Director, Financial Planning & Analysis -Global Industrial

Job Summary

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis leads the enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, and financial analysis processes, providing strategic decision support to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global Forecast, Annual Operating Plan, and Long-Range Planning processes, driving coordination across business units and corporate functions while continuously improving forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
• Partner with executive leadership, corporate functions, and regional business units to provide value-added financial insights, identify risks and opportunities, and support strategic decision-making.
• Drive enterprise-wide standardization and continuous improvement of financial planning processes, systems, reporting, and governance to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.
• Lead economic and market intelligence activities, leveraging internal and external data sources, macroeconomic indicators, industry trends, customer demand signals, inflation forecasts, and third-party market research to develop enterprise growth assumptions, support forecasting accuracy, and provide strategic insights to executive leadership.
• Support capital allocation decisions through financial analysis, investment evaluation, scenario modeling, and prioritization of strategic initiatives.
• Lead global monthly financial reviews, including variance analysis against forecasts and budgets, identification of key business drivers, and communication of actionable recommendations.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support forecasting, strategic planning, capital investments, acquisitions, and other business initiatives.
• Support Investor Relations activities, including preparation of earnings materials, investor presentations, financial messaging, and analysis supporting external communications.
• Support quarterly external reporting processes, including earnings releases, earnings call preparation, presentation materials, and executive briefing documents.
• Partner with executive leadership to develop Board of Directors materials and presentations, providing financial analysis, strategic insights, and performance reporting.
• Assist in the development and preparation of a monthly consolidated corporate reporting package, including consolidated financial statements and detailed analysis of key performance indicators.
• Lead, develop, and mentor FP&A team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee planning and reporting system enhancements, financial models, and reporting tools in partnership with IT and Finance Systems teams.
• Ensure the quality, integrity, timeliness, and accuracy of financial forecasts, reporting, and analyses while maintaining strong governance and internal controls.
• Perform special projects, strategic analyses, and other duties as assigned by senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 4 years in finance leadership role developing high-performing talent and directing high-performing team(s)
• Strategic mindset and proven ability to successfully lead a finance team
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, tracking, and reporting operating expenses
• Experience developing complex financial modeling skills, analytical skills, including a detailed understanding of financial statements and cash flow information
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative ability, have a high degree of intellectual curiosity with a track record of delivered results while achieving or exceeding deadline expectations
• Ability to develop structured and fact-based strategy reports that include succinct conclusions and recommendations
• Proven problem solving, leadership and interpersonal skills, maintain sound judgment when making decisions and be highly organized
• Proven track record to deliver high levels of customer service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, be a quick learner with the ability to learn multiple systems and various data outputs, consolidating information into meaningful analysis to help drive both financial and operational decisions
• Outstanding Microsoft skills with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint