Management Associate - FP&A

The FP&A Management Associate plays a vital role in the company’s financial strategy and decision-making process. They are responsible for analyzing financial trends, creating budgets, forecasting future financial performance, and providing data-driven insights to inform critical business decisions. The position also offers the ability to rotate through the FP&A organization, both in plant environment and corporate headquarters, to experience different aspects of the department.

Responsibilities: 

• Analyze Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
  • Monitor key financial and operating metrics
  • Identify the cause of any unexpected variances in these KPIs
• Budgeting and Forecasting:
  • Develop and continually improve budgets, financial projections, and operating forecasts
• Business Performance Reporting:
  • Present monthly and quarterly financial reports for various units and departments within the organization
  • Utilize business intelligence tools and create dashboard reports to provide insights to management
• Financial Modeling and Strategic Analysis:
  • Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives
  • Analyze trends, review past performance, and anticipate obstacles to forecast the company’s future financial results
• Support for Decision-Making:
  • Assist the management team and department leaders with data-driven analysis
  • Provide a clear picture of future performance through annual budgets, helping employees align their efforts toward common goals
• Communication and Coordination:
  • Collaborate with other divisions and teams across the company through calls, meetings, and emails.
  • Leverage technology through enhanced management reporting, scorecards, and digital workstreams

Candidate Qualifications: 

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis
• Excellent communication skills to interact with senior executives and cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in financial software and tools (e.g., Excel, financial planning software)
• Must be analytical but also articulate
• Must be able to succinctly summarize thoughtfully
• Has the maturity and confidence to be heard
• Financial management experience with planning, forecasting, and business analysis
• Excellent organizational capabilities
• Self-starter, hands-on and collaborative in achieving results
• Able to distill, package, and present complex information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner
• Attention to detail, but understands the big picture
• Process and goal-oriented while comfortable with complexity and ambiguity
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, be a good cultural fit, and demonstrate a high energy level, decisiveness, and an entrepreneurial spirit

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related analytical discipline

Key Required Competencies and Experience: 

• Willingness to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions
• Tenacious and accountable in driving results
• High degree of integrity and forethought in approach to making decisions
• Able to act in a transparent and consistent manner while always considering what is best for the organization
• Self-reflective and aware of personal limitations
• Connects and builds strong relationships with others, while exhibiting strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively
• Must be able to operate on a cross-functional team
• Interested in working in a manufacturing facility 
• Need to be a flexible, nimble, quick thinker and quick learner 
• Natural curiosity and “big picture” mentality
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills