FP&A Manager

Description

We are seeking an experienced FP&A Manager to lead our financial planning and analysis function. In this role, you will own the budgeting, forecasting, and management-reporting cycles and serve as a key analytical partner to commercial, operations, and finance leadership. The ideal candidate will possess a strong command of corporate finance and financial modeling, coupled with excellent problem-solving, analytic-thinking, and decision-making abilities. You will lead a small team of analysts and bring structure, rigor, and forward-looking insight to a manufacturing business. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are essential for effectively liaising with stakeholders and presenting to senior leadership.

Requirements

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Own the annual budgeting process and recurring forecast cycles, partnering with functional leaders to build bottom-up plans and reconcile to targets
• • Develop and maintain driver-based financial models for revenue, margin, cost, and capital expenditure
• • Lead variance analysis (actual vs. budget vs. forecast) and surface the operational drivers behind the numbers
• • Produce the monthly management reporting package and build self-service dashboards, translating results into actionable narrative for leadership
• • Partner with Commercial on channel margin and product-line profitability analysis
• • Partner with Operations on cost analysis, capacity, and productivity initiatives
• • Assist PMO Office in building business cases and ROI analyses for capital investments, new initiatives, and strategic projects
• • Manage, coach, and develop a team of analysts; establish repeatable processes, standards, and templates that improve timeliness and consistency
• • Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES

• · Strong command of corporate finance, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting
• · Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills, with the ability to analyze complex situations and propose effective solutions
• · Excellent decision-making abilities, with a focus on prioritization and risk management
• · Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly and concisely
• · Ability to translate complex financial information into clear actions, insights, and recommendations for non-finance stakeholders
• · Proficiency in ERP-based reporting and BI/visualization tools (e.g., Syteline, Epicor, Power BI, & Claude) is a plus.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• · Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA, CPA, CMA, or CFA a plus)
• · 6 years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, including budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting; people-management experience and a manufacturing, industrial, or distribution background strongly preferred 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• · Works in manufacturing environment

Salary : $111,000 - $138,000