Job Description

About this position
This US-based individual contributor role is a key member of the CSA FP&A team and plays a critical part in managing CSA’s financial performance. The FP&A Manager supports functional budget management across multiple functions and businesses, with a strong focus on SG&A consolidation, reporting, and performance review. The position partners closely with CSA functional leaders, Business Unit finance teams, and WHQ stakeholders to drive financial transparency, insight, and process improvement.

Role Responsibilities:

• Coordinates CSA finance team and functional leaders to support key functional (including, Digital, Finance, Legal, etc.) costs’ reporting deliverables such as long-range planning, the yearly operating plan, and cyclical forecasting.
• Evaluates actual results and investigates variances to plan / prior year / prior estimates providing insight for CSA CFO/HQ FPA leader.
• Prepares and leads the periodic report out to CSA functional leaders and drives improvements.
• Analyzes and consolidates key reporting packages and supplemental schedules to support performance reviews, risk and opportunity evaluation, and other key processes
• Partners with Carrier WHQ team and CSA Business Unit (BU) finance teams to improve & optimize functional cost related processes (including but not limited to periodic functional cost reporting, digital budget and actual spending tracking, cross BU/Segment budget transfer, SG&A analysis, etc.)
• Serves as liaison between BU CFOs/Digital Technology (DT) business leaders, and WHQ DT leadership teams for the Digital function. Consolidates segment actual DT results and align with CFOs on consolidated DT forecast. Validates and approves the digital budget transfer (e.g. SOO) with WHQ.
• Supports preparation of leadership presentations for the yearly operating plan, long-range plan, and quarterly business reviews, and serves as key lead on end-to-end SG&A consolidation, reporting and review.
• Identifies and implements process and reporting improvements

• Prepares ad hoc analysis and investigations where needed

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years experience in Accounting or Finance, or
  Master’s Degree with 3+ years experience in Accounting or Finance.

Preferred Qualifications (nice to have)

Other qualifications you may have that would be beneficial in this role include:

• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and HFM Smart View for Excel is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) at an advanced level.
• Power BI is a plus.
• Demonstrated strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to extract, analyze, and interpret data to drive sound problem‑solving and decision‑making.
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in reporting and deliverables.
• Proven interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, including clear and effective verbal and written communication, and the ability to collaborate across functions and organizational levels.
• Highly self‑motivated and results‑driven, with a demonstrated commitment to accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage competing and evolving priorities with agility, maintaining professionalism and composure in a fast‑paced environment.