Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

## Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Apply locations:
Artisan Kitchens - South Carolina time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 6 Days Agotime left to apply:
End Date:
September 7, 2026 (26 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR100454

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!  We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
** Key Responsibilities
**** Accounting and FP&A*
* · Lead the annual operating plan, long-range planning, and monthly forecasting processes.
· Develop timely and accurate forecasts for revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, cash flow, working capital, and capital expenditures.
· Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, and prior year, clearly identifying underlying business drivers, risks, and corrective actions.
· Prepare quarterly Board of Directors materials and present financial performance, outlook, risks, and business priorities as required.
· Continuously improve forecast accuracy, reporting effectiveness, and financial transparency across the organization.
· Partner with the Controller and parent-company finance team to ensure an accurate and timely month-end close.
· Review monthly financial results, journal entries, accruals, inventory adjustments, and account reconciliations as appropriate.
· Support internal and external audits and maintain compliance with company accounting policies and internal controls.
· Lead financial evaluation of capital expenditure requests
** Commercial and Operational*
* · Lead price-volume-mix analysis and explain changes in revenue, material costs, conversion costs, and profitability.
· Partner with Sales and Operations to evaluate pricing decisions and opportunities.,
· Support product portfolio management, SKU rationalization, inventory optimization, and product turnover initiatives.
· Translate financial and operational information into clear recommendations for executive leadership.
· Develop a strong working knowledge of plant operations, production processes, labor, yields, waste, downtime, capacity, and material usage.
· Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to establish meaningful KPIs and translate operational performance into financial impact.
· Identify cost-saving and productivity opportunities, establish credible financial baselines, and validate realized savings.
** Systems, Analytics, and Process Improvement*
* · Lead the development of dashboards, management reporting, and self-service analytics that improve decision-making across the organization.
· Ensure the integrity of financial information originating from ERP, warehouse-management, inventory, pricing, and production systems.
· Partner with IT and business leaders to improve system capabilities, data quality, and reporting efficiency.
· Identify opportunities to responsibly use automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to improve forecasting, reporting, controls, and business insight.
· Standardize and document critical finance processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and organizational continuity.
** Qualifications
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* Required:

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* · Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of Newberry, South Carolina, or be willing to relocate to the area.
· Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
· At least eight years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, or a comparable analytical leadership role.
· Demonstrated experience leading annual planning, forecasting, management reporting, and financial modeling.
· Strong understanding of income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, working capital, and operational drivers.
· Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial-modeling skills.
· Experience developing dashboards and business intelligence reporting using Tableau, Power BI, or comparable tools.
· Demonstrated ability to analyze complex information, identify the central business issues, and develop actionable recommendations.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior executives.
· Proven ability to influence cross-functional leaders and constructively challenge assumptions.
· Strong attention to detail…