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Manager, FP&A Corporate Planning
Jacksonville, FL | Full-Time | Onsite (Monday-Friday)
Compensation
$150,000 Base Salary Bonus Opportunity
Reporting Structure
- Reports to the Director of Accounting
- Directly manages 2 Financial Analysts, with the opportunity to help grow and develop the FP&A team as the organization continues to expand
Lead Corporate Finance. Influence Strategy. Build a Team.
A growing, financially strong organization is seeking a Manager, FP&A Corporate Planning to lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, and performance management.
This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an experienced FP&A professional who enjoys partnering with executive leadership, influencing key business decisions, developing people, and driving organizational performance.
Reporting to the Director of Accounting, this role will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership while overseeing the company's budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, cash flow forecasting, and financial performance management processes. The successful candidate will initially lead a team of two Financial Analysts and play an important role in helping scale the FP&A function as the organization continues to grow.
Manufacturing, operational finance, or product-based industry experience is highly preferred.
Why Join Us?
- Lead and develop a growing FP&A team.
- Partner directly with executive leadership on strategic business initiatives.
- Highly visible role with meaningful impact on company performance and decision-making.
- Opportunity to help build and scale the FP&A function.
- Collaborative culture that values ownership, accountability, teamwork, and professional development.
- Stable, growing organization committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Competitive compensation package with bonus opportunity.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, 401(k), PTO, holidays, Employee Assistance Program, and profit-sharing opportunities.
What You'll Do
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead the company's budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
- Own the consolidated financial outlook across the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
- Develop sophisticated financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses to support strategic decision-making.
- Translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business recommendations.
- Support executive leadership with planning, forecasting, performance management, and capital allocation decisions.
- Develop executive reporting, financial dashboards, KPIs, and variance analyses.
Business Partnership & Decision Support
- Partner with leaders across Finance, Accounting, Operations, and other business functions.
- Evaluate business performance, identify trends, and recommend actions to improve results.
- Conduct profitability, productivity, pricing, and performance analyses.
- Drive consistency in planning assumptions, reporting methodologies, and performance metrics.
- Support key strategic initiatives through detailed financial analysis and business case development.
Treasury & Cash Flow Management
- Lead short-term and long-range cash flow forecasting activities.
- Monitor liquidity requirements and working capital trends.
- Support capital planning and resource allocation decisions.
Team Leadership
- Lead, mentor, coach, and develop a team that currently includes two Financial Analysts.
- Establish performance expectations and foster accountability.
- Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and strong business partnership throughout the organization.
- Help recruit, develop, and grow talent as the FP&A function evolves.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Analytics, or a related field.
- 7 years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analytics experience.
- Previous leadership experience managing and developing finance professionals.
- Advanced budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and financial modeling expertise.
- Strong Excel skills with the ability to build complex financial models.
- Experience partnering with executive leadership and supporting strategic decision-making.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven ability to take ownership, influence decisions, and drive results.
Preferred
- Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting operational, product-based, or supply chain-driven organizations.
- Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence tools.
- SQL or experience working with structured datasets.
- Experience integrating financial models with ERP and operational systems.
What Success Looks Like
In this role, you will:
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor to executive leadership.
- Drive enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning efforts.
- Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team.
- Improve financial visibility and decision support capabilities across the organization.
- Help build scalable FP&A processes that support future growth.
- Influence operational and strategic decisions through data-driven financial insights.
Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a finance leader who:
- Has a strong ownership mentality and thrives in a hands-on environment.
- Enjoys coaching, mentoring, and developing others.
- Can balance strategic thinking with day-to-day execution.
- Is confident influencing stakeholders and challenging assumptions with data-driven insights.
- Possesses strong business acumen and executive presence.
- Thrives in a collaborative culture built on professionalism, accountability, and teamwork.
- Has advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities and is comfortable demonstrating those skills during the interview process.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with potential profit-sharing contributions.
- 18 days of PTO plus a floating holiday.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program and employee discount programs.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Please Note: This position requires onsite attendance Monday through Friday in Jacksonville, Florida. Candidates should possess advanced Excel and financial modeling skills and be prepared to demonstrate proficiency during the interview process.
Salary : $150,000