We are hiring now for a Director of FP&A!
Benefits Highlights:*401K with company match
*PTO, Paid Holidays
*Tuition Reimbursement
*Medical HRA Plan
*Short term/Long term Disability Insurance, etc.
Summary: The Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) leads the company's core planning, forecasting, performance reporting, and financial analysis processes. This role consolidates financial and operational information across functions and locations, translates results into actionable insight, and supports leadership in understanding performance, risks, opportunities, and expected outcomes.
The Director partners with Finance, Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, and executive leaders to improve forecast accuracy, strengthen business decision-making, and establish consistent performance management practices. This role develops scalable models and reporting, challenges assumptions constructively, and leads an FP&A team that provides timely, objective, and decision-oriented financial support.
Essential Functions:- Lead the annual operating plan, periodic forecasting, and long-range planning processes, including calendars, assumptions, templates, consolidation, review, and executive presentation.
- Consolidate financial forecasts and performance results across entities, functions, customers, and sites, ensuring completeness, consistency, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
- Prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly management reporting that explains revenue, margin, operating expense, EBITDA, cash flow, working capital, and other key performance drivers.
- Analyze actual and forecast performance against plan, prior periods, and business expectations; identify root causes, risks, opportunities, and required management actions.
- Develop and maintain integrated financial models, scenario analyses, and sensitivities that support strategic decisions, resource allocation, and changing business conditions.
- Partner with business and functional leaders to develop credible forecasts, test assumptions, quantify operational and commercial impacts, and improve financial accountability.
- Establish standard definitions, templates, reporting hierarchies, and analytical methods to create consistent enterprise performance visibility.
- Support executive leadership and the Board with clear financial presentations, decision materials, performance narratives, and responses to follow-up analysis.
- Coordinate closely with Controllership to ensure planning and reporting are grounded in accurate actual results and that management reporting reconciles to the financial statements.
- Develop driver-based analysis for revenue, backlog, pricing, mix, material cost, labor, overhead, operating expense, capital expenditures, and working capital.
- Lead forecast accuracy reviews and continuous improvement actions, identifying recurring bias, data quality issues, and process weaknesses.
- Support business cases, capital requests, restructuring initiatives, acquisitions, integrations, and other strategic projects through objective financial analysis.
- Advance financial reporting and analytics through improved systems, automation, dashboards, and self-service tools while maintaining appropriate governance.
- Monitor external economic, industry, customer, and market factors that may affect company performance and incorporate relevant insights into forecasts and scenarios.
Leadership Responsibilities:- Lead by example through integrity, ethical decision-making, professionalism, and compliance with company policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
- Communicate organizational priorities, departmental goals, and performance expectations while promoting employee engagement and collaboration.
- Foster a culture of safety, quality, accountability, respect, and continuous improvement consistent with SMTC values and business objectives.
- Support employee development through coaching, training, feedback, performance management, and recognition initiatives.
- Develop and execute functional strategies that support site, regional, and corporate business objectives.
- Lead organizational change initiatives and ensure alignment across multiple departments and stakeholder groups.
- Establish performance standards, governance practices, and operational frameworks that drive sustainable results.
- Influence business decisions through data-driven analysis, strategic planning, and risk assessment
Competencies:- Financial Planning and Analysis: Leads disciplined planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis processes that produce credible outlooks and actionable business insight.
- Business and Financial Acumen: Understands how commercial, operational, and market drivers affect income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and enterprise value.
- Analytical Modeling and Insight: Builds reliable financial models, evaluates complex data, and converts analysis into clear conclusions and practical recommendations.
- Strategic Thinking: Connects near-term performance with longer-term objectives and evaluates scenarios, trade-offs, and resource requirements objectively.
- Performance Management: Establishes meaningful metrics, identifies performance gaps, and promotes fact-based accountability and timely corrective action.
- Executive Communication: Presents complex financial information clearly, concisely, and confidently to senior leaders and other stakeholders.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Builds trusted relationships, challenges assumptions constructively, and aligns diverse stakeholders around shared financial objectives.
- Systems and Process Improvement: Improves planning, reporting, and analytical processes through standardization, automation, data governance, and effective use of technology.
Qualifications: - Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field required; master's degree preferred.
- Certifications: CPA, CMA, CFA, or other relevant professional certification, preferred
- Experience:
- Ten (10) or more years of progressive finance experience, including significant FP&A, business partnership, and team leadership responsibility.
- Demonstrated experience leading annual planning, forecasting, management reporting, financial modeling, and executive-level analysis in a multi-site organization.
- Advanced proficiency with financial systems, data analysis, presentation tools, and spreadsheet-based modeling.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, management accounting, cash flow, working capital, and business performance drivers.
- Experience in electronics manufacturing, contract manufacturing, or another complex multinational manufacturing environment.
- Experience with private equity ownership, lender reporting, Board materials, acquisitions, integrations, or transformation initiatives.
- Experience with enterprise planning, business intelligence, data visualization, and enterprise resource planning platforms.
Physical Requirements:- Ability to sit for extended periods while performing computer-based work, attending meetings, and reviewing reports.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods while conducting floor presence, observations, meetings, audits, and employee interactions.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, virtually, and through written communication.
- Ability to use standard office equipment, including computers, phones, and related technology.
- Ability to move throughout office, production, warehouse, and customer environments as business needs require.
- Ability to occasionally bend, reach, and lift materials or equipment up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to travel as required by business needs.
- Ability to visually review documents, reports, presentations, production information, and computer displays with or without corrective lenses.
Mental Requirements:- The employee is required to exercise strategic thinking, sound judgment, and independent decision-making in support of departmental and organizational objectives.
- The role requires the ability to analyze complex information, evaluate risks, resolve conflicts, manage multiple priorities, and make timely decisions in a dynamic environment.
- Employees must effectively communicate, influence, coach, and collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality. The position requires strong problem-solving skills, adaptability, and the ability to balance short-term operational needs with long-term business objectives.
Work Environment: - Work is performed in a professional, climate-controlled office setting with exposure to standard office noise levels and lighting. The role routinely uses typical office equipment, including computers, phones, printers, and related peripherals. Duties may involve extended periods of sitting, sustained computer work, and regular interaction with internal staff. Employees may occasionally access production areas, which may expose them to elevated noise levels, temperature variations, or manufacturing activity. All employees are expected to comply with workplace policies, safety protocols, and organizational procedures.
Travel: 0-10% of the time based on business needs.Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
