Location: St. Louis, Missouri Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Position Overview
The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for leading enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis for a manufacturing organization. This role serves as a strategic partner to executive leadership, providing actionable financial insights that drive profitability, operational efficiency, capital allocation, and long-term growth.
The ideal candidate brings strong manufacturing finance expertise, including standard costing, inventory analysis, variance reporting, capital expenditure modeling, and KPI-driven performance management.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership
Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.
Develop integrated financial models to support strategic initiatives, pricing decisions, product line profitability, and capacity planning.
Partner with executive leadership to translate operational strategy into financial targets.
Support M&A activity, including financial due diligence, modeling, and integration analysis.
Manufacturing & Operational Finance
Oversee standard cost development and maintenance in collaboration with Operations.
Analyze production variances (material, labor, overhead) and drive corrective action.
Monitor inventory levels, turns, obsolescence risk, and working capital performance.
Support plant leadership with cost optimization, margin improvement, and productivity initiatives.
Provide financial analysis on make-versus-buy decisions, capital investments, and automation initiatives.
