FP&A Business Partner – PSS (Hub & Copay)
Mercalis · Morrisville, NC · 2 mo ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Responsibilities
- Own the Business Financials
- Lead end-to-end financial oversight for PSS (Hub & Copay)
- Translate operational drivers into revenue, cost, and margin outcomes
- Provide clear insights on performance, risks, and opportunities
- Maintain direct ownership of the business unit income statement and underlying drivers (volume, pricing, cost structure)
- Drive Forecasting & Performance
- Personally build and update forecast models, including key client-level assumptions and roll-ups
- Lead monthly Budget vs. Actual (BvA) analysis, including root cause investigation and clear articulation of drivers
- Improve forecast accuracy and transparency across the business
- Influence Decisions & Improve Margins
- Regularly review and explain margin performance at both aggregate and program/client levels
- Identify and drive opportunities to improve financial performance
- Partner with leadership on pricing, volume, and cost decisions
- Build and support business cases to support investment initiatives proposed by the BU
- Build & Scale the FP&A Function
- Establish structure and priorities for a growing FP&A team
- Directly manage an existing contractor supporting reporting and forecasting; an FP&A Analyst will be added after this role is onboarded
- Initially operate in a lean environment with limited leverage, requiring direct execution of core deliverables
- Improve reporting, reduce manual work, and drive automation by partnering with FP&A team to build out future FP&A tools (planning tools, AI, etc.)
- Be a True Business Partner
- Work directly with Directors and VPs to support decision-making
- Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
- Build strong credibility and influence across the organization
- Serve as the primary source of truth for financial performance, with the ability to confidently explain results and assumptions in detail
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or similar
- Proven ownership of financials for a complex business unit
- Strong modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills (both standard and ad-hoc analysis)
- Ability to operate both strategically and in the details
- Experience building or managing small, high-impact teams
- Strong communication and business partnership skills
- Demonstrated willingness and ability to remain hands-on in a leadership role
- Prior experience implementing FP&A tools or AI solutions (nice to have)