Senior Manager, FP&A - Strategic Projects

Senior Manager, FP&A - Strategic Projects

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The Senior Manager FP&A, Strategic Projects reports directly to the VP, Finance and partners closely with the Director, FP&A and VP of Finance of the Couplings and Gearing divisions, along with additional functional leadership, to identify focus areas for the business. This role implements tools and processes to analyze, model and evaluate results for the division, with a focus on strategic growth.

Responsibilities include commercial initiatives such as price realization, backlog analysis, funnel sufficiency, revenue modeling and forecasting. The manager also partners with the commercial organization to drive growth aligned with the divisions’ 3‑year Strategic Plan. Success requires cultivating strong relationships across the organization, actively engaging with colleagues at every level, and leveraging data and analytics to deliver actionable business insights and informed decision support.

The ideal candidate champions improvements, enhances efficiency, and promotes harmonization throughout planning, reporting, and financial operations.

• Partner with the commercial organization on funnel sufficiency and related financial modelling to drive growth and predictability of future performance.
• Responsible for key analyses and recommendations on both short‑term and long‑term strategic initiatives, as well as operational improvement projects.
• Ensure effective financial management of topline growth, strategic planning, and key priorities set by Division Leadership.
• Collaborate with the divisional Pricing Team and Product Management to inform pricing decisions in a changing tariff environment.
• Work with Product Management and Strategic Marketing to monitor Annual Improvement Priorities, particularly around sustained market growth in key accounts, verticals, and/or geographies.
• Implement financial modeling tools to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Conceptualize, design, and iteratively build data‑driven analytical models.
• Drive strategic messaging in recurring monthly/quarterly business reviews with senior leaders.
• Partner with business leadership to enhance visibility of supply‑chain and materials management processes and financial reporting practices, thereby driving accountability and execution.
• Connect supply‑chain processes with the commercial demand plan to optimize inventory levels across the supply chain.
• Prepare forecasts and analyze trends in manufacturing, sales, finance, general business conditions, profitability, and other related areas.
• Support M&A related financial requirements by creating comprehensive ROI models and supporting business case creation for capital investments.
• Provide key analyses and recommendations on strategic and other executive projects, including ROI models and capital investment support.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis to minimize surprises; report on root causes, remediation plans, and updated status.
• Drive consistency and continuous improvements in processes and financial tools across the business.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; an advanced degree and/or CPA is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant and progressive accounting/finance experience, including financial influence and leadership, and prior manufacturing experience.
• Ability to identify process or reporting irregularities and collaborate to influence and implement changes that enhance data availability and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills; capable of quickly establishing a personal brand within the organization to drive cross‑functional collaboration.
• Strong Excel skills, including modeling and reporting with high volumes of data;
  Power BI a plus.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems; experience with SAP, One Stream, Oracle, and Hyperion a plus.
• Ability to focus on overall objectives while diving into transactional detail when needed.
• Resilience to overcome obstacles and adapt direction to achieve business objectives.
• Commitment to coaching and mentoring staff…