Dir, Financial Planning & Analysis - Distribution Division

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis is a key strategic leader responsible for elevating the company’s financial rigor, reporting infrastructure, and decision‑support capabilities. This role drives the end‑to‑end planning cycle, establishes best‑practice forecasting frameworks, and builds a data‑driven foundation that enables the organization to scale with confidence. The Director will partner closely with the SVP of Finance and senior executives to deliver actionable insights, enhance financial transparency, and support high‑impact business decisions.

This position is hybrid in-office located in Morton Grove, IL or St. Louis, MO.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual financial analyses to aid in the understanding of key business activity for operational decision making.
• Update monthly reporting package that includes detailed reporting of key P&L and balance sheet drivers and other financial metrics along with comprehensive explanations of variances and trends
• Lead the development, consolidation, and management of the annual budget and long‑range financial plans.
• Drive monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with corporate objectives.
• Identify financial trends, business drivers, risks, and opportunities to support strategic planning.
• Establish and maintain meaningful KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting frameworks across the organization.
• Deliver high‑quality reporting packages for the Board of Directors and executive stakeholders.
• Improve transparency into margin, cash flow, unit economics, cost drivers, and overall financial performance.
• Offer financial leadership in evaluating capital investments and cost optimization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the SVP of Finance on financial strategy, risk management, and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with leaders across the business to drive alignment between financial objectives and operational execution.
• Operate as a senior subject‑matter expert while shaping scalable processes in a dynamic, growing environment.

• Lead special projects as required by senior management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required.
• MBA, Master’s in Finance, or CPA/CFA preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related financial leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling processes.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership; prior experience reporting to C‑suite preferred.
• Strong analytical and project management skills with the ability to improve and provide insights, prioritize and respond quickly within a rapidly changing environment.
• Highest standards for accuracy and precision; must be highly organized with the ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and financial modeling experience along with a solid knowledge of general accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Strong proficiency in MS Office including advanced MS Excel skills.
• Prior experience with HFM and/or TM1 preferred

Bunzl salary range: $175,000-$220,000 (+ bonus), based on experience, education and geographic location. Bunzl accepts ongoing applications for this role.

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non‑Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to exceed $10 billion in sales. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl North America operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico.

With more than 10,000 team members and over 400,000 supplies, Bunzl is recognized as a leading supplier across North America—and proudly certified as a Great Place to Work®. At Bunzl, you’ll find Unlimited Potential… your career, our future.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.

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