Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

ACCOUNTABILITY:

The FP&A Manager partners with sales, operations, and finance leaders to understand the financial impact of operational decisions. This individual maintains knowledge of operational KPIs and develops modeling as well as analysis around these core metrics to gauge performance. The FP&A manager owns executive level reporting and dashboards to help business leaders meet financial targets. They guide the team in performing sensitivity and other ad hoc analysis to quantify strategic initiatives and close any gaps to plan. The FP&A Manager proactively identifies potential areas of improvement and opportunities to streamline processes.

MAIN TASKS:

• Lead projects from a finance perspective while remaining in tune with operational and customer related impacts

• Develop executive reports and identify key insights for business decisions

• Own financial analysis and facilitate integration of trends into forecasts and budget

• Collaborate with business leaders to ensure financial reports include sufficient context

• Enhance processes and modeling techniques to promote efficient workflow and timely deliverables

• Guide monthly analysis of KPIs and business trends to measure overall financial performance

• Plan and execute the finance portion of cross functional projects

• Maintain industry and company knowledge to effectively anticipate future trends and potential obstacles

• Coordinate operational and financial data management by checking for reasonableness and validating underlying data used in financial modeling and forecasting

• Proactively identify cost reduction and incremental revenue opportunities

• Ensure all stakeholders receive timely, accurate updates to assess performance and steer decisions

• Any other tasks or duties as agreed with FP&A Director

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• University degree in accounting or finance required

• CPA license preferred

• MBA or graduate degree preferred

• Minimum 8 years of experience in accounting, finance or related field required

• Minimum 2 years leading an accounting or finance team required

• Proactive leadership approach and service oriented

• Proven management accounting skills and experience

• Excellent analytical, conceptual thinking, communication, and people skills

• Able to thrive in an often fast paced and deadline-oriented business requiring development and refinement of processes and procedures

• Essential knowledge and experience in Tableau preferred

• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Applications required (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access)

CAPABILITIES & COMPETENCIES:

• Effectively manage stress and work well under pressure

• Meet deadlines within prescribed timeframes

• Able to thrive in a team environment and contribute to team objectives

• Knowledge and skill to break down complex concepts into clear action items

• Excellent presentation skills

• Expert in creating and overseeing financial reports and models

• Able to work flexible hours (may include weekends and/or public holidays)