Financial Planning - Waldwick - STAUFF North America

Description

Summary: This exciting position will play a critical role in delivering accurate, insightful financial and operational reporting across the organization to support our growth ambition. This person will own the preparation, analysis, and consolidation of key financial reports, support forecasting and budgeting activities, and provide data-driven insights that enable stronger decision-making for the Finance, Sales, and Leadership teams.

The role blends financial planning, data analytics, and business partnership—helping translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations to drive value. This position is ideal for someone who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and eager to build scalable reporting processes in a growing, multi-entity environment.

This role, depending on personal situation and experience, can be either full-time or part-time with flexible working hours (e.g. Mon-Wed or 8-12am).

Duties and Responsibilities:

1)     Power BI Ownership & Reporting Automation

• Maintain, update, and enhance all Power BI dashboards used across Finance, Sales, and Operations.
• Build and optimize data models to improve accuracy, refresh performance, and usability.
• Ensure data integrity by monitoring data sources, refresh schedules, and validation checks.
• Develop new visualizations and KPI dashboards to support leadership decision-making.

2)     Consolidated Financial Reporting

• Prepare and distribute monthly consolidated financial results for U.S. and Canada, including P&L, Balance Sheet, and KPI reporting.
• Support entity-level and consolidated variance analysis, identifying key drivers and trends.
• Maintain consistency and accuracy across all financial reports and templates.
• Partner with Accounting to validate month-end close data and resolve discrepancies.

3)     Cash Flow Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare weekly and monthly cash flow reports, including short-term and long-term cash projections.
• Analyze cash inflows/outflows, working capital trends, and liquidity requirements.
• Identify and communicate cash-related risks and opportunities to management.
• Support improvement of cash forecasting models and processes.

4)     Commercial Sales Support & Business Partnering

• Partner with the commercial team to provide revenue, margin, and customer-level analyses.
• Prepare sales performance dashboards and provide insights on pipeline, pricing, and product mix.
• Support the development of sales forecasts and quota/target analysis.
• Deliver data-driven recommendations to help the Sales team improve performance and profitability.

5)     Cost Accounting & Operational Finance Support

• Assist with standard costing, cost variance analysis, and margin reporting.
• Support inventory analysis, product costing, and cost driver reviews.
• Collaborate with Operations to understand cost trends, manufacturing variances, and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to cost modeling and scenario analysis for pricing and production decisions.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of SAP and related financial systems, with the ability to navigate and extract data efficiently.
• Proficiency in Power BI, including semantic data modeling, DAX, data transformations, and dashboard development.
• Expert‑level analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights.
•  Strategic thinking with the ability to understand business drivers and connect financial outcomes to operational activity.
•  Excellent presentation skills, capable of communicating insights clearly to both finance and non‑finance audiences.
• Ability to influence and persuade, using data to guide business partners toward informed decisions.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively.
• Comfort working under pressure, balancing multiple priorities while meeting recurring and ad‑hoc deadlines.
• Proactive problem‑solver, eager to take initiative and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Positive attitude and team‑oriented mindset, willing to roll up their sleeves and support broader organizational needs.

Education and Experience:

•  Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Data or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning, budgeting, cash management, forecasting, or related analytical roles.
• Demonstrated experience supporting business planning, performance analysis, and commercial/business partner engagement.
• Hands‑on experience with Power BI, financial systems (SAP preferred), and advanced Excel modeling.
• Strong track record of ownership, initiative, and professional growth.
•  A fantastic attitude, curiosity, and a willingness to learn and take on increasing responsibility.
• Highly proactive, motivated to improve processes, data quality, reporting accuracy, and business visibility.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.

Benefits

How STAUFF contributes to your Success

• Medical, dental and vision benefits for you and your family
• Company profit-share Bonus
• Generous Paid Time Off
• A competitive base salary and commission
• Career growth opportunities within the sales organization.

Company Description

STAUFF Corporation is a global supplier of pipe, tube and hose clamps, metric tube fittings, quick release couplings, hydraulic test equipment, filtration, valves, and hydraulic accessories for OEMs and fluid power distributors. With three locations in North America—New Jersey, Michigan, and Toronto—and 14 affiliated locations worldwide, STAUFF provides localized solutions for customers. With a strong presence in all major industrial areas, STAUFF is committed to meeting the diverse needs of customers globally while maintaining high-quality standards.