Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis; FP&A

About Us

Company Overview

Unified Door & Hardware Group (UDHG), in conjunction with Foundation Building Materials (FBM), is a premier provider of commercial door, frame, hardware, and specialty building solutions serving customers throughout the United States.

Together, FBM and UDHG’s 8,000+ Team Members are committed to operational excellence, innovation, and employee development. By combining scale, specialty expertise, and a customer-first mindset, we deliver high-quality products and services to contractors, builders, and project teams across diverse markets. As the organization continues to grow and evolve following the recent acquisition by Lowe’s, we are investing in strong, forward-thinking talent to support our long‑term success.

Position Overview

Unified Door & Hardware Group (UDHG) is seeking a strategic, analytical, and business‑oriented Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to help lead the organization’s financial planning function and serve as a key advisor to executive leadership.

Reporting to the Vice President of FP&A, this position is responsible for leading budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning, financial modeling, business analytics, and executive reporting. The Senior Director of FP&A partners closely with Operations, Sales, Accounting, Supply Chain, and Corporate Finance to deliver actionable insights that improve profitability, optimize resource allocation, and support strategic business decisions.

The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative finance leader with exceptional analytical capabilities, strong executive presence, and experience leading FP&A within a multi‑location distribution, manufacturing, or construction‑related organization.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process, monthly forecasting, and long‑range financial planning.
• Develop financial models supporting strategic initiatives, acquisitions, capital investments, and business growth.
• Prepare monthly financial forecasts and executive reporting packages.
• Establish standardized forecasting methodologies across business units.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy and forecasting processes.

Financial Analysis & Business Performance

• Analyze financial performance, key operating metrics, and business trends to identify opportunities and risks.
• Provide executive leadership with meaningful insights regarding revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, EBITDA, working capital, and cash flow.
• Develop dashboards and KPI reporting to improve operational visibility.
• Perform profitability analyses by customer, branch, region, product line, and market.
• Lead variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year results.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to executive leadership.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, Supply Chain, and functional leaders to support strategic decision making.
• Evaluate growth initiatives, pricing strategies, operational improvements, and capital investments.
• Support merger, acquisition, integration, and expansion activities through financial analysis and due diligence.
• Present financial recommendations to senior leadership and executive committees.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop the FP&A team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Establish performance expectations and professional development plans.
• Build analytical capabilities throughout the finance organization.
• Promote cross‑functional collaboration between Finance, Accounting, and Operational Leadership.

Financial Systems & Process Improvement

• Lead enhancements to budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and planning processes.
• Partner with IT and Finance teams to optimize ERP, reporting, and business intelligence systems.
• Improve automation, reporting efficiency, and data quality.
• Develop scalable financial reporting tools and dashboards utilizing Power BI or similar business intelligence platforms.

Executive Reporting & Governance

• Prepare presentations for executive leadership, Board meetings, and corporate stakeholders.
• Ensure consistency,…