Senior Vice President of Financial Planning Analysis

Rapidly growing PE backed manufacturing company with a strong market position and a track record of steady, profitable growth is seeking a Vice President/Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis to join the team (flex in title based on experience). They are in an active phase of scaling operations, offering a proven finance leader a seat at the table during a pivotal period of value creation. Excellent company culture and a direct reporting line to the CFO while also working closely with the CEO and PE sponsor. Compensation includes base, bonus and equity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of the company’s strategic planning cycle — annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, and business intelligence — ensuring the function operates as a true driver of business decisions.
• Construct and sustain sophisticated financial models spanning revenue, margin, operating expenses, capital expenditures, cash flow, and scenario planning.
• Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual management reporting packages with rigorous variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods and a clear narrative behind the numbers.
• Collaborate with the CFO to prepare board and sponsor reporting packages covering financial results, KPIs, forward-looking projections, and strategic priorities.
• Act as a trusted financial advisor to operations and functional leaders across the business, translating complex data into decisions the organization can act on.
• Work alongside the Controller to sharpen cost accounting processes, including standard and actual costing methodologies, labor and overhead absorption, manufacturing variances, and product cost analysis.
• Maintain financial oversight of production costs, inventory valuation, and work-in-process (WIP) balances throughout the operating cycle.
• Build and maintain executive dashboards, operational reports, and data visualizations that give leadership a real-time, reliable view of financial and operational performance.
• Serve as the senior finance voice in the development and evolution of the company’s data environment, reporting infrastructure, and BI capabilities.
• Establish and steward a KPI framework that meaningfully connects operational metrics to financial outcomes.
• Work across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and IT to strengthen data integrity and expand reporting capabilities.
• Distill large, complex data sets into focused insights and clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Serve as a key partner to the private equity sponsor across financial reporting, operating reviews, board meetings, and value-creation planning.
• Lead, develop, and grow a high-performing FP&A team; set clear expectations, provide direct coaching, and build depth and capability across the function.

Background & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field required.
• CPA and/or MBA preferred, not required.
• 12–20 years of progressive FP&A experience with a demonstrated track record of impact in complex, operationally intensive businesses.
• Deep expertise in cost accounting and operational finance - standard costing, manufacturing variances, inventory valuation, WIP analysis, labor and overhead absorption, and product costing required.
• Strong command of core FP&A disciplines: budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, long-range planning, scenario analysis, and business-case development.
• Familiarity with PE backed operating environments, value-creation frameworks, EBITDA improvement, and sponsor reporting strongly preferred but not required.
• Advanced proficiency in business intelligence and data analytics platforms, particularly Power BI or comparable tools.
• Proven ability to build and present executive-level financial and operational dashboards and KPI frameworks.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems and how manufacturing financial data flows through them.
• Track record of presenting complex financial information clearly and persuasively to executive leadership, boards, and institutional investors.
• A hands-on leader with executive presence — equally effective building models at the desk and advising the CFO in the boardroom.