Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Employment Type : Full-Time
Manager, FP&A
Summary: The Manager, FP&A will work with a team of Analysts in the FP&A group to build and present complex financial analyses and reports for the Senior Leadership Team, CFO, and other company executives. This role will work closely with the VP of FP&A to train and develop the team, as well as create and implement processes to enhance analytical capabilities. The Manager will demonstrate exemplary financial modeling skills to the team and grow into a key leader for the FP&A organization.
Responsibilities
- Analyze complex financial data to identify areas of risk, inefficiency, and opportunity for various business units and diverse project portfolios across the organization.
- Lead the team in utilizing best practices for budgeting, forecasting, operating plans, and modeling tools.
- Assist the VP of FP&A to improve company performance by evaluating processes, monitoring indicators, highlighting trends, and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
- Work with the VP and SVP of FP&A to present key financial analyses to the CEO, CFO, and other executive leadership within the organization.
- Act as a peer resource to other Analysts, assisting with company knowledge transfer and training on analytical tools and methods.
- Alongside the VP of FP&A, manage and review PowerPoint presentations for the Board of Directors.
- Act as a liaison for FP&A leadership, keeping the team up to speed with company initiatives and relaying outcomes of high-level decision-making.
- Interpret financial results and drive continuous efforts to identify and implement activities that reduce costs or improve profitability.
- Apply advanced knowledge of financial modeling to perform labor and productivity analysis.
- Compare Plans vs. Actuals to ensure data is in alignment with business objectives.
- Present and analyze data to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to leadership for decision-making purposes.
- Establish and maintain financial and operational KPIs and executive dashboards.
- Ensure effective understanding, analysis, and reporting of key metrics such as price, costs, volume, and headcount-related activities.
- Work cross-departmentally to assimilate accurate, complete, and effective reporting.
- Stay abreast of the latest trends, tools, and technologies within the industry.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 5-7 years of professional experience as a Financial Analyst, heavily focused on financial planning, strategy, and
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or other related fields; Master’s degree is highly
- Strong desire to lead, mentor, and develop teams.
- Experience working closely with leadership teams to develop and implement processes.
- Experience forecasting costs, developing budgets, analyzing pricing structures, identifying variances, and providing root-cause
- Demonstrated experience evaluating capital investments and identifying key opportunities to meet business
- Experience leveraging complex financial modeling with Excel; experience with Adaptive Insights as a financial planning tool is a
- Experience performing in-depth analytical research and producing accurate, complete reports to
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain analytical findings clearly and succinctly to a wide range of
- Ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts to a variety of audiences.
- Must possess strong intellectual curiosity and problem-solving
- Creative mindset with the ability to convey new ideas and implement effective