Strategic Finance Partner & Profitability

If you love transforming data into decisions and want to be the strategic finance voice guiding real business outcomes, this role is for you. Join a high-growth, innovative company where your financial insights will directly shape the future of an entire business unit.

The Senior Finance Business Partner serves as a strategic advisor to business unit leaders, providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to drive business performance. This role partners closely with operational, commercial, and executive stakeholders to support decision-making related to revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, forecasting, and long-term planning. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with excellent business judgment and the ability to influence outcomes across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership & Strategy

• Act as the primary financial advisor to a division or business unit leader; provide insights to support strategic planning and operational decision-making.
• Deeply understand the business model, operational drivers, customer segments, and market dynamics.
• Develop financial recommendations to improve revenue growth, profitability, cost management, and capital efficiency.
• Support scenario modeling, investment analyses, and business cases for new initiatives, product launches, or market expansions.
• Lead the business unit’s annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning processes.
• Analyze performance vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods; identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Translate complex financial data into clear insights for business partners, including executive-level presentations.
• Ensure financials accurately reflect business activity in collaboration with Accounting and FP&A teams.

Business Unit Performance Management

• Partner with business leaders to track KPIs related to revenue, gross margin, operating efficiency, labor, and capital spend.
• Create dashboards and reporting tools that enable timely, data-driven decision-making.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and operational improvements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Sales, Operations, HR, Supply Chain, and Accounting to ensure alignment of financial plans with operational realities.
• Support pricing decisions, customer negotiations, and commercial strategies through data-driven analysis.
• Participate in monthly business reviews and cross-functional project teams.

Governance, Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies, controls, and external regulatory requirements.
• Support audit, internal control assessments, and financial policy improvements.
• Maintain financial discipline and accuracy in all planning and reporting processes.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in Finance, FP&A, or similar roles, with P&L ownership.
• Experience in manufacturing required; experience in a global multi-entity environment strongly preferred.
• Strong business partnering experience supporting operational or commercial leaders.
• Advanced analytical and modeling skills; high level of proficiency with Excel, ERP systems, and financial reporting tools; familiarity with Power BI or similar analytics tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels up to and including C-suite and to explain financial information clearly to non-financial audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment.

What We Offer

We value the dedication and contributions of our employees and are committed to supporting both professional success and personal well-being. Our competitive total rewards package is…