Sr. FP&A Manager

Sr FP&A Manager

Business Unit:
Crane Nuclear

Location:

Twinsburg, OH

Reports To:

CFO / VP Finance

Company and Culture

Crane (NYSE: CR) is a leading global provider of mission-critical, highly engineered products and solutions, with differentiated technology, respected brands, and leadership positions in the Process Flow Technologies and Aerospace & Electronics markets. Today, Crane has approximately 7,000 associates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, with 2024 net sales of more than $2 billion. Crane Company celebrated our 170th anniversary this year.

With strict adherence to the Crane Business System (CBS), Crane is a highly process focused organization. CBS has been, and will continue to be, a critical driver of Crane's consistent execution and long-term success, driving a performance-based culture with a strong focus on accountability and results. Through the years, Crane has excelled in serving its customers, employees, investors, and communities in which they operate by focusing on the following principles:

• Unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Focus on philanthropy.
• Customer focus.
• A disciplined cadence of execution built on clear objectives and metrics.
• Emphasis on continuous improvement in all that we do.
• Development of our people, who are process focused and thrive on executing strategy and profitable growth.

In June 2025, Crane announced our intent to acquire Precision Sensors & Instrumentation ("PSI"), a leading provider of sensor-based technologies for aerospace, nuclear and process industries, from Baker Hughes. The $1.1 billion acquisition will add roughly $400 million in sales and 1,700 associates to Crane. PSI includes the Druck, Panametrics, and Reuter-Stokes brands that manufacture instrumentation and sensor-based technologies to detect and analyze pressure, flow, gas, moisture, and radiation across various industries, serving customers in more than 90 countries.

Crane is so excited for the planned welcome of these brands into our portfolio and the role they will play in continuing to drive profitable growth for the company.

Opportunity

This exciting opportunity is part of the Crane Nuclear business, which offers an industry-leading product portfolio supporting nuclear plant operations and homeland security and is headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the President and CFO to align financial strategy with business objectives and drive profitable growth.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making and operational efficiency.
• Lead the annual Operating Plan and forecasting process to deliver on-time data to Corporate via HFM.
• Lead monthly, and quarterly review and analysis of key Balance sheet, Income Statement and Free Cash Flow Statement.
• Develop the Operating Plan model(s) using historical information and working with VP/GM to complete the initial sales/cost/margin analysis; summarize change points and communicate with the leadership team.
• Facilitate meeting Crane deadlines for Operating Plan and Forecast PowerPoint decks. The individual will review Crane FPA documents and communicate with leadership as changes are required.
• Monitor financial performance against operating plan, forecast and prior year, providing variance analysis and actionable insights.
• Analyze monthly results and summarize the volume and ship profit variances between prior years, forecast and plan by market.
• Examine product mix within each market and discuss with market managers for variance explanations to assist monthly President Report commentary.
• Lead the monthly high-level forecast including backlog analysis, ship profit, and all business facility forecasted results.
• Lead product profitability team to analyze data, review trends, and document action plans to attack low profit product margin products.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement and automation.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial models to support strategic decision-making.
• Championing the Crane Business System by enforcing standard work, driving kaizen activities, and ensuring financial processes support continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance. Master's degree desirable.
• At least 8+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, with exposure to Corporate FP&A.
• Prior experience with Manufacturing Company in a Standard Cost Accounting environment.
• Experience with complete P&L Statement, Balance sheet and Cash flow statement.
• Proficiency in HFM (Hyperion Financial Management)
• Advanced user of MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel Macros)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing financial challenges
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and collaborating with senior executives
• Experience with business…