Lead FP&A for a manufacturing business: own budgeting, forecasting, driver-based financial models, variance analysis, and monthly management reporting. Partner with Commercial and Operations on profitability, cost, capacity, and capital ROI analysis. Manage and develop a small analyst team and build repeatable processes and dashboards to inform senior leadership.
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
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