Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the Director, FP&A, the FP&A Manager is responsible for leading the Financial Planning & Analysis function for a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Executive Leadership to provide financial insights that drive strategic decision-making and operational performance. The position leads the budgeting, forecasting, manufacturing cost analysis, KPI reporting, and operational financial planning processes across plant and corporate functions.

The FP&A Manager plays a critical role in supporting profitability initiatives, enhancing reporting capabilities, evaluating capital investments, and providing data-driven recommendations that improve financial and operational results. This is a highly visible leadership position responsible for managing a team of two Financial Analysts while influencing both operational and financial performance across the organization.

Essential Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Lead the annual operating budget process across manufacturing plants and corporate functions.
• Develop rolling forecasts incorporating production volumes, labor costs, material pricing, and operating expenses.
• Build detailed financial models supporting capital expenditures, business cases, and capacity expansion initiatives.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses related to pricing strategies, demand fluctuations, supply chain disruptions, and cost changes.
• Support long-range strategic planning and capital allocation decisions.
• Forecast EBITDA by evaluating pricing, product mix, production volume, and operational performance.

Operational Analysis & Business Partnership

• Partner with Operations leadership to improve financial visibility, accountability, and operational performance.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, standard costing models, and material, labor, and overhead variances.
• Provide recommendations to improve gross margins, reduce waste, optimize working capital, and increase operational efficiency.
• Support pricing analysis and profitability improvement initiatives.
• Analyze inventory valuation, including slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Evaluate manufacturing performance metrics including scrap rates, labor efficiency, throughput, and capacity utilization.
• Assess contribution margins by product line, customer, and distribution channel.
• Translate operational KPIs into meaningful financial insights and business recommendations.

Sales Forecasting & Demand Planning

• Develop SKU-level sales forecasts in collaboration with Sales and Commercial teams.
• Translate sales forecasts into revenue projections using pricing, product mix, and promotional assumptions.
• Analyze historical sales trends, seasonality, and customer demand to improve forecast accuracy.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain to align production planning and inventory requirements.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and identify business drivers impacting demand and revenue performance.

Reporting & Performance Management

• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages, management reports, and executive dashboards.
• Perform Actual vs. Budget vs. Forecast variance analysis with detailed operational commentary.
• Develop and maintain financial and operational KPIs supporting plant and business performance.
• Evaluate financing alternatives, return on investment (ROI), and payback analyses for capital projects.
• Enhance ERP reporting capabilities and improve financial reporting automation.
• Support ERP enhancements related to manufacturing and inventory modules.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting tools to improve operational visibility and decision-making.

Leadership

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of two FP&A Analysts.
• Foster collaboration across Finance, Operations, Sales, Supply Chain, and Executive Leadership.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives and best practices within the FP&A function.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive Financial Planning & Analysis experience.
• Minimum 4 years of FP&A experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting multi-plant and/or multi-entity organizations is preferred.
• Exposure to multi-currency environments is considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing accounting, standard costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysis.
• Proven experience developing financial models, budgets, forecasts, and business cases.
• Experience leading or mentoring finance professionals is preferred.

Language & Communication Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise financial reports, analyses, and executive presentations.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate financial information to operational and executive leadership.
• Ability to build effective relationships across multiple departments and organizational levels.
• Strong facilitation, influencing, and business partnering skills.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling, Power Query, Pivot Tables, and advanced formulas.
• ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Power BI or other business intelligence and data visualization tools.
• Financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling.
• Manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory management principles.
• KPI development, dashboard reporting, and operational performance analysis.
• Strong analytical, data interpretation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).

Other Qualifications

• Strong financial modeling and scenario planning capabilities.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing operations, production processes, and cost structures.
• Knowledge of supply chain management and operational workflows.
• Data-driven mindset with exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to translate operational data into actionable financial insights.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative leadership style with strong coaching and team development skills.
• High degree of integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
• Continuous improvement mindset with familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles.

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