Sr. Manager, Global Reporting & Analytics

Sr. Manager, Global Reporting & Analytics 12001 Lackland Rd, St. Louis, MO 63146, USA Watlow is seeking a Sr. Manager, Global Reporting & Analytics to join our Finance organization in a high‑visibility, enterprise‑facing role where your work will directly shape how financial data is used to drive decisions across our global business. What You’ll Do Reporting Strategy & Architecture: Partner with senior finance leaders, FP&A, and Regional Finance to define the future state of financial reporting, management dashboards, and performance insights, supporting planning, forecasting, closing, and decision‑making across the organization. Analytics & Data Storytelling: Lead the development of scalable reporting frameworks and BI solutions using Oracle Fusion, Hyperion/EPM, Power BI, and other enterprise tools, transforming complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for executive and business audiences. Metric Standardization & Governance: Define and govern global KPIs, metric definitions, hierarchies, and reporting structures to create a single version of truth across regions, entities, and functions, including gross margin, EBITDA, DSO, working capital, and product/customer profitability. Finance & IT Partnership: Collaborate with IT to design, simplify, and implement the reporting and analytics ecosystem, including data models, reporting architecture, governance, and tool strategy, translating business needs into technical solutions and vice versa. Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with FP&A, Regional Finance, Product Platform, and Commercial teams to ensure reporting connects enterprise KPIs to regional, functional, product, plant, and customer‑level insights. Process Innovation & Automation: Drive automation, AI‑enabled financial insights, and self‑service reporting adoption to reduce manual effort, improve speed, and increase transparency across the finance function. Team Leadership: Build and lead a team of Business Analysts, translating business requirements into scalable solutions, managing priorities, and ensuring strong delivery in partnership with IT and key stakeholders. Data Governance & Controls: Establish and maintain governance over master data, chart of accounts standards, KPI ownership, user access, and data quality controls across financial reporting and planning platforms. What You’ll Need To Succeed Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field. 10+ years of experience in Finance, FP&A, financial reporting, or enterprise analytics. Strong grounding in financial reporting, planning and forecasting, and performance management. Hands‑on experience with enterprise financial systems such as Oracle Fusion, Hyperion/EPM, or similar platforms. Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills with a solutions‑oriented mindset. Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and influence change without direct authority. Preferred Qualifications Experience in a global manufacturing, industrial, or product‑based company. Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data and system concepts for senior finance and business audiences. Hands‑on experience building dashboards and reporting solutions using Power BI or Tableau. Experience with ERP data structures, chart of accounts, cost centers, and multi‑currency reporting in Oracle Fusion or SAP. Familiarity with financial consolidation and planning tools such as Hyperion, EPM, HFM, or OneStream. Experience managing or developing Business Analysts in a finance or analytics environment. 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 with company match and annual contribution 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. 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. If you need accommodations for the recruiting process, please let us know confidentially by emailing View email address on click.appcast.io. 12001 Lackland Rd, St. Louis, MO 63146, USA #J-18808-Ljbffr Watlow-Electric-Manufacturin