Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

We are looking for a strategic finance leader to guide enterprise planning activities and strengthen decision-making across the organization in Wadsworth, Ohio. This role will shape forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning while delivering meaningful insight into manufacturing and business performance. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, a collaborative leadership style, and the ability to turn complex financial data into practical recommendations for senior leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Direct the company's budgeting cycle, recurring forecast updates, and annual operating plan to ensure accurate and timely financial guidance.
• Develop and enhance executive reporting and performance dashboards that highlight key manufacturing metrics such as profitability, inventory efficiency, labor performance, and overhead trends.
• Work closely with leaders in Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales to evaluate cost behavior, production capacity, pricing dynamics, and product mix to improve financial results.
• Lead detailed variance reviews to identify performance gaps, explain underlying drivers, and recommend corrective actions across plant and business operations.
• Provide financial insight on capital spending priorities, working capital management, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Build scenario analyses and forward-looking models that support strategic planning, growth initiatives, investment decisions, and potential acquisitions.
• Deliver clear financial narratives and recommendations to executive leadership to support business decisions and resource allocation.
• Strengthen planning and analysis processes, tools, and reporting methods to improve visibility, consistency, and decision support across the organization.