Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Middleton, WI

Finance Leader Opportunity

Are you a strategic finance professional ready to step into a broader leadership role? Our Robert Half Madison team is seeking a hands-on finance leader to drive cost accounting, forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis activities in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Candidates currently in a Senior Financial Analyst role who are looking for growth into a more expansive finance leadership opportunity could be an excellent fit and are also encouraged to apply.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys partnering across the business, improving processes, and turning financial data into meaningful business insight.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop team members while driving process improvements, reporting efficiencies, and stronger financial controls.
• Manage budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning processes across multiple business areas.
• Lead cost accounting activities, including standard costing, variance analysis, margin analysis, and cost control reporting.
• Oversee inventory-related financial analysis, including aging, reserves, and manufacturing cost trends.
• Partner with operations and cross-functional teams to support product costing, project accounting, and financial decision-making.
• Collaborate with auditors and internal stakeholders to provide documentation, analysis, and support for audit and compliance needs.
• Analyze budget-to-actual results and key financial trends, providing insights and recommendations to improve performance.
• Support treasury operations including cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, debt management, and banking-related reporting.
• Prepare and enhance financial models, dashboards, management reporting, and ad hoc analysis to support leadership decision-making.