Strategic Finance Leader – Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Description

Director of Finance – Financial Planning & Analysis | Charter Steel

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Charter Steel. Charter Manufacturing, a fourth-generation family-owned business, focuses on producing steel and driving continuous improvement. This strategic finance leader position is vital for shaping the business direction, ensuring strong financial and business acumen informs key decisions, and translating strategy into action across functions. The role helps Charter Steel plan for both today and the future as a true partner to the business.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time

• Team: Leads the finance team supporting Commercial, Supply Chain, and General Accounting, partnering with cross-functional leaders.
• Mission: To help Charter Steel plan for today and the future by leading forecasting, annual business planning, financial analysis, reporting, and the monthly financial close.
• Tech Stack: ERP systems, Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint), Impact, Hyperion, business intelligence & analytics platforms.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategy: Serve as a strategic finance partner to Charter Steel leadership, providing financial insight and analysis that supports business strategy, operating decisions, and long-term growth.
• Planning: Lead the annual business planning, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes, ensuring clear assumptions, accurate projections, and alignment across the business.
• Reporting: Analyze and communicate financial performance, key business drivers, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership, including preparation of executive and Board-level reporting.
• Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the finance team, building stronger financial, analytical, and business-partnership capabilities across the organization.
• Improvement: Lead and continuously improve monthly financial reporting, forecasting models, analytical tools, and processes to increase accuracy, efficiency, and value to the business.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Director-level professional with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: Eight plus years in accounting and/or finance, including three plus years as a business partner to a commercial or operations leader, and experience leading and developing a team. Proven experience in planning and forecasting within a manufacturing environment.
• Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and qualitative analysis skills; the ability to present and communicate financial information clearly to all organizational levels; and proficiency with advanced Microsoft Office software (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).
• Bonus: A Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and/or CPA certification, experience leading a commercial finance team, and expertise with data management/reporting (e.g., Impact, Hyperion) or business intelligence platforms to drive analysis and reporting. Demonstrated leadership in data analysis, visualization, technology use, and digital transformation is preferred.