Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

About Us

As a family-owned company, it’s the people who continue to make STIHL a successful, world-class brand.  Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovations, high-quality products and comprehensive service.

With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it is a great time to join the STIHL team!

Why You’ll Love Working at STIHL:

• Competitive pay with multiple bonus opportunities and potential for annual merit increases
• Excellent health benefits including Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center for employees and eligible family members
• Company-paid Life Insurance and Short & Long-Term Disability
• Robust retirement offerings including:
• A fully vested Pension Plan after 5 years
• A 401(k) with generous employer match
• Paid time off in addition to 11 Paid Holidays
• A strong culture of stability, community, and innovation

About You

STIHL is a seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join our Virginia Beach team! We are looking for an experienced FP&A leader who combines deep finance expertise with strong communication skills and a track record of developing talent while driving insights in a dynamic, evolving business. 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages the financial planning process for responsible business units.
• Supervises a team of financial analysts that are responsible for analyzing and reporting financial information.
• Analyzes cost and operational results to better understand business unit performance and communicates to management the reasons behind the results.
• Reviewing existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts.
• Leads special projects as needed to provide analytical and decision support on new initiatives.
• Assists with company-wide reporting to senior management and corporate headquarters both on a regular and ad-hoc basis.
• Performs work with some degree of latitude. Handles issues and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.

Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related discipline required
• 7+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience required
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office required
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required
• Prior people leadership required, proven experience developing talent a plus
• Manufacturing experience and comfortability in a transformational environment preferred
• SAP and/or SAP 4/HANA experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to build forecasting models or exposure to automation (Power BI or SAP SAC) is preferred