Finance Manager, Global FP&A

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Full Time, Exec/Sr & Mgrs, New Brighton, MN, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Pay Range: $115,000 - $135,000 + 7.5% Bonus

*** This position is in office, not hybrid, not remote***

The Manager, Global FP&A is a high-impact finance leader responsible for driving financial planning, performance visibility, and value creation across a private equity-backed global manufacturing business with approximately $200M in revenue. This role will support global FP&A coordination with a path to broader global ownership driving financial visibility, improving forecast process and accuracy, driving financial visibility through Power BI, enhancing profitability, and supporting value creation initiatives across the business.

This position plays a critical role in translating financial and operational data into actionable insights that improve EBITDA performance, cash flow, and decision-making. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and modeling capabilities, an understanding of manufacturing operations, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

• Lead monthly financial performance analysis, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, EBITDA, and cash flow versus budget, forecast, prior year, and management targets.
• Prepare and present clear, concise financial reporting packages for senior leadership, highlighting key business drivers, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Drive the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, and monthly forecast updates with a focus on accuracy, accountability, and speed.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to support scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and strategic decision‑making.

• Enhance financial reporting processes, tools, and dashboards to improve accuracy, automation, and timeliness of information.
• Help standardize FP&A processes, metrics, and reporting across the global organization to support scalable growth and stronger decision‑making.
• Improve data quality and reporting consistency across finance and operational systems.
• Support preparation of materials for executive leadership, lenders, board reporting, and private equity stakeholders as needed.

• Provide margin, pricing, backlog, and Percentage of Completion (POC) analysis to sales that support data‑driven decision‑making.
• Analyze product line, customer, channel, and market segment profitability to identify opportunities for margin expansion and portfolio optimization.
• Evaluate key manufacturing and operational metrics, including labor efficiency, material cost trends, absorption, and productivity, to improve plant and business performance.
• Assess business risks and opportunities through scenario analysis, including volume, pricing, inflation, mix, labor availability, and backlog conversion.

• Partner with SG&A, operations, and R&D leaders to improve expense transparency, spending discipline, and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Identify and help execute cost optimization opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Support pricing, sourcing, and operational improvement initiatives through financial analysis and business case development.

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to global sales and executive leadership, supporting strategic and operational decision‑making.
• Partner cross‑functionally to improve business processes, drive accountability, eliminate waste, and enhance profitability across the organization.
• Support key value creation initiatives including margin expansion, cost optimization, and working capital improvement.
• Provide financial leadership and actionable recommendations to help business leaders achieve growth, EBITDA, and cash flow targets.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or…