Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Benskin Talent Partners; East St. Louis (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Benskin Talent Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager for a well-established family-founded manufacturer in the St. Louis metro east area. This high-visibility role reports to the CFO and drives pricing, budgeting, and BI initiatives.

Expect to own pricing, costing, monthly reforecasts, and profitability analyses while mentoring a small finance team and partnering with cross-functional leaders to move to Power BI and advanced reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field (MBA/CPA a plus).
• Seven+ years of progressive finance experience with leadership responsibility.
• Hands-on pricing strategy, product costing, margin management, or commercial finance are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead pricing and costing; oversee cycles weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual.
• Own pricing on RFPs and major opportunities; partner on pricing strategy and margin targets.
• Own annual budgeting; move to monthly reforecasting with emphasis on plant budgets.
• Maintain costing models and margin analysis across products and customers; collaborate with ops, sales, and product teams.
• Build financial models for new products, pricing changes, investments, and business cases.
• Lead migration of BI to Power BI for self-serve data across leadership.
• Deliver dashboards and reporting focused on performance and profitability for execs and sponsor.
• Mentor a small finance team and bridge veteran staff with new hires.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Product costing

Margin management

Financial modeling

Excel

ERP proficiency

Power BI

BI migration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA or CPA

Tools

Power BI

ERP system

Job description

Benskin Talent Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager for a well-established, family-founded manufacturer in the St. Louis metro east area. Our client has been in business for more than 60 years and operates three manufacturing plants. A private equity sponsor acquired the company in late 2024, and it is growing quickly under new ownership.

This is a high-visibility role reporting directly to the CFO. The current leader in the seat is being promoted into a supply chain leadership role, which is exactly the kind of growth path this company offers its finance talent. The CFO describes it as a "Swiss army knife" finance role: you will own pricing and costing, lead the annual budget and reforecasting, and play a central part in the company's move to Power BI.

What you will do

• Lead oversight of the pricing and costing function, including two direct reports, and step in on troubleshooting when the weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual pricing cycles need it
• Lead the financial side of RFPs and large customer opportunities, partnering with commercial leadership on pricing strategy and margin targets
• Own the annual budgeting process and drive the company's move from periodic reforecasts to a monthly reforecasting cadence, with a focus on operational and plant budgets
• Maintain costing models and margin analysis across products and customers, and partner with operations, sales, and product teams on cost drivers and profitability
• Build financial models for new products, pricing changes, investments, and business cases
• Play a lead role in migrating the company's BI environment to Power BI so that leaders across the business can self serve their own data
• Deliver financial reporting and dashboards focused on performance and profitability for the executive team and the private equity sponsor
• Lead and mentor a small finance team and help bridge long-tenured employees and newer hires as the company matures

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA a plus
• Seven or more years of progressive finance experience, including leadership responsibility
• Hands-on experience in pricing strategy, product costing, margin management, or commercial finance. This is a must
• Manufacturing background required; food or protein manufacturing strongly preferred
• Experience leading an annual budget and reforecast cycle
• Strong financial modeling skills, advanced Excel, and solid ERP proficiency; comfortable working within a mature, customized ERP environment
• Power BI or comparable BI tool experience; experience with a BI migration is a real plus
• Experience in a private equity-backed company, or a clear understanding of sponsor reporting expectations, is a strong plus
• Commodity exposure, including an understanding of market fluctuations and cost impacts, is a plus
• A collaborative, resourceful style: someone who can work cross-functionally with commercial and operations leaders, bring new perspective without alienating a long-tenured team, and get everyone rowing in the same direction

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary in the range of $130,000 to $165,000, depending on experience
• 15% annual bonus target with the ability to pay out up to 200% of target; bonus eligibility is limited to a small group of leaders in the company
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off
• Title is flexible for the right candidate

Work environment

This is an in-office role at the company's corporate headquarters on the Illinois side of the St. Louis metro area. The company offers flexibility for appointments and personal needs, but candidates should expect to be on site.