What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager position at Miller Zell?
FP&A Manager
About the role
Miller Zell is building out its finance function, and we're looking for a hands-on FP&A Manager to own budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling. Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll be the person who turns our project and operational data into a clear, forward-looking view of the business — and who takes today's spreadsheets and makes them sharper and more reliable. This is a roll-up-your-sleeves seat with real ownership and high visibility: if you're an Excel and modeling specialist who loves owning a budget cycle, works fast, and would rather build the model than direct someone else to, read on.
This is an onsite role at our Fulton Industrial Blvd location — in-office Tuesday through Thursday, with Monday and Friday at your preference. Expect additional in-office time during the annual budget cycle.
What you'll do
- Own the annual budget process end to end and run a driver-based rolling forecast.
- Build and maintain financial models — scenarios, sensitivities, and project economics.
- Deliver monthly variance analysis with a clear story on what's driving results.
- Produce management and lender reporting packages.
- Drive project-level P&L and margin analysis, partnering with Operations and Project Managers.
- Take existing planning processes and improve them; help select and implement modern FP&A tooling as we scale beyond spreadsheets.
What you bring
- ~5 years in FP&A, including hands-on ownership of a budget/forecast cycle.
- Expert-level Excel and financial modeling — you build clean, flexible models from scratch.
- A self-starter who thrives at a fast pace and owns work end to end.
- Strong analytical instincts and the communication skills to make numbers actionable.
- A business-partnering mindset — comfortable working across departments.
- Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
Bonus points
- Experience in project-based, manufacturing, construction, or installation businesses.
- Hands-on implementation of an FP&A/EPM platform (Planful, Vena, Workday Adaptive, Datarails, Prophix, Anaplan).
- Comfort pulling data from an ERP, and with Power BI or SQL.