Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

SA Consumer Products designs, engineers, and markets in-home secure storage products in the USA, Canada, and several international countries. Our company is the fastest growing marketer of gun safes, home and office safes, quick access vaults, and steel cabinets in the USA and Canada since the company began in 2014. We have earned the #1 in-home secure storage market share position in USA and Canada. We market our safes under Sports Afield, Remington, Sanctuary, Primos, private label, and house brands. We recently entered the golf equipment and accessory business and market under Spalding, private label, and house brands. Our customers include several major mass volume retailers, warehouse clubs, home centers, sporting goods retailers, buying groups, independent retailers, and online retailers. Visit our website at www.saproducts.com to learn more.

Our growth plans require the addition of the absolute best Manager:Financial Planning and Analysis in the consumer products hardlines industry. Based in our Rolling Meadows, Illinois office, this position will report to our Director of Finance, Treasury, Supply Chain, and Logistics.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the annual budgeting and long-term financial planning processes.
• Develop rolling forecasts to adapt to business changes.
• Align financial plans with strategic growth objectives.
• Analyze sales, margins, and profitability across product lines, customers, and channels.
• Provide variance analysis with strategic recommendations.
• Support the executive team with data-driven insights for decision-making.
• Build financial models to evaluate new business opportunities, pricing strategies, and capital investments.
• Assess the impact of product launches, promotions, and market expansion on profitability.
• Conduct what-if analysis to guide business strategy.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards for sales, costs, and operational efficiency.
• Present monthly and quarterly financial reports to senior leadership.
• Enhance reporting tools to drive real-time decision-making.
• Partner with Sales, Product Development, Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure financial alignment.
• Work with Accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting and cost allocations.
• Support HR with workforce planning and incentive modeling.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and process improvements.
• Analyze potential M&A, partnerships, or investments in new markets.
• Support pricing, promotional, and go-to-market strategies with financial insights.
• Optimize financial planning tools: Excel. ERP. Gross Margin Analysis.
• Build financial models to evaluate new business opportunities, pricing strategies, and capital investments
• Cash flow forward model by month
• Line of credit availability forward model by month.
• Tangible capital base forward model by month
• Inventory by SKU - forecast and order model by month.

Special Projects as needed.

What We Are Looking For:

• An exceptional leader with the burning desire to create the financial reporting, financial modeling and business analysis strategy and team that they have always wanted.
• Understands and practices 1 1 = 3.
• Outstanding collaboration skills, across the company and our business partners.
• Embraces constant change.
• Always respectfully engages others.
• Boundless creative energy and fun to be around.
• Leads up – Leads across – Leads down. Internally and externally.
• Industry best financial business acumen.
• Fact based, tenacious problem solver.
• Fast paced dot connector.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Accurately nails timelines and keeps commitments while managing multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to convey complex financial concepts to all stakeholders.
• Ability to keep up with a fast-paced and demanding retail customer driven environment.
• Quick responsiveness to opportunities and unforeseen hurdles.

About You:

• Undergraduate degree in finance and accounting. MBA in finance and/or accounting is preferred.
• 5 years of experience in financial reporting, financial modeling, and business analysis preferably with a hardlines consumer product industry leader.
• Microsoft Office Suite and Excel super user. Experience with NetSuite software preferred.
• Asian supply chain experience preferably with China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

What We Offer:

• Strong compensation program.
• Family medical, dental & vision program.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plan with company match.