Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

About the role

The Senior Manager, FP&A is a strategic finance leader within Valvoline Global Operations’ Corporate FP&A function. This role is responsible for shaping and leading enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, and performance management processes.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the design, execution, and continuous evolution of enterprise-wide Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Long-Range Plan (LRP), and rolling forecast processes.

• Establish planning frameworks, assumptions, and governance that align financial outcomes with corporate strategy.

• Drive enterprise-wide alignment across functions, ensuring consistency in financial targets, methodologies, and execution.

• Provide forward-looking insights that shape strategic priorities, resource allocation, and financial commitments.

• Serve as the central point of accountability for planning process integrity, timelines, and deliverable quality.

• Lead enterprise-level financial performance management, delivering clear, actionable insights to executive leadership.

• Oversee development of executive and Board-level reporting materials, including performance narratives, risk assessments, and forward outlooks.

• Translate complex financial results into concise, decision-oriented recommendations for senior stakeholders.

• Proactively identify enterprise risks and opportunities, influencing mitigation strategies and business actions.

• Drive enhanced visibility into key performance drivers, including revenue, margin, SG&A, cash flow, and capital deployment.

• Act as a trusted finance advisor to senior and executive leadership, influencing strategic and operational decisions.

• Lead complex scenario modeling, investment analysis, and trade-off evaluations to support enterprise decision-making.

• Partner across Corporate, Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain leadership to align financial plans with business strategies.

• Support enterprise capital allocation and prioritization, ensuring alignment with long-term value creation objectives.

• Challenge assumptions and provide an independent financial perspective to strengthen business cases and strategic plans.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing FP&A team, building strong technical, analytical, and leadership capabilities.

• Influence and elevate FP&A talent and capabilities beyond direct reporting lines through mentorship and leadership.

• Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership across the FP&A organization.

• Ensure effective workload prioritization and resource alignment to meet enterprise demands.

• Lead transformation initiatives to enhance FP&A processes, tools, and analytical capabilities.

• Champion the adoption of advanced analytics, automation, and digital tools to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency.

• Partner with Finance Systems and IT to define and implement the FP&A technology roadmap.

• Standardize and optimize financial processes, improving scalability, transparency, and governance.

• Ensure strong internal controls, documentation, and adherence to financial policies across planning and reporting activities.

• Serve as a key finance leader in enterprise-wide initiatives impacting financial planning, reporting, and strategy execution.

• Facilitate alignment between finance and business leaders to ensure cohesive execution of enterprise objectives.

• Represent FP&A in leadership forums, driving clarity, alignment, and accountability across the organization.

• Influence outcomes in a matrixed environment without direct authority, leveraging strong relationships and credibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related roles
• Significant experience leading enterprise planning processes (AOP, LRP, forecasting)
• Demonstrated success influencing senior leadership and driving enterprise-level decisions
• Prominent people leadership experience with the ability to develop talent and lead through others
• Experience in global, multi-site, manufacturing, or consumer products environments strongly preferred
• Deep expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and performance management at an enterprise level
• Advanced financial modeling, scenario planning, and analytical capabilities
• Strong business acumen with an understanding of operational and commercial drivers
• Expertise in financial systems, ERP platforms, and planning tools (SAP, S4, BPC, Power BI, etc.)
• Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and manage multiple, complex priorities
• High level of integrity and sound judgment in decision-making
• Ability to work extended hours during key planning cycles (AOP, LRP, forecasts, month-end close)
• Travel required up to 10–15% for leadership meetings, planning sessions, and business reviews

Qualifications

• MBA and/or professional certification (CPA, CMA, CFA) strongly preferred

Benefits

• Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
• Health Savings Account (with an employer-base deposit and match)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Competitive 401(k) with generous employer base deposit and match
• Incentive opportunity
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts
• PTO Buy/Sell Options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption assistance

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Varies based on business needs