The
Sr. Manager, Americas Operations & Global FP&A - IDS is a key leadership role directly aligned with the Brady IDS business segment. Reporting to the Divisional CFO - IDS, this role serves as the primary strategic finance business partner to the
VP of Operations, while also leading FP&A and financial reporting for the segment.
This position oversees a globally distributed team of operational finance across key manufacturing and distribution sites. The successful candidate will drive end-to-end operational accounting discipline, standard costing, inventory management, global FP&A consolidations, product margin visibility, and strategic capital allocation.
Operations Finance & Plant Support (70%)- Operations Partnership: Act as the primary financial partner to the VP of Global Operations (Ed Smith) and plant management teams across key global facilities, including Good Hope Manufacturing & Distribution, Florist, SPC, TJ (Industrial + HPS), Xiamen (BPID), Duluth (Gravotech US), Cranberry (Mecco), Port Orange, Code Distribution, and Penang Printing.
- Procurement & Supply Chain Support: Partner with Global Procurement, Logistics & Trade Compliance leadership to analyze freight, tariffs/duties, supply chain contracts, and vendor terms.
- Cost Accounting & Variance Analysis: Oversee accounting and reporting for material costs (PPV, scrap, FX impacts, E&O) and conversion costs (labor rates, utilities/facilities, maintenance, and supplies).
- Global Cost Rolls & Standard Costing: Lead annual and periodic global cost rolls, working closely with plant managers to define activity hours, labor rates, and burden rates.
- Inventory Management: Finance oversight of inventory planning, cycle count accuracy, E&O reserves, inventory FX, and profit in inventory analysis
- Operational Performance Reviews: Lead monthly financial reviews with plant managers to evaluate conversion costs, productivity metrics, scrap, and operational KPIs. Participate actively in Monthly Operating Reviews (MORs) for HPS, Industrial, and Engraving Solutions.
- Lease & Capital Expenditure Management: Maintain global facility lease listings, review Capex investments, and evaluate Capital Expenditure requests (CEs) and ROI models for operations.
- Product Line Profitability & Rationalization: Provide deep analytical visibility into product line margins, identifying low/negative margin products and supporting strategic rationalization and pricing efforts.
Global FP&A & Strategic Planning (30%)- Financial Consolidation & Reporting: Consolidate total segment financial results monthly, quarterly, and annually. Prepare monthly executive MOR decks and quarterly board presentation materials.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Direct the annual global budget and quarterly forecasting processes for the segment, ensuring alignment with corporate targets and guidelines.
- 3-Year Strategic Plan: Lead financial modeling and preparation for the 3-year strategic plan, driving alignment across sales, operations, and product platforms.
- Analytics & Dashboards: Own and enhance Qlikview (QV) applications, BI dashboards, and financial analytics models to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.
- Compliance & Control: Ensure full compliance with US-GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls across all regions and plant locations. Conduct T&E and operating cost audits as required.
- Assist with M&A activities as needed and other strategic initiatives.
Global Team Leadership & Development- People Management: Direct, mentor, and develop a high-performing international finance team (including direct reports in TJ, Xiamen, and US plant finance analysts).
- Continuous Improvement: Streamline financial workflows, drive global standardization across plant finance teams, and foster a continuous improvement mindset.
- Directly support other leaders on the finance team.
