Director - Financial Analytics

Waupaca-Foundr; Waupaca (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short and long term disability

Life insurance

401(k)

Employer funded retirement plan

Paid vacations/holidays

Wellness program

Fitness membership

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is seeking a Director of Financial Analytics to lead a finance business partner team across functions and deliver board-ready analyses.

The role reports to the CFO and partners with the executive leadership team to drive capital decisions and strategic planning. The position blends hands-on modeling with leadership, establishing analytical standards, developing people, and delivering rigorous, data-driven insights using Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude as tools to augment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related field; MBA a plus but not required.
• 10+ years in FP&A, Consulting, or Analytics; experience within a manufacturing business unit is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience creating and owning board-level presentations.
• Track record managing and developing a team.
• Strong cross-functional partnering experience.
• AS400 and/or SAP experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and set the analytical standard for a team of finance business partners.
• Build and hire the FP&A team from the ground up, coaching them to broader ownership roles.
• Hold the team accountable to ownership, rigor, and board-ready output.
• Own the largest and most complex analyses spanning multiple functions, including areas not yet covered by a dedicated member.
• Serve as a thought partner to the Executive Leadership Team and finance partners.
• Reach defensible conclusions when working with messy or incomplete data.
• Develop capital request presentations and business cases from analysis through executive and board-level presentation.
• Serve as the primary interface to the CFO on financial analytics and forward-looking modeling.
• Stay forward-thinking on AI and data tools; Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude available to support work.

Skills

Leadership

Board presentations

Cross-functional partnering

Financial modeling

Data tools

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Business

MBA preferred

Tools

Copilot

ChatGPT

Claude

AS400/SAP

Job description

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is North America’s leading supplier of iron castings and has a history of innovation with a legacy of product quality. Waupaca Foundry employs approximately 4,400 people company-wide.

The Director, Financial Analytics leads a team of finance business partners embedded across Waupaca Foundry's functional areas, translating operational reality into the financial analysis, business cases, and capital requests that drive company decision-making. This role owns the largest and most complex analyses spanning multiple functional areas and prepares, owns, and presents board-ready materials. This position reports directly to the CFO and will interface with the PE ownership group.

This is a hands-on modeling and analysis role as much as it is a leadership role. The Director sets the analytical standard for the team, develops the people on it, and holds everyone, including themselves to that same standard.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, develop, and set the analytical standard for a team of finance business partners
• Build and hire the FP&A team from the ground up, then coach and develop them from individual contributors into broader ownership roles
• Hold the team accountable to a standard of ownership, rigor, and board-ready output

Business Partnership & Analysis

• Own the largest and most complex financial analyses that span multiple functional areas, including areas not yet covered by a dedicated team member
• Serve as a thought partner to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and to the finance business partners on the team
• Reach defensible conclusions when working with messy, incomplete, or imperfect data

Capital & Business Case Development

• Own the development of capital request presentations and business cases, from analysis through executive and board-level presentation
• Serve as the primary interface to the CFO on financial analytics and forward-looking business modeling

Standards & Tools

• Stay forward-thinking on AI and data tools, and use them in practice
• Candidates will have access to Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude as tools to support their work — these tools do not replace critical thinking, and all outputs must be owned by the individual as if they were their own

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or a related field from an accredited four (4) year college or university; MBA a plus but not required
• 10+ years in FP&A, Consulting, or Analytics; experience within a business unit of a manufacturing organization is a plus
• Demonstrated experience creating and owning board-level presentations
• Track record managing and developing a team
• Strong cross-functional partnering experience
• AS400 and/or SAP experience preferred but not required

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Strong critical thinking, accountability, prioritization, humility, and influencing skills are required
• Comfortable self-orienting quickly and driving work to completion without oversight
• If selected for consideration, candidates must successfully complete a selection process that includes a screening, 2 interviews, a case study & presentation, reference check/verification, and a pre-employment drug screen

BENEFITS :

Waupaca Foundry offers competitive wages and exceptional benefits, including:

• Short and long term disability
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Employer funded retirement plan
• Paid vacations/holidays
• Wellness program
• Fitness membership
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Waupaca Foundry is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Persons with a disability needing assistance with the application process, please contact Human Resources at

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.