Global FP&A & Operations Leader, Americas

Brady Corporation; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Education reimbursement

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Brady Corporation seeks a Sr. Manager, Americas Operations & Global FP&A - IDS to lead finance partnerships with VP of Operations and plant management worldwide. You will drive standard costing, inventory controls, global FP&A consolidations, and capital allocation decisions across multiple sites.

Responsibilities include monthly operating reviews, budgeting, forecasting, and 3-year strategic planning, with heavy ERP and analytics system usage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• 8–10 years of progressive financial analysis in manufacturing.
• 3+ years leading cross-site or multi-site finance teams.
• Deep knowledge of US-GAAP, standard costing, inventory mgmt, variance analysis.
• Strong financial modeling and capital investment evaluation (NPV/IRR).
• Experience supporting VP-level operational leaders and plant managers.
• ERP experience (SAP, Oracle) and reporting/analytics platforms (Qlikview, OneStream, Hyperion, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Partner with VP of Global Operations and plant mgmt across global facilities.
• Oversee cost accounting, PPV, scrap, FX, and labor/conversion costs.
• Lead annual/global cost rolls; define activity hours and burden rates.
• Oversee inventory planning, cycle counts, E&O reserves, FX impacts.
• Lead MORs and monthly financial reviews with plant managers.
• Manage lease listings, Capex reviews, ROI analyses for ops.
• Drive product line profitability analyses and strategic rationalization.
• Consolidate segment results; prepare MOR decks and board materials.
• Direct global FP&A budgeting, forecasting, and 3-year plan.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic partnership

Financial analysis

Capital investment evaluation

FP&A consolidation

Variance analysis

Management reporting

Financial modeling

VP-level support

Excel/PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Qlikview

OneStream

Hyperion

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Brady Corporation seeks a Sr. Manager, Americas Operations & Global FP&A - IDS to lead finance partnerships with VP of Operations and plant management worldwide. You will drive standard costing, inventory controls, global FP&A consolidations, and capital allocation decisions across multiple sites.

Responsibilities include monthly operating reviews, budgeting, forecasting, and 3-year strategic planning, with heavy ERP and analytics system usage.