Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
About the Role
The Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is a key finance leader responsible for driving enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic decision support. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role provides critical financial insight to executive leadership and serves as a strategic business partner across the organization. The FP&A Manager oversees the finance function, ensuring strong integration between forward-looking financial planning and historical financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Financial Leadership
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor to the CFO and executive leadership team, providing actionable insights to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Lead enterprise-wide financial planning activities, including annual budgeting, long-range planning, and rolling forecasts.
- Translate business strategy into financial models, scenarios, and performance metrics.
- Support M&A, capital investments, pricing strategies, and major business initiatives with robust financial analysis.
- FP&A Oversight
- Set the vision, standards, and cadence for FP&A processes, tools, and deliverables.
- Ensure high-quality financial models, forecasts, and variance analyses across all business units.
- Review and challenge assumptions, risks, and opportunities within forecasts and business cases.
- Drive continuous improvement in reporting, analytics, and decision-support capabilities.
- Cross-Functional Business Partnership
- Partner closely with leaders across Operations, Sales, Marketing, R&D, HR, and Supply Chain to drive financial discipline and performance.
- Partner with business unit finance leads for support around key FP&A activities.
- Provide financial insights on cost management, margin improvement, productivity, and operational efficiency.
- Communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA or CPA/CMA preferred).
- 7-10+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant FP&A responsibility.
- Prior experience partnering closely with Accounting/Controller functions and business leaders.
- Experience in a manufacturing, medical device, or global/multi-entity environment strongly preferred.
- Technical & Professional Skills
- Deep expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and modeling.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial systems; experience with BI/reporting tools preferred.
- Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, executive-level insights.
- Leadership & Behavioral Competencies
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
- Proven people leader with the ability to influence through indirect reporting lines.
- Highly collaborative, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Results-oriented, detail-driven, and comfortable operating in a dynamic environment.
- High integrity and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
Working Conditions
Primarily office-based with the ability to work in a hybrid environment, as applicable. Occasional travel may be required.
Pay
Pay Range: $130,000 – $165,000 per year. Compensation is based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education, certifications, internal equity, and market conditions. This position may also be eligible for annual bonus and/or other incentive compensation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401K retirement plan
- Flexible spending and health savings account
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance program
- Other company benefits