Director FP&A

Position Overview

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis will lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, analysis, and strategic decision support while serving as a trusted partner to the CFO and executive leadership team. This individual will be responsible for translating complex financial and operational results into clear insights, identifying risks and opportunities, and helping leadership understand not only what happened, but why it happened and what actions should follow.

As a key finance leader within a private equity-backed organization, this role will also serve as a primary finance interface with the company’s private equity sponsor. The Director will play an important role in budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, management reporting, financial modeling, and executive and board-level presentations.

This is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on FP&A leader who combines strong analytical horsepower with executive-level communication skills and enjoys influencing across an organization.

Worksite Location: Brooklyn Park, MN – Hybrid opportunity. Candidates should expect regular onsite presence to remain connected to leadership and the company’s manufacturing operations.

Salary Range: $190K - $220K/yr. base salary 20% annual bonus.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit offerings to include medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, accident insurance, and 401(k) with company match.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the companywide budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial analysis processes.
• Partner directly with the CFO and executive leadership team to provide strategic financial insights and decision support.
• Serve as a key finance interface with the company’s private equity sponsor, providing clear, accurate, and insightful analysis of business performance.
• Analyze monthly financial and operational results to identify key performance drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Translate complex financial information into compelling executive-level narratives and actionable recommendations.
• Develop and enhance management reporting, executive presentations, and board/private equity reporting materials.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve profitability, resource allocation, operational performance, and overall business results.
• Partner across operations, commercial, accounting, and other functional areas to challenge assumptions and drive fact-based decision-making.
• Lead scenario modeling and financial analysis supporting strategic initiatives and business decisions.
• Continue to enhance the company’s FP&A processes, tools, reporting capabilities, and overall financial visibility.
• Manage and develop the FP&A Manager while maintaining a hands-on approach to analysis and execution.
• Leverage technology, including TM1, Power BI, Excel, and emerging AI tools, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of financial planning and analysis.
• Support the continued development of a scalable FP&A function capable of supporting the company’s growth and evolving needs.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 10 years of progressive finance, FP&A, accounting, investment banking, or related financial analysis experience.
• Strong FP&A foundation with demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and strategic decision support.
• Exceptional ability to translate financial data into a clear business story for executive and non-financial audiences.
• Experience working within or directly supporting a private equity-backed organization strongly preferred.
• Experience interacting with private equity sponsors, boards, executive leadership, or other sophisticated financial stakeholders highly valued.
• Investment banking experience is highly desirable and may complement or precede industry FP&A experience.
• Manufacturing, medical device, or contract manufacturing experience is preferred but not required.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to confidently challenge assumptions and influence decisions across the organization.
• Ability to thrive in a lean, hands-on environment and influence across the business without relying on a large team or significant infrastructure.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills required.
• Experience with TM1 strongly preferred.
• Experience with Power BI, business intelligence tools, and/or AI-enabled financial analysis is highly valued.
• Highly analytical, intellectually curious, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  
  

About Versique

Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.

Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.

We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.

Versique is proud to be an award-winning company, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Let’s find your people, together.

Versique is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

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