FP& A Manager
About the role
The Food Source International (TFSI) is a taste and ingredient company with a pulse on what is next in the world of food. Founded in 1997, we create high-quality taste profiles and ingredient solutions that help food processors solve technical challenges. We are growing and looking for collaborative, accountable team members who put customers first.
The FP&A Manager leads budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, pricing analytics, and management reporting. This hands-on role partners with senior leadership and functional teams to explain business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and turn financial and operational data into practical recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budget and maintain rolling financial forecasts.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting comparing actual results with budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Analyze revenue, volume, gross margin, operating expenses, EBITDA, working capital, cash flow, and key operating drivers.
- Investigate financial and operational variances and clearly communicate findings and recommended actions.
- Build financial models and scenario analyses for capital investments, headcount, new products, customer programs, and strategic initiatives.
- Evaluate customer, product, channel, and businessunit profitability.
- Lead pricing analytics, including margin modeling, pricing scenarios, guardrails, and significant customer opportunities.
- Partner with Accounting, Cost Accounting, and Pricing to ensure analyses use accurate costs and reliable data.
- Partner with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and R&D to support planning and decisionmaking.
- Develop dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, and executive-level financial presentations.
- Coordinate with Accounting during month-end and year-end close to understand results and explain significant variances.
- Improve planning, forecasting, reporting, data quality, and process efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, financial analysis, or related experience.
- Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and management reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP and financial reporting systems.
- Ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations for financial and non-financial leaders.
- Strong organization, judgment, communication, and cross-functional partnership skills.
Qualifications
- Manufacturing, food, ingredients, consumer products, or distribution experience.
- Experience with pricing analytics, commercial finance, cost accounting, or manufacturing finance.
- Experience with business intelligence or data‑visualization tools.
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or another relevant advanced credential.
Work Environment
This is an on-site, office-based position with regular collaboration across departments and occasional visits to manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, or production areas. Additional hours may be required based on business needs.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid vacation, PTO, and holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee wellness activities