Lead Financial Analyst - Water Quality at FortuneBrands

The Lead Financial Analyst supports the Moen U.S. Water Quality business and serves as the primary finance partner to the Water Quality General Manager and Filtration Leadership Team, including Product Management and Marketing. This role influences high‑quality decision support and actionable insights to drive profitable growth. The Lead Financial Analyst owns full financial modeling for sales, programs, standard cost of goods sold (COGS), operating expenses, and new product development (NPD), with full P&L and balance sheet ownership for the business. The role reports into the Moen Senior Finance Director. Location: Deerfield, IL - Hybrid (Flexibility to work from home Mondays and Fridays) RESPONSIBLIITIES: What you will be doing Strategic Finance & Business Partnership • Serve as the primary finance partner to the Water Quality General Manager and leadership team, providing strategic guidance to support growth and performance. • Own the Water Quality income statement and balance sheet, with full accountability for forecasting, annual planning, and financial reporting including monthly close and forecasting cycles including AOP and 5 year Outlook. • Provide ongoing financial analysis and decision support to enable achievement of business objectives.Financial Planning, Forecasting & Reporting • Lead monthly forecast, AOP, and reporting processes, while delivering clear, actionable insights to leadership. • Partner with cross‑functional teams to ensure forecasts are accurate, complete, and aligned to business assumptions. • Support ad hoc financial analysis and special projects, often involving short turnarounds and complex, high‑visibility scenarios.New Product Development & Investment Analytics • Own financial modeling for New Product Development initiatives in Water Filtration. • Lead discounted cash flow (DCF) modeling, incorporating inputs from Product Management, Marketing, Supply Chain, and other key partners. • Appropriately challenge assumptions, present financials in Stage Gate reviews, and apply learnings from post‑launch performance reviews to future investment decisions. • Provide scenario analysis and margin analytics to evaluate tradeoffs and risks.Process Improvement & Analytics • Drive continuous improvement across financial processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and speed to insight. • Enhance reporting and analytics to improve visibility into performance and enable faster, more data‑driven decisions. • Develop and maintain scenario modeling capabilities to support margin optimization and strategic planning.Cross‑Functional & Systems Partnership • Partner with Channel Marketing (ASM) to support forecast population, program load, and reporting. • Work across systems including SAP and Anaplan for forecasting and reporting, with connectivity to QuickBooks for DTC and related reporting needs. • Translate complex financial data into clear, meaningful insights and presentations for leadership audiences. • Provide additional financial analysis or project support as needed.