Senior Director Financial Planning Analysis

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Position Summary:

This is a strategic finance leadership role responsible for building the FP&A function from the ground up and serving as a key business partner to the CFO and executive team. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance management while supporting capital planning, pricing strategy, and systems enablement. The role requires a hands-on leader with deep manufacturing finance experience who can operate in a dynamic environment and drive change with humility, grit, and cross-functional influence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Lead the enterprise-wide planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes aligned with corporate strategy.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CFO and executive leadership, providing forward-looking insights and scenario planning.
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain to align financial goals with business strategy.

Performance Management & Analytics

• Develop and manage KPIs and dashboards to track financial and operational performance.
• Drive margin analysis, product/channel profitability, and customer-level economics to optimize mix and growth decisions.
• Lead monthly/quarterly business reviews with actionable insights on variances vs. budget/forecast.

Capital Allocation & Investment Support

• Evaluate capital projects, pricing strategies, and investment initiatives with ROI analysis and business case modeling
• Provide financial decision support across areas such as product portfolio planning, customer profitability, and capacity expansion
• Partner with corporate development and strategy teams on due diligence and integration modeling.
• Support the CFO with ad hoc analysis tied to resource allocation, risk mitigation, and strategic priorities

Team Development & Capability Building

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing FP&A team; foster a culture of financial discipline and business partnership.
• Establish best-in-class planning tools, processes, and reporting frameworks to improve agility and decision-making.

Forecasting, Modeling & Decision Support

• Lead dynamic forecasting, rolling outlooks, and long-range strategic planning models.
• Support pricing strategy, cost optimization initiatives, and operational trade-offs with scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis.
• Support early-stage ERP and reporting system upgrades and lay groundwork for future analytics enablement

Stakeholder Communication & Executive Reporting

• Prepare and present consolidated financial reports and key insights for the CFO, CEO, and Board of Directors.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable narratives.
• Serve as a trusted business partner across departments, bringing patience, humility, and strategic insight to financial conversations

The Ideal Candidate

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required. MBA, Master’s degree, CFA, CMA, CPA, or Data Analytics certification is desirable.
• 10+ years of progressive Finance or FP&A experience, including at least 5 years in leadership roles (e.g., Director level or above), within CPG/Food/vertically integrated manufacturing companies.
• Proven success building FP&A capabilities in dynamic, high-growth environments
• Experience leading or supporting ERP/system transformations or implementing BI tools a plus.
• Experience supporting business development initiatives and expanding customer base
• Experience leading risk management efforts, including futures, hedging, etc. is a bonus.

Cultural Fit

• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate independently and flexibly
• Comfortable leading change and working through ambiguity
• Hands-on coaching and mentoring skills with the ability to build and lead a high-performing FP&A function.
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