POSITION SUMMARY:
The Associate Director, FP&A will be responsible for preparing and delivering timely financial reporting, developing and maintaining operational KPIs, supporting the annual budget and forecasting processes, and providing actionable analysis related to plant performance, labor productivity, material costs, inventory management, capital expenditures, and manufacturing operations. Working collaboratively across Finance and Operations, this role helps improve financial visibility, identifies opportunities to enhance performance, and supports execution of key operational and strategic initiatives.
The Associate Director, FP&A also partners closely with the Senior Director of Finance to standardize management reporting, strengthen financial processes, and drive continuous improvement around manufacturing processes, such as global product costing, variance and absorption analysis, and capex/inventory reporting.
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Ensure delivery of the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation of financial statements and related reports to agreed timelines to key internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans for designated plant locations.
- Coordinate financial analysis, modeling, forecasting and reporting to drive financial operations.
- Work with business partners to simplify / streamline processes and use available tools to allow the business to efficiently scale.
- Maintain effective systems and controls to ensure the integrity of financial data and processes in compliance with US GAAP and company standards.
- Lead the ERP documentation and development to ensure that all financial systems are properly leveraged, integrated, and updated to capture and produce timely and accurate information and to support organizational growth.
- Participate in operational (plant) improvement projects and strategic projects including acquisition due diligence, capacity expansions/site restructurings.
- Establish strong collaborative relationships with all areas of our business. Use influence to develop and document business processes that support sound financial reporting.
EXPERIENCE: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, required.
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in finance roles of increasing responsibility with advanced financial modeling & analysis.
- Experience within manufacturing operations with an understanding of manufacturing variances.
- Experience in a private equity environment is a plus.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:- Extensive skills in US GAAP compliance knowledge with financial reporting technical skills.
- Contemporary knowledge of finance best practices and an understanding of how to map, assess, document and enhance current processes to enable productivity and collaboration.
- Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting
- Ability to analyze complex data sets, draw meaningful insights, and communicate findings effectively to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
