses to senior management
M&A and Corporate Development Support:
- Assist with acquisition evaluation, due diligence, integration planning, and post-acquisition performance tracking
- Build acquisition models, valuation analyses, and synergy assessments
- Support lender, investor, and private equity reporting requirements as applicable
Team Leadership:
- Manage and mentor one FP&A Analyst
- Establish best practices for forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis
- Foster a data-driven culture and continuous improvement mindset
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related
- 8+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, transaction advisory, or strategic finance experience
- Advanced Excel modeling skills with demonstrated experience bu
- Three-statement financial models
- Integrated operating
- Scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Cash flow forecasting
- Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
- Experience creating executive and board-level presentations
- Exceptional communication and business partnering
- Proven ability to influence decisions across multiple functional areas
- Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred
- Experience in a private equity-backed company environment is a plus
- M&A transaction support or corporate development experience a plus
- MBA, CPA, CFA, or other relevant professional designation a plus
On-site with a possibly hybrid schedule