Financial Planning Analyst

Job Overview

PCX Corporation is looking for a Financial Planning Analyst to become a part of our rapidly growing company servicing commercial construction, renewable energy, and Data Center markets. This position will be based in Knightdale, North Carolina.PCX Corporation is the leading integrator of engineered and prefabricated electrical/mechanical systems for the modular data center, commercial and industrial markets.

Our product offerings include but are not limited to Modular Data Centers, Power Equipment Centers, Custom Integrated Switchboards, and pre-manufactured indoor/outdoor electrical distribution centers.

Hubbell’s PCX business is looking for a Financial Planning Analyst to become part of our company which serves the rapidly expanding Data Center, commercial construction and renewable energy markets. This position will be based in Knightdale, North Carolina. The FP&A professional will serve as a strategic financial partner to the PCX leadership team.

This role is responsible for driving the financial planning process, analyzing sales, manufacturing variances, and providing actionable insights to optimize production costs and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate bridges the gap between complex shop-floor data and high-level corporate financial strategy.

The PCX product offerings include Modular Data Centers, Power Equipment Centers, Custom Integrated Switchboards, and pre-manufactured indoor/outdoor electrical distribution centers.

A Day In The Life

• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the monthly and annual revenue and budgeting process, ensuring alignment between production schedules and financial targets.
• Operational Analysis: Analyze Gross Margin, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), and labor/overhead absorption.
• Identify the root causes of favorable or unfavorable variances.
• Inventory & Standard Costing: Partner with the Cost Accounting team to maintain accurate standard costing models and monitor inventory valuation, including excess and obsolescence (E&O).
• Capital Expenditure (Cap
• Ex): Evaluate ROI and payback periods for new machinery and facility upgrades; track actual spend against authorized capital budgets.
• Performance Reporting: Develop and maintain KPI dashboards (revenue, product cost, earned hours, labor efficiency, scrap) to communicate financial health to non-finance stakeholders.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for cost savings and operational streamlining through data-driven analysis of the supply chain and manufacturing floor.
• What will help you thrive in this role?

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience: 3–7 years of financial experience, with a mandatory minimum of 2 years in a manufacturing environment.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Excel (modeling, Power Pivot); experience with business software such as SAP, One
• Stream, Microsoft Power BI, Power Point, etc.
• Analytical

Skills

• Strong understanding of standard costing, GAAP, and manufacturing accounting principles.

Preferred Skills

• Ability to translate complex financial data into "plain English" for plant managers and engineers.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma environments.
• Strong executive presence for presenting to senior leadership.
• Hubbell Incorporated
• Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet.
• Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification.
• As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure.
• Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
• The company operates in two segments.
• Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications.
• Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation.
• Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
• We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers.
• Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
• Hubbell Electrical Solutions
• Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications.
• HES provides the critical components that allow operators of buildings, factories and other industrial infrastructure to connect, protect, wire and manage power.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position.

It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.