Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities by establishing assumptions, timelines, and financial targets aligned with business objectives.
• Evaluate financial and operational performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and recommend actions that improve forecast accuracy and business performance.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses that support resource planning, investment decisions, and changes in business conditions.
• Partner with functional and program leaders to evaluate financial results, cost drivers, and performance against plan and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Direct preparation of management reporting, dashboards, variance analyses, and financial presentations that provide visibility into business performance.
• Advise leadership on financial implications of operational decisions, business cases, investments, and resource requirements to support informed decision-making.
• Manage and develop FP&A professionals by establishing priorities, assigning responsibilities, and providing coaching and performance feedback.
• Establish team objectives and performance expectations that align FP&A activities with finance and organizational priorities.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement while strengthening financial analysis and planning capabilities across the team.
• Lead improvements to forecasting methodologies, financial models, reporting processes, and planning workflows to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Establish consistent FP&A practices, assumptions, and reporting standards that strengthen data integrity and financial governance.
• Evaluate planning processes and analytical capabilities to identify automation and standardization opportunities that improve financial decision support.

Job Requirements And Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field with 9–11 years of related experience in financial planning and analysis, strategic finance, corporate finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
• 2-5 years of leadership or management experience.
• Advanced knowledge of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and corporate finance principles.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial statements, business performance drivers, cost structures, cash flow, and key financial and operational metrics.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills to evaluate scenarios, identify risks and opportunities, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Business acumen to connect operational drivers, program performance, and resource requirements to financial outcomes and organizational objectives.
• Sound judgment in evaluating financial performance, planning assumptions, investments, and resource allocation decisions.
• Extensive Knowledge of financial governance, planning methodologies, management reporting, and performance measurement practices.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or comparable financial platforms.
• Experience with financial planning and performance management platforms, including Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, Hyperion, Oracle EPM, or similar applications.
• Proficiency with business intelligence, data visualization, and reporting tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, or comparable applications.