Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

What You’ll Do

• Enterprise Planning & Forecasting: Lead and maintain enterprise FP&A processes including planning calendars, forecast cadence, consolidation routines, variance analysis, and executive financial review materials that give leadership a clear, current view of the business.
• Reporting & Decision Support: Prepare executive-level financial reporting for the VP of FP&A, CFO, and Executive Team including monthly performance reviews, forecast updates, Board materials, and ad hoc analysis translating complex data into clear, decision-ready insights.
• SG&A Governance: Own and evolve SG&A governance processes across the enterprise, ensuring consistency, accountability, and alignment between spending and plan across all functions.
• Process Building & Standardization: Build and formalize FP&A processes where they are undefined or inconsistently applied, establishing repeatable routines, standard templates, governance timelines, and documentation that the broader finance organization can rely on.
• Global Finance Partnership: Partner with global finance colleagues to ensure alignment on budgeting processes, planning assumptions, and consolidated financial reporting across all regions and business units.
• Systems & Technology: Support continued rollout and adoption of Oracle and Oracle EPM Planning across Watlow sites, contributing to process design, reporting requirements, data validation, and cross-functional alignment.
• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the Corporate FP&A Financial Analyst while providing indirect leadership to finance and business partners involved in enterprise planning and reporting activities.
• Special Projects & Strategic Support: Support financial analysis for enterprise initiatives, investment decisions, capital projects, productivity opportunities, and strategic special projects that require a trusted and experienced finance perspective.

What you´ll need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related roles
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, consolidation, and variance analysis skills
• Advanced Excel skills with experience working with large and complex datasets
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear business context for senior leadership
• Prior proven ability to build processes and create structure in a dynamic, evolving environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Global finance experience including multi-region budgeting, consolidation, and planning
• Background in a multi-site, multi-entity manufacturing, industrial, or engineered products company
• Experience with Oracle, Oracle EPM Planning, HFM, or similar ERP and financial planning tools
• Familiarity with SG&A governance, cost center management, or enterprise-wide budget ownership
• Prior people leadership experience