Job Description
Purpose
The FP&A Manager is a key strategic partner to senior leadership, responsible for guiding financial and operational decision-making across the organization while leading and developing a high-performing FP&A team. This role blends strong analytical ownership with hands-on people leadership, ensuring consistent, scalable planning and reporting processes that support the company’s growth.
The FP&A Manager oversees month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close reporting while driving continuous improvement through OneStream, D365, and Power BI. This role serves as a trusted advisor to business leaders, translating complex financial results into actionable insights.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages for executive leadership and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and strategic relevance.
- Lead detailed financial analysis, including variance analysis, trend analysis, and financial modeling to support performance reviews and strategic decision-making.
- Provide executive-level analytical support to the Director of FP&A and other senior leadership, including ad hoc analyses and scenario modeling.
- Partner closely with the Director of FP&A as a primary liaison to headquarters leadership, supporting regular financial reviews, preparing insights and variance explanations, and ensuring clear alignment between performance and corporate expectations.
- Drive automation initiatives using Power Query, Power BI, or Alteryx to reduce manual processes, improve data integrity, and accelerate reporting timelines.
- Lead cross-functional process improvements to enhance consolidation accuracy, reporting consistency, and enterprise-wide data governance.
- Manage, mentor, and develop FP&A analysts and senior analysts, including coaching, performance management, goal setting, and career development.
- Set priorities and delegate responsibilities across the team to ensure timely delivery of reporting, analysis, and planning deliverables.
- Establish best practices and standardized methodologies to elevate the quality and consistency of FP&A outputs.
- Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, Operations, IT, and other business teams to improve data accuracy, align assumptions, and support business initiatives.
Qualifications
Education / Experience Required
Education / Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA, or CFA plus).
- 5–7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or financial reporting, including at least 1–3 years in a people management or team-lead role.
- Prior experience supporting multi-entity environments, consolidations, or complex organizational structures preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, with the ability to explain results to non-finance stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with OneStream and Microsoft D365 is a plus.
- Advanced proficiency with Power Query, Power BI, or Alteryx is strongly preferred.
Skills / Other Requirements
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop finance professionals in a deadline-driven environment.
- Advanced knowledge of US GAAP and corporate FP&A best practices.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to influence decisions through clear financial storytelling.
- Demonstrated success identifying process gaps, implementing improvements, and scaling finance operations.
- High attention to detail, strong judgment, and the ability to balance strategic thinking with execution.