Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager will be responsible for tracking the company's financial performance against a plan, analyzing business performance and market conditions to create forecasts, and helping senior management make tactical and strategic decisions by providing periodic reports. The FP&A Manager will work closely with the CEO, CFO, Executive leadership and report directly to the SVP, Finance. In addition to FP&A reporting, the Manager may also work on the financial analysis of potential mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as well as support strategic sales and commercial initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide business partners and teams with analytical support and review of operational and financial data. Analyze operational drivers of financial results.
• Develop and drive the annual and quarterly rolling forecast.
• Manage annual budgeting, budget v actual reporting, forecasting and long range financial models, especially focused on Sales and COGS variances.
• Implement recurring internal reporting packages, CxO dashboards, trend analysis, and other ad hoc analysis.
• Developing and maintaining complex financial models and supporting decision making.
• Lead real-time financial performance monitoring by setting and tracking key performance indicators (KPI’s) and objectives.
• Analyze financial data to identify discrepancies. Create influential reports used to drive decision making that aligns to organizational goals. Conduct ad-hoc analysis to update forecasts and provide insights for business partner decision making.
• Support the Commercial organization with reporting and develop automation solutions to business requirements.
• Review and Approve Purchase Orders. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES)

• BS degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration; MBA or CPA a plus
• 7+ years of business finance or other relevant experience
• Understanding of policies & procedures, controls, FP&A best practices and management reporting.
• Experience building and maintaining complex financial models and ability to explore and evaluate alternative financial scenarios and results.
•  Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrates strong communication and executive presentation skills.
• Establish effective working relationships with all levels to successfully lead, influence, and innovate.
• Demonstration of sense of urgency, accountability, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Experience in Prophix, Power BI, dashboard tools, Advanced Excel skills and Infor Syteline is a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.