What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager position at Connect Search, LLC?
Job Title: FP&A Manager
Location: Waukesha, WI
Type: Direct Hire
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
Pay Range: $140k - $150k bonus
Benefits: Yes. Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401(k), Paid holidays
Summary
Connect Search is hiring a FP&A Manager in Waukesha.
Responsibilities
- Lead financial planning processes for Operations and Supply Chain, including AOP, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning
- Provide clear visibility into budgets, spend, and performance to drive informed decision-making
- Partner with business leaders to translate strategy into financial targets and actionable plans
- Develop and maintain financial models to support pricing, cost optimization, and growth initiatives
- Track and report performance against AOP targets, holding leaders accountable to commitments
- Deliver actionable insights on key metrics, including: Revenue per employee, Margin performance, Working capital, Cost to serve
- Partner with Operations and Continuous Improvement teams to identify and validate 2% of COGS annual cost savings
- Support plant and supply chain leaders with financial analysis to improve productivity and profitability
- Lead development and optimization of Power BI dashboards to enable real-time, data-driven insights
- Act as data steward for the organization and develop and grow internal AI tools to drive analytical insight and FP&A reporting efficiency.
- Drive improvements in financial reporting, data integrity, and system capabilities
- Support ERP initiatives, including SAP implementations, ensuring accurate and scalable financial reporting
- Partner with IT and cross-functional teams to align data, reporting, and system integration efforts
- Identify and execute opportunities to streamline reporting and planning processes
- Support acquisition integrations by aligning financial data, systems, and reporting structures
- Serve as a key contributor to finance transformation and BI journey
- Act as a steward of financial data to ensure consistency, accuracy, and alignment across functions
- Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team (1 direct report)
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership
- Elevate team capabilities in financial analysis, systems, and storytelling
- Ensure alignment with corporate finance on reporting standards, controls, and governance
- Maintain strong financial discipline and compliance across all processes
Responsibilities
- 7 years of progressive FP&A experience
- Strong experience supporting Operations and/or Supply Chain Finance
- Demonstrated ownership of FP&A processes (planning, forecasting, reporting)
- Experience in a multi-entity or multi-business unit environment
- Minimum 3 years of SAP experience
- Experience working within a publicly traded company
- Proven track record of business partnering that drives measurable financial performance
- Experience with M&A integrations and financial alignment
- Experience building, growing and maintaining AI tools for finance applications.
- Strong systems orientation, including BI/reporting tools
Salary : $140,000 - $150,000