FP&A Manager

Company Overview 

Welcome to Timewise, where great people power great experiences! Shell Mobility & Convenience proudly operates more than 200 Timewise convenience stores and Shell fuel stations across Texas and New Mexico. As part of the Shell Group since 2022, we combine the strength of a global organization with a welcoming, team-oriented culture. We are committed to providing exceptional customer experiences while creating meaningful career growth opportunities for our employees. 

Position Summary

The FP&A Manager serves as a strategic finance partner responsible for delivering insights, analysis, and recommendations that drive business performance and support high-quality decision-making. This role combines financial expertise, commercial acumen, and data analytics to influence operating results, evaluate strategic opportunities, and identify value creation initiatives across the organization. 

The role will lead performance reporting, forecasting, business case development, economic valuations, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering closely with commercial and operational stakeholders. The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor who leverages data, analytics, and digital solutions to improve decision quality, enhance efficiency, and drive sustainable business growth. As a manager-level position, the role requires independent judgment and end-to-end ownership within a complex and fast paced, growth-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities 

Business Performance & Insights 

• Develop and deliver meaningful financial and operational reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and performance scorecards. 

• Analyze business performance and provide actionable insights to improve revenue, profitability, cash flow, and operational efficiency. 

• Present financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities to business leaders and senior management. 

• Support budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and performance management processes. 

Strategic Decision Support 

• Partner with commercial and operational leaders to support strategic and operational decision-making. 

• Develop robust business cases and perform financial evaluations for investments, growth initiatives, capital projects, acquisitions, and commercial agreements. 

• Conduct economic analysis utilizing NPV, IRR, payback, scenario, and sensitivity analysis to ensure sound investment decisions. 

• Challenge assumptions and provide objective recommendations that maximize value creation. 

Data Analytics & Digital Transformation 

• Leverage data analytics to identify trends, opportunities, and risks that support improved business performance. 

• Drive adoption of reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI and other business intelligence platforms. 

• Champion automation and process improvements that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and accelerate decision-making. 

• Support the organization's digital finance agenda by identifying opportunities to utilize advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions. 

Continuous Improvement & Value Creation 

• Identify and lead initiatives that improve profitability, productivity, and organizational effectiveness. 

• Establish value-tracking processes to measure benefits from strategic initiatives, cost reduction programs, and transformation activities. 

• Partner across functions to simplify processes, improve financial visibility, and strengthen business performance. 

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and data-driven decision-making. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field. 

• MBA, CPA, CFA, or other relevant professional qualification preferred. 

• Approximately 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Commercial Finance, or Business Performance Management roles. 

• Demonstrated experience supporting senior leaders and influencing business decisions. 

• Strong financial modeling, valuation, forecasting, and business case development skills. 

• Experience with financial planning systems, business intelligence tools, and advanced Excel capabilities. 

• Proven success driving business performance improvements, process efficiency, and automation initiatives. 

Key Competencies 

At this level, the competencies below should be demonstrated through self-directed execution, sound judgment, and leadership through influence.

• Strong commercial and financial acumen. 

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. 

• Data analytics and business intelligence expertise. 

• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills. 

• Strong communication and presentation capabilities. 

• Ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights. 

• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on value creation and continuous improvement. 

• Works independently, establishes priorities, and owns deliverables from problem definition through recommendation and follow-through.

• Leads cross-functional workstreams and provides coaching or technical direction to the organization.

• Maintains a high standard of accuracy while demonstrating a bias for action—balancing analytical rigor with timely, practical decisions and execution.