FPA Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the yearly budgeting cycle and oversee recurring forecast updates to support short- and long-range business planning.
• Build and maintain financial models that evaluate business performance, operational outcomes, and the impact of key financial decisions.
• Review financial results across income statements, cost structures, working capital, pricing, and revenue trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Convert manufacturing and operational performance indicators into financial insights, including analysis of inventory movement, purchase price shifts, standard cost performance, and variance drivers.
• Prepare product-, customer-, and plant-level projections for volume, margin, cost, and cash flow to support planning accuracy.
• Deliver management reporting that compares actual performance against budget, forecast, and standard cost expectations, while clearly explaining major trends.
• Partner with operational and departmental leaders to monitor spending, improve profitability, and support informed business decisions with data-backed analysis.
• Produce timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports and executive-ready presentations for leadership audiences.
• Strengthen reporting processes, forecasting reliability, and financial data quality through continuous improvement of tools and procedures.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• The ability to partner with leadership on profitability, cost management, and performance trends.