Finance Business Partner

Waupaca Foundry; Waupaca (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid vacations/holidays

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is seeking a Finance Business Partner to embed with Supply Chain, Operations, and Commercial teams in Wisconsin. You will translate operational reality into structured financial analysis, business cases, and capital requests, owning the numbers and the narrative from floor to board.

You’ll partner with leaders, drive board-ready presentations, and use tools like Power BI, AS400, and SAP to model scenarios and inform strategy. On-site 5 days a week in Waupaca, WI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business or related field is required.
• Experience in FP&A, analytics, or manufacturing finance is preferred.
• Experience presenting to board-level or executives is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executives and business units to translate operations into financial insights.
• Develop board-ready capital requests and business cases.
• Model financial scenarios and support capital decisions.
• Drive multiple projects with accountability and minimal supervision.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cross-functional partnering

Executive communication

Project management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related field

MBA

Tools

Power BI

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.

Waupaca Foundry is committed to relentless improvement, forward-thinking sustainability initiatives, and providing a reliable experience to the millions who use our castings every day. Our goal is to employ individuals who take pride in their work within a culture of continual innovation.

Waupaca Foundry is proud to be an employer of choice for those driven and skilled individuals seeking rewarding careers by producing top quality castings.

You will be right at home at Waupaca Foundry.

Cast Your Own Future.

More information is available on our website www.waupacafoundry.com

Finance Business Partner

Role

This role serves as an embedded finance business partner supporting Waupaca Foundry's functional business leaders including Supply Chain, Operations, Capital/Engineering purchasing, and Commercial/Sales. This person owns the relationship with their assigned business area(s) and is expected to translate operational reality into structured financial analysis, business cases, and capital requests not simply provide financial inputs to someone else's decision.

Functional assignment will be based on business need and the candidate's background and strengths and may flex or expand over time as the team grows.

Responsibilities

Business Partnership

• Serve as a thought partner & financial expert to the executives and teams within your assigned functional area(s)
• Own the outcomes of the analysis you produce, investigate pitfalls and upsides on your own terms rather than waiting to be asked
• Go to primary sources: spend time on the floor or with the relevant team, read the contracts, schedule conversations with other departments, and research the technical or commercial aspects of your projects as needed
• Be generally available to support business unit leaders who need help thinking through and modeling solutions

Analysis & Business Case Development

• Translate complex, ambiguous business questions into structured, actionable analysis
• Prepare and own board-ready capital requests, business cases, and financial presentations
• Frame financial questions in operational or commercial terms and vice versa
• Financially model business cases
• Reach defensible conclusions when working with messy or unstructured data

Execution & Ownership

• Self-orient and drive work to completion without oversight
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with a high degree of personal accountability
• Use AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) to support your work - these tools do not replace critical thinking, and all outputs must be owned as if they were your own

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
• 3-10+ years in FP&A, Consulting, Analytics; experience within a business unit of a manufacturing organization is a plus
• Experience with cross-functional partnering and creating or owning board-level presentations

Power BI, AS400 and/or SAP experience preferred but not required

Additional Information

• Strong business acumen and polished communication skills; capable of holding your own with executives
• Excellent project management skills and high personal accountability
• Comfortable with ambiguity and messy, unstructured data
• On-site 5 days per week, Waupaca, WI
• 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:

• Medical, dental, vision
• Short and long term disability
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Employer funded retirement plan
• Paid vacations/holidays
• Wellness program
• Fitness membership
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Employer supported career development, including tuition reimbursement

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.