Director of Financial Analytics & Board-Ready Insights

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

Waupaca (WI)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Employer funded retirement plan

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Wellness program

Fitness membership

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is seeking a Director of Financial Analytics to lead a team of finance business partners across functions, translating operations into robust financial analyses, business cases, and capital requests for board-level decisions.

The role reports to the CFO and interfaces with the ownership group, with a heavy emphasis on modeling, mentorship, and strategic partnership. You'll drive largest, most complex analyses, develop capital requests from analysis through executive

Qualifications

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

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, 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
Own the largest and most complex financial analyses that span multiple functional areas
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
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
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