Working at Watlow
Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for over 100 years! Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone, and lead with service and humility.
At Watlow’s Global Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, we combine a rich legacy with forward-thinking innovation. Founded in 1922 in the heart of St. Louis, Watlow has grown from a small heating element manufacturer into a global leader in thermal systems. Our headquarters is more than just an office, it’s a hub for collaboration, advanced engineering, and customer focused solutions.
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We are hiring a: Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A – Business Partnering & Strategic Projects)
St. Louis, Missouri (Must already live in the St. Louis area to be considered for the role)
Watlow is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team based out of our St. Louis Headquarters in a high visibility, business facing role where your work will directly influence strategic decisions across the organization. In this position you will partner closely with business unit leaders and cross functional teams to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and overall financial performance.
This is not your traditional reporting focused FP&A role. You will play an active part in shaping how financial insights are developed and delivered, improving processes, and driving better decision making across the business. If you thrive in a fast paced environment, enjoy solving complex problems, and are motivated by the opportunity to build, improve, and make a real impact, we would love to connect with you.
What You’ll Do:
- Strategic Planning & Forecasting: Play a key role in annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning while delivering clear, actionable insights that drive business performance.
- Data Storytelling & Visualization: Transform complex financial data into compelling narratives, dashboards, and executive-ready presentations that make information accessible and easy to act on.
- Technology & Automation: Lead automation initiatives and leverage AI-enabled tools and Power BI to modernize financial reporting and reduce manual effort across the function.
- Business Partnering: Serve as a trusted finance partner to cross-functional leaders across Sales, Marketing, HR, IT, and Operations, aligning financial insights with broader business priorities.
- Strategic Decision Support: Partner with business unit leaders on new product development, pricing, portfolio strategy, and go-to-market decisions to balance short-term results with long-term growth.
- Process Innovation: Drive continuous improvement by enhancing and scaling financial planning and reporting processes to keep pace with evolving business needs.
- Investment & Opportunity Analysis: Develop business cases for strategic investments and commercial opportunities while proactively identifying risks and positioning the business to stay ahead of changing conditions.
- Impact from Day One: Step into a high-visibility role where your work directly influences key initiatives and gives you the opportunity to become a go-to resource for senior leaders across the organization.
What you´ll need to succeed?
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Engineering or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related financial role
- Proven background in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting
- Advanced Excel skills with experience working with large and complex datasets
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a solutions oriented mindset
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or product-based company
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear business context for a variety of audiences including senior leadership
- Hands-on experience building dashboards and reporting using BI tools, such as Power BI
- Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
- Exposure to financial consolidation and planning tools such as HFM, EPM, or OneStream
Benefits: The Watlow Total Compensation Plan
The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us.The Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits:
- Annual Incentive Program
- 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
- Wellness incentives
- Employee Personal Assistance Program
- Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
Diversity & Inclusion
We proactively embrace diversity in all its dimensions across our company and cultivate a culture of inclusion and forward thinking that respects and reflects each team member’s individual strengths, views, and experiences. Watlow takes pride in being an inclusive equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Please let us know confidentially if you need or require any special accommodations to participate in our recruiting process by emailing us at
[email protected].
