Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Location: Hybrid – 2 days a week in office in Gonzales, TX; 3 days remote
Position Overview
The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis will serve as the strategic finance leader responsible for driving the company’s budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and profitability analysis.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Lead the development, management, and execution of the full annual financial budget for the company.
- Own ongoing forecasting processes, including monthly and quarterly reforecasts, scenario modeling, and variance analysis.
- Partner with cross?functional leaders (Operations, Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing) to ensure alignment between financial plans and business objectives.
- Build and enhance forecasting models to improve accuracy, visibility, and decision?making.
Financial Reporting & Executive Support
- Produce high?quality financial reporting packages for the Board of Directors, executive leadership, and external lenders.
- Present financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.
- Support strategic initiatives by providing financial insights, modeling, and recommendations.
Profitability & Manufacturing Analytics
- Analyze product?level and customer?level profitability, including cost?to?serve, margin performance, and manufacturing cost drivers.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to understand production economics, cost variances, and efficiency opportunities.
- Lead pricing analysis for consumer products, including elasticity, competitive benchmarking, and margin optimization.
Leadership & Process Improvement
- Lead and develop a pricing analyst, fostering a culture of analytical rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Implement systems, tools, and processes that enhance financial reporting, planning accuracy, and operational transparency.
- Drive financial discipline across the organization through education, partnership, and strong communication.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years of progressive FP&A experience, including leadership responsibilities.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated experience building and leading a full financial budget for an organization, including ongoing forecasting responsibilities.
- Proven experience producing financial reporting for Boards of Directors and external lenders.
- Strong background in product?level and customer?level profitability analysis within a manufacturing setting.
- Hands?on consumer products pricing experience, including margin analysis and pricing strategy.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, Excel, and FP&A systems (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, NetSuite, SAP, Power Pivot, etc.).
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