Director, FP&A bei Albany International Corp.

Albany International Corp. is looking for a Director of FP&A. Reporting to the CFO, the Director, FP&A will lead the corporate FP&A function, playing a critical role in financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis at both the business segment and consolidated level. This role partners directly with segment leadership, providing actionable insights and financial narratives that inform strategic decisions. Candidates must be fluent in financial modeling and reporting, and comfortable working across multiple data sources—especially with SAP S/4HANA.

This person should possess excellent communication skills, the ability to partner and work cross-functionally in a multi-facet organization, and set a high bar for themselves.  If you thrive in a collaborative environment, and jump at the opportunity to take on new challenges, then this is a great role for you.

Albany International Corp. is a global advanced textiles and materials processing company. The products and technologies help make paper smoother, tissue softer, and aircraft engines and structures lighter. Albany International employs approximately 5,600 people worldwide, trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIN and is a component of the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 and Russell 2000 Indices. The company has 2 core businesses, The Machine Clothing (MC) segment -is the world’s leading producer of custom-designed fabrics and belts essential to production in the paper, nonwovens, and other process industries and  Engineered Composites (EC) is a rapidly growing supplier of highly engineered composite parts for the aerospace industry.

Responsibilities & Key Areas

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to exhibit the following core company values: Albany wins together, count on each other, own your actions, care about each other, share your enthusiasm.

• Serve as the primary FP&A partner for one or more business segments, leading financial planning, forecasting, and monthly close analysis.
• Consolidate and analyze data from SAP S/4HANA, BI platforms, Excel models, and other tools to create accurate and insightful financial reports.
• Prepare and present segment and consolidated variance analysis, trend reports, and executive-level commentary on results.
• Drive planning cycles (annual budget, quarterly forecasts) and challenge business assumptions with financial discipline.
• Collaborate with accounting and corporate FP&A during close to ensure reporting accuracy and completeness.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs that align segment performance with company objectives.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis on business performance, pricing, cost drivers, and capital investments.