Global FP&A Director

Enerpac Tool Group; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Secure underground parking

Onsite fitness center with personal>

Hybrid: Mon–Thu onsite, Fri remote

Job summary

Enerpac Tool Group in Milwaukee seeks a strategic Director of Global FP&A to lead worldwide planning, forecasting, and analysis. This role partners with executive leadership to deliver timely insights, drive performance, and steer capital allocation across the enterprise.

The position is based at Enerpac's renovated Milwaukee headquarters and offers a hybrid schedule with onsite work Monday–Thursday and remote Fridays, plus strong professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or related field; MBA/CPA/CFA preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, or corporate finance experience, including global FP&A exposure.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial planning, forecasting, annual operating planning, and long-range planning processes.
• Strong modeling, including M&A, valuation, synergy analysis, integration planning, and scenario analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global FP&A process cadence, including monthly reviews, forecast reviews, annual planning, long-range planning, and leadership meeting prep.
• Establish and maintain timelines, templates, and expectations across the FP&A organization for consistent planning and reporting.
• Communicate financial results, updates, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership and the board as needed.
• Lead consolidated analysis of global financial performance: net sales, profitability, EBITDA, cash flow, and working capital.
• Provide actionable analysis and recommendations to support performance management and resource allocation.
• Coach and develop the global FP&A team, driving continuous improvement and effective partnership across regions.
• Drive standardization and improvement in FP&A reporting, forecasting, and planning tools and outputs.
• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives, scenario analysis, and business cases.
• Support M&A activity with modeling, valuation, synergy assessment, and integration planning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure alignment of assumptions and reporting deliverables.
• Create executive-level presentations and supporting analyses for leadership and quarterly earnings.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Overview

ENERPAC - Who we are?

Enerpac Tool Group Corp. is a premier industrial tools, services, technology, and solutions provider serving a broad and diverse set of customers and end markets for mission-critical applications in more than 100 countries. The Company makes complex, often hazardous jobs possible safely and efficiently. Enerpac Tool Group's businesses are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products, and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some of the most challenging jobs around the world. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enerpac Tool Group common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol EPAC. For further information on Enerpac Tool Group and its businesses, visit the Company's website at www.enerpactoolgroup.com .

Summary - basic function of the role

The Director - Global FP&A is responsible for leading the Company's global financial planning and analysis processes, including the global FP&A cadence, forecasting, annual planning, long-range planning, executive analysis, and communication of financial results and outlook. This role partners closely with the VP - FP&A, CFO, and global business leaders to provide timely financial insight, identify risks and opportunities, and support strategic decision-making across the enterprise.

Location, Schedule and Perks:

This position is based at our beautifully renovated headquarters in downtown Milwaukee, right along the Riverwalk, across from the The Avenue, which is connected to 3 rd street market. We offer secure paid underground parking, an onsite fitness center with a personal trainer, and direct access to over two miles of skywalks connecting you to restaurants, coffee shops, and other downtown amenities. Our hybrid schedule includes working onsite Monday through Thursday, with remote work on Fridays.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the global FP&A process cadence, including monthly business reviews, forecast reviews, annual planning, long-range planning, and related leadership meeting preparation.
• Establish and maintain clear timelines, deliverables, templates, and expectations across the global FP&A organization to support consistent and efficient planning and reporting processes.
• Prepare and communicate financial results, forecast updates, outlook, risks, opportunities, and key performance drivers to the VP - FP&A, CFO, and executive leadership.
• Lead consolidated analysis of global financial performance, including net sales, organic growth, profitability, EBITDA, cash flow, working capital, and other key financial metrics.
• Provide actionable analysis and recommendations to leadership to support business performance management, resource allocation, and strategic decision-making.
• Manage, coach, and develop the global FP&A team, ensuring strong execution, continuous improvement, and effective business partnership across regions, business units, and functions.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement in FP&A reporting, forecasting methodologies, planning tools, and analytical outputs.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic initiatives, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and business case development.
• Support M&A activity through financial modeling, valuation support, synergy assessment, integration planning, and performance tracking, as needed.
• Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, Controllership, Treasury, Tax, Commercial, Operations, HR, IT, and business unit finance teams to ensure alignment of financial assumptions and reporting deliverables.
• Develop executive-level presentations and supporting analyses for leadership meetings, board materials, quarterly earnings support, and other strategic reviews.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and participate in other finance initiatives, process improvements, and special projects as required.

Skills and Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or related field required; MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent advanced credential preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, corporate finance, or related experience, including prior FP&A and controllership experience in a global company.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial planning, forecasting, annual operating planning, and long-range strategic planning processes.
• Prior experience managing and developing finance professionals, including the ability to coach, prioritize, and drive accountability across a global team.
• Strong financial modeling experience required, including experience building models related to M&A, valuation, synergy analysis, integration planning, and scenario analysis.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required; experience with financial planning, consolidation, ERP, and business intelligence tools preferred.
• Ability to translate complex financial information into concise, actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to evaluate revenue growth, margin expansion, cash flow, and investment trade-offs.
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation and storytelling capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions, regions, and levels of the organization.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on process discipline, standardization, accuracy, and efficiency.