What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, FP&A position at Boart Longyear?
Job Description
Job Overview
The Senior Manager, FP&A serves as a strategic finance partner, providing financial planning, analysis, and decision support to drive business performance. This role is responsible for delivering actionable insights through robust financial modeling, reporting, and forecasting, enabling senior leadership to understand performance drivers, optimize costs, and improve operational efficiency.
This position operates in a complex, global environment and requires a strong combination of financial acumen, operational understanding, and technical capability, including the use of advanced analytics, visualization tools, and data systems. The role has high visibility and frequent interaction with executive leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Business Partnering
Key Skills & Competencies
Talented people are attracted to companies with long-term success and a supportive workplace culture that encourages work-life balance. Boart Longyear offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and career advancement opportunities. If hired, you can expect:
Established in 1890, Boart Longyear is the world’s leading provider of innovative, safe, and productivity-driven drilling equipment and tooling. With a primary focus on mining and exploration activities spanning a wide range of commodities—including copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and other metals and minerals—the Company also supports activities in the energy, oil sands exploration, and environmental sectors.
The Drilling Products division delivers advanced research and development capabilities and holds hundreds of patented designs to manufacture, market, and service reliable drill rigs, innovative drill string products, rugged performance tooling, durable drilling consumables, and high-quality parts for customers worldwide. These products are engineered to meet the evolving needs of the global drilling industry, offering maximum performance, reliability, and safety in the most demanding conditions.
Our People
At Boart Longyear, people are our most important asset. We recognize that the best ideas emerge through collaboration among individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. That is why we are committed to fostering diverse, inclusive teams and work environments free from discrimination and harassment—spaces where everyone can contribute and be heard.
Our Vision
To create products and solutions that empower the exploration and extraction of minerals to enable life and prosperity.
Our Values
Our Success As a Business Depends On How We Operate. The How Is The Distinctive Way In Which We Conduct Our Business, Guided By Our Values Of
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we thank all who apply but will only be contacting those selected for an interview. Please apply online at https://careers.boartlongyear.com/
Business Line
Administration
Company
Drilling Products
Function
Finance
Auto req ID
16715BR
Region (Business Group)
NAM
Country
United States Of America
State/Province
Utah
City
Salt Lake City
Job Overview
The Senior Manager, FP&A serves as a strategic finance partner, providing financial planning, analysis, and decision support to drive business performance. This role is responsible for delivering actionable insights through robust financial modeling, reporting, and forecasting, enabling senior leadership to understand performance drivers, optimize costs, and improve operational efficiency.
This position operates in a complex, global environment and requires a strong combination of financial acumen, operational understanding, and technical capability, including the use of advanced analytics, visualization tools, and data systems. The role has high visibility and frequent interaction with executive leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Business Partnering
- Partner closely with senior leadership to provide financial insights and support strategic decision-making
- Deliver forward-looking analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and cost optimization initiatives
- Support long-term planning and operational efficiency improvements
- Lead the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and reforecasts across assigned business areas
- Develop and maintain complex financial models to support planning and scenario analysis
- Consolidate financial data and present insights to senior and executive leadership
- Own monthly financial reporting, including KPI tracking, variance analysis, and root cause analysis
- Enhance reporting processes and dashboards to improve visibility and decision-making
- Provide clear, data-driven narratives on business performance
- Evaluate and monitor capital expenditures and investment initiatives
- Ensure alignment with financial targets and return expectations
- Track performance against approved business cases
- Leverage data analytics, BI tools, and financial systems to improve forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency
- Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, tools, and methodologies
- Utilize advanced tools (e.g., Power Query, visualization platforms, AI/ML, where applicable) to enhance insights
- Collaborate with Accounting, Corporate Finance, Operations, and other business units during month-end close, planning cycles, and ad hoc analyses
- Support enterprise-wide financial initiatives and reporting requirements
Key Skills & Competencies
- Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of financial planning, modeling, and performance analysis
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights
- Analytical Skills: Strong quantitative skills with advanced problem-solving capabilities
- Business Partnership: Ability to influence and support senior stakeholders in decision-making
- Technical Proficiency: Advanced Excel and financial systems expertise; experience with BI and analytics tools
- Communication: Strong ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
- Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactive in identifying efficiencies and leveraging technology
- Adaptability: Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global, and matrixed organization
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field (required)
- MBA, CFA, or advanced degree (preferred)
- Experience:
- Minimum 7 years of FP&A experience in an industrial or operational environment (e.g., mining, manufacturing, oil & gas, construction, transportation)
- Experience supporting complex business functions in a global organization
- Strong background in financial modeling, reporting, and ERP systems
- Experience with tools such as OneStream, QlikView, Oracle, Hyperion, Power BI, or similar platforms (highly preferred)
- Private equity environment experience (a plus)
- Languages:
- English (fluent required)
- Additional languages (a plus, especially Spanish or Polish)
- Work Environment:
- Primarily office-based with potential hybrid flexibility
- Collaborative, cross-functional environment with frequent interaction with senior leadership
- Fast-paced, data-driven environment supporting global operations
- Occasional extended hours during budgeting, forecasting, and month-end cycles
- Lifting Requirements:
- Minimal; standard office requirements
- Occasional lifting up to 15–20 lbs (e.g., laptops, materials)
Talented people are attracted to companies with long-term success and a supportive workplace culture that encourages work-life balance. Boart Longyear offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and career advancement opportunities. If hired, you can expect:
- a strong compensation plan
- medical, vision, and dental program
- retirement program
- employee recognition rewards program (BRAVO)
- employee assistance program
Established in 1890, Boart Longyear is the world’s leading provider of innovative, safe, and productivity-driven drilling equipment and tooling. With a primary focus on mining and exploration activities spanning a wide range of commodities—including copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and other metals and minerals—the Company also supports activities in the energy, oil sands exploration, and environmental sectors.
The Drilling Products division delivers advanced research and development capabilities and holds hundreds of patented designs to manufacture, market, and service reliable drill rigs, innovative drill string products, rugged performance tooling, durable drilling consumables, and high-quality parts for customers worldwide. These products are engineered to meet the evolving needs of the global drilling industry, offering maximum performance, reliability, and safety in the most demanding conditions.
Our People
At Boart Longyear, people are our most important asset. We recognize that the best ideas emerge through collaboration among individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. That is why we are committed to fostering diverse, inclusive teams and work environments free from discrimination and harassment—spaces where everyone can contribute and be heard.
Our Vision
To create products and solutions that empower the exploration and extraction of minerals to enable life and prosperity.
Our Values
Our Success As a Business Depends On How We Operate. The How Is The Distinctive Way In Which We Conduct Our Business, Guided By Our Values Of
- Integrity
- Health & Safety
- Teamwork & Diversity
- Customer Focus
- Sustainability
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we thank all who apply but will only be contacting those selected for an interview. Please apply online at https://careers.boartlongyear.com/
Business Line
Administration
Company
Drilling Products
Function
Finance
Auto req ID
16715BR
Region (Business Group)
NAM
Country
United States Of America
State/Province
Utah
City
Salt Lake City