Sr. Manager, FP&A

About the role

This role is responsible for leading the planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes for SG&A expenses across the organization. The position partners with functional leaders and finance teams to develop annual budgets, multi-year plans, and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and operational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own SG&A annual budget and multi-year planning cycles; align functional plans across HR, IT, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and R&D.
• Design and govern timelines, templates, and processes for monthly SG&A forecasts across entities and geographies.
• Translate enterprise strategy into driver-based SG&A expense plans that support revenue growth, technology scaling and acquisition integration.
• Develop and maintain models linking SG&A to headcount, revenue, volume and digital adoption; validate assumptions and variance drivers.
• Consolidate global SG&A results; ensure integrity of cost center structures and reporting with systems teams.
• Partner with cost center owners to review spend, identify efficiencies and recommend actions.
• Benchmark SG&A performance (e.g., % of sales, cost per employee) and establish targets and guardrails.
• Classify fixed vs. variable costs and optimize cost structure through cross-functional initiatives and transformation projects.
• Prepare and present executive-ready analyses and narratives, support Board of Directors materials with insights and recommendations.
• Build team capability through training, coaching and process excellence; foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Drive initiatives to optimize SG&A cost structure and support transformation projects.
• Collaborate with systems teams to ensure effective cost center management and reporting processes.
• Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.
• Protect Chamberlain Group’s reputation by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.
• Motivate and lead a high-performance team by attracting, developing, engaging and retaining team members.
• Drive the performance management and compensation processes by communicating job expectations, monitoring and evaluating performance, providing feedback and facilitating employee development per the company’s policies.
• Maintain transparent communication by appropriately communicating organization information to team through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, appropriate email, IM and regular interpersonal communications.
• Lead and motivate individuals and teams to create a workplace culture that is consistent with the CG mission, vision and values.

Requirements

• Education/Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. MBA or CPA preferred.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in financial analysis, preferably within a corporate FP&A environment. 2+ years of experience in managing a team.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting techniques. Advanced knowledge of Excel and financial software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion).

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. 10+ years of experience in financial analysis, preferably within a corporate FP&A environment. 2+ years of experience in managing a team.
• Preferred Qualifications: MBA or CPA preferred. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Benefits

The pay range for this position is $129,700.00 - $209,200.00; base pay offered may vary depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. In addition to base pay, also offered is a comprehensive benefits package and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).