Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

MW Components, Inc.; Fairfield (NJ); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

MW Components, Inc. is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead enterprise planning, forecasting, and reporting across multiple sites in Fairfield, NJ. You will partner with executives and operations to translate drivers into actionable insights and strong performance.

The role directs FP&A and accounting functions. The position requires 5+ years in finance leadership, manufacturing experience, and expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and KPI development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive finance experience including FP&A leadership.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or multi-site environments.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, management reporting, profitability analysis, and cash flow drivers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, long-range plan, and rolling forecast processes with clear assumptions and ownership.
• Deliver timely management reporting including variance analysis, driver commentary, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with commercial and operations leaders on revenue, cost, mix, and capital spending analyses.
• Develop scenario models and business cases for growth, pricing, capacity, and footprint optimization.
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and standardized reporting across locations.
• Provide forward-looking insights on profitability, cash flow, working capital, and ROI with corrective actions when needed.
• Support executive and board-level presentations with concise financial narratives.
• Improve planning tools, data quality, and reporting automation in collaboration with IT and business teams.
• Build and mentor a high-performing FP&A team.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Management reporting

Profitability analysis

Cash flow drivers

Team leadership

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or related field

Tools

SAP

NetSuite

Visual

Epicor

Hyperion

Adaptive

Job description

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Job Category: Finance

Requisition Number: DIREC006671

• Posted : October 9, 2026
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

Locations

Showing 1 location

Accurate Screw Machine
Fairfield, NJ 07004, USA

• Pay or shift range: $175,000 USD to $200,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is a strategic finance leader responsible for enterprise planning, forecasting, management reporting, and decision support across a multi-site industrial business. The role partners closely with executives, commercial, operations, and functional leaders to translate business drivers into actionable financial insights, strengthen performance management, and support profitable growth. This position leads the FP&A and accounting functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the annual budget, long-range plan, and rolling forecast processes, ensuring clear assumptions, ownership, and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Deliver timely management reporting, including variance analysis, business-driver commentary, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with commercial and operations leaders on revenue, volume, price, mix, material cost, labor, overhead, productivity, inventory, and capital-spending analysis.
• Develop scenario models and business cases for growth initiatives, pricing decisions, capacity investments, footprint optimization, acquisitions, and other strategic actions.
• Establish and maintain key performance indicators, dashboards, and standardized reporting that improve accountability and decision-making across locations and functions.
• Provide forward-looking insights on profitability, cash flow, working capital, and return on investment; recommend corrective actions when performance is off plan.
• Support executive and board-level presentations with concise, decision-oriented analysis and a clear financial narrative.
• Improve planning tools, data quality, reporting automation, and financial processes in partnership with accounting, information technology, and business teams.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing FP&A team with strong analytical, business-partnering, and communication capabilities.
• Promote a disciplined control environment and ensure planning and reporting activities comply with company policies and applicable requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field; MBA, CPA, CMA, or similar credential preferred.
• 5 or more years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success in manufacturing, distribution, industrial products, or another operationally complex, multi-site environment.
• Strong command of financial modeling, forecasting, management reporting, profitability analysis, and cash flow drivers.
• Advanced proficiency with enterprise resource planning, planning, business-intelligence, and spreadsheet tools; experience improving systems and automating reporting preferred.
• Experience leading and developing teams through change, evolving priorities, and tight reporting cycles.
• Knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting standards, IFRS knowledge a plus
• Experience with financial software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, NetSuite, Visual, Epicor) and consolidation software (Hyperion, Adaptive) is a plus.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Accounting or related field.

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