Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Seeking a Seasoned FP&A Leader to Drive Financial Strategy, Growth & Enterprise Value! Director of FP&A | Hybrid – Miami or Tampa, FL Join a dynamic, private equity-backed manufacturing organization and partner with executive leadership to accelerate growth, maximize profitability, optimize cash flow, and drive enterprise value. Think Strategically. Lead Financially. Create Value.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties will be assigned in a progressive manner:

Strategic Manufacturing Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.

• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives, acquisitions, capital investments, and growth opportunities.

• Analyze business performance and identify risks, opportunities, and value-creation initiatives.

• Provide actionable recommendations to executive leadership based on financial and operational data.

Private Equity & Investor Reporting:

• Primary owner of the preparation of the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages for private equity sponsors, board members, and lenders.

• Support board presentations with financial analyses, KPI reporting, and business insights.

• Monitor compliance with debt covenants and financing agreements.

• Assist with M&A activities as required.

• High level of expertise in Excel modeling and Board of Directors quality PowerPoint presentations is required.

Financial Manufacturing Performance Management:

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across business units.

• Drive variance analysis comparing actual results to budget, forecast, and prior periods.

• Identify profitability improvement opportunities and operational efficiencies.

• Partner with department leaders to ensure accountability for financial performance.

Cash Flow & Liquidity Management:

• Develop and maintain cash flow forecasts and liquidity analyses.

• Evaluate working capital performance and implement initiatives to improve cash conversion.

• Support capital allocation decisions and return-on-investment analyses.

Business Partnership & Operational Support:

• Serve as a strategic financial advisor to executive leadership and department heads.

• Collaborate with operations, sales, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to improve financial outcomes.

• Translate complex financial information into clear business insights for non-financial stakeholders.

Financial Modeling & Decision Support:

• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models for scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.

• Evaluate pricing strategies, customer profitability, capital expenditures, and business expansion opportunities.

• Support due diligence activities related to acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships.

Governance & Internal Controls:

• Ensure integrity, consistency, and accuracy of financial reporting and forecasts.

• Support audit activities and compliance requirements.

• Maintain strong financial controls and data governance standards.

Team Leadership & Process Improvement:

• Lead, mentor, and develop FP&A staff and analysts.

• Establish best practices for forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis.

• Improve financial systems, reporting tools, and data analytics capabilities.

• Drive automation and process efficiencies to enhance decision-making speed and accuracy.

SUPERVISORY SKILLS: Direct supervision of FP&A team.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

As part of the selection process, candidates will complete a leadership assessment designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the responsibilities of this role. The assessment reflects leadership criteria established by the Executive Team.

Strategic Skills:

• Business acumen

• Functional / technical skills

• Dealing with ambiguity

• Problem solving

Operating Skills:

• Managing and measuring work

• Developing direct reports and others

• Total work systems

Courage:

• Command skills

• Conflict management

• Hiring and staffing

Energy and Drive:

• Action oriented

• Deliver results

• Perseverance

Organizational Positioning Skills:

• Presentation skills

• Written communication skills

• Comfort around higher management

• Organizational agility

Personal and Interpersonal Skills:

• Motivating others

• Integrity and trust

• Ethics and values

• Patience and approachability

• Managing vision and purpose

QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES: In daily work, a team member is responsible to maintain or exceed the degree of excellence requested by the internal and external customers of this department. This includes following established policies, following ISO 9001 & 14001 policies, business practices, and work instructions, using problem-solving techniques to solve root causes of problems, and viewing quality as customer satisfaction. Shaw Development expects all team members to take pride in their work, in our company and appearance.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required. Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, or Accounting preferred. Professional certifications such as CPA, CFA, CMA, or FPAC are highly desirable.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to read, interpret and create documents such as financial statements, budget reports, procedure manuals and numerical spreadsheets. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear. The team member frequently is required to walk and sit. The team member is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and use hands to fingers to write, operate a computer keyboard, mouse and telephone keypad. The team member must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Promote a working environment that provides for a clean, orderly and safe facility for ALL team members so that we may perform, develop and exceed the contributor status. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The team member is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

TRAVEL: Less than 5% to support M&A if required.