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Director, Financial Planning & Analysis -Global Industrial
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Location Birmingham, Alabama
- Category Finance
- Job ID R26_0000019413
- Date posted 06/22/2026
- Brand Motion Industries (MOT)
- Status Full time
- Job Type Hybrid
Job Summary
The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis leads the enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, and financial analysis processes, providing strategic decision support to executive leadership. This roleis responsible fordriving financial planning excellence,optimizingresource allocation, enhancing forecasting accuracy, and delivering actionable insights that support business performance and shareholder value creation. The position partners closely with Corporate and Business Unit leadership,FPA BusinessUnitleadership,Investor Relations,Financial Reporting,Accounting, Strategy, and Operations to ensure alignment of financialobjectivesand business priorities.
Responsibilities:
Lead the global Forecast, Annual Operating Plan, and Long-Range Planning processes, driving coordination across business units and corporate functions while continuously improving forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
Partner with executive leadership, corporate functions, and regional business units to provide value-added financial insights, identify risks and opportunities, and support strategic decision-making.
Drive enterprise-wide standardization and continuous improvement of financial planning processes, systems, reporting, and governance to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.
Lead economic and market intelligence activities,leveraginginternal and external data sources, macroeconomic indicators, industry trends, customer demand signals, inflation forecasts, and third-party market research to develop enterprise growth assumptions, support forecasting accuracy, andprovidestrategic insights to executive leadership.
Support capital allocation decisions through financial analysis, investment evaluation, scenario modeling, and prioritization of strategic initiatives.
Leadglobalmonthly financial reviews, including variance analysis against forecasts and budgets, identification of key business drivers, and communication of actionable recommendations.
Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support forecasting, strategic planning, capital investments, acquisitions, and other business initiatives.
Support Investor Relations activities, including preparation of earnings materials, investor presentations, financial messaging, and analysis supporting external communications.
Support quarterly external reporting processes, including earnings releases, earnings call preparation, presentation materials, and executive briefing documents.
Partner with executive leadership to develop Board of Directors materials and presentations, providing financial analysis, strategic insights, and performance reporting.
Assistin the development and preparation of a monthlyconsolidatedcorporate reporting package, includingconsolidatedfinancial statements and detailed analysis of key performance indicators.
Lead, develop, and mentor FP&A team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Oversee planning and reporting system enhancements, financial models, and reporting tools in partnership with IT and Finance Systems teams.
Ensure the quality, integrity, timeliness, and accuracy of financial forecasts, reporting, and analyses while maintaining strong governance and internal controls.
Perform special projects, strategic analyses, and other duties as assigned by senior leadership.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
10+ years of relevant experience in Accounting or Finance
Minimum of4years in finance leadership role developing high-performing talent and directing high-performing team(s)
Strategic mindset and proven ability to successfully lead a finance team
Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, tracking, and reporting operating expenses
Experience developing complex financial modeling skills, analytical skills, including a detailed understanding of financial statements and cash flow information
Demonstrated analytical and quantitative ability, have a high degree of intellectual curiosity witha track recordof delivered results while achieving or exceeding deadline expectations
Ability to develop structured and fact-based strategy reports that include succinct conclusions and recommendations
Proven problem solving, leadership and interpersonal skills,maintainsound judgment when making decisions and be highly organized
Proventrack recordto deliverhigh levelsof customer service
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, be a quick learner with the ability to learn multiple systems and various data outputs,consolidatinginformation into meaningful analysis to help drive both financial and operational decisions
Outstanding Microsoft skills with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint
Education, experience,and/ortechnical skillrequirements.
Leadership
Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive
Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
Develops high-performing teams by providing inclusive leadership,attractingand developing world-class talent, providing ongoing feedback and building trust across the organization.
Physical Demands / Working Environment
Principal duties of this job are performed primarily in an office environment, with occasional field duties.
Prolongedperiodssitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to stand and walk short distances between work sites.
Must be able to work in a corporate office setting.
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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
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