Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget, re-budget, and rolling forecasts; own monthly forecasting including Day 3 flash.
• Deliver executive-ready analysis and reports; present monthly results and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Perform variance analysis vs. budget/forecast; identify drivers, risks, opportunities, and actions.
• Own P&L analysis across revenue, cost of sales, fixed costs, and depreciation; ensure accuracy, reconciliation, and clear narratives.
• Manage fixed costs: track actuals, budgets, forecasts, and variances; partner with cost center owners to drive profitability, cost control and drive predictable spend and a “no surprises” culture.
• Represent Finance in site S&OP; partner with Commercial and Program Management to translate demand and capacity utilization into revenue, margin and staffing plans; quantify risks/opportunities, and drive actions to optimize capacity utilization and financial outcomes.
• Partner with Accounting on FP&A-related items (e.g., deferred/accrued revenue, accruals, prepayments); accountable for accurate revenue recognition on contracts and month-end close.
• Improve FP&A processes, timelines, and standardization (e.g., close-to-forecast, forecast accuracy metrics, planning calendar).
• Support internal and external audits; strengthen processes and controls.
• Ensure FP&A deliverables align with internal controls and applicable requirements; support SOX-related controls as applicable.
• Maintain documentation standards for budgets, forecasts, reconciliations, KPIs, and model assumptions.
• Lead, coach, and develop the FP&A team (4); set priorities, manage performance, and support career growth.
• Collaborate cross-functionally (Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, HR, IT, Corporate Finance) to drive transparency and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics with 8+ years of relevant financial planning and analysis experience OR;
• Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics or related field with 6+ years of relevant financial planning and analysis experience;
• 4+ years’ of people management experience.