FP&A Manager

We are seeking an experienced and business-oriented FP&A Manager to lead the company’s FP&A function and team.

This is a hands-on leadership role with end-to-end responsibility for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and management reporting. The FP&A Manager will serve as a key business partner to the CFO, CEO, senior management, and business leaders across the organization, providing financial insights and challenging the business to support profitable growth and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

FP&A Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and manage the FP&A team, including professional development, coaching, prioritization, and performance management.
• Own the FP&A function end-to-end and ensure high-quality execution across budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis.
• Set professional standards and continuously develop the team’s capabilities.
• Build, improve, and implement FP&A processes, methodologies, tools, and management reporting capabilities.
• Serve as the senior FP&A focal point for management and business units across the organization.
• Lead the company-wide annual budgeting and planning process across departments, business units, and subsidiaries.
• Establish financial targets and ensure alignment between financial plans and business objectives.
• Lead planning discussions with department leaders and executive management.
• Challenge assumptions, identify gaps and opportunities, and drive financial discipline throughout the organization.
• Act as a strategic financial advisor to senior management and business leaders.
• Partner with department managers to evaluate business performance, develop financial plans, and identify opportunities for operational and financial improvement.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support business decisions, efficiency, and profitability.
• Challenge business performance and assumptions based on financial and operational data.
• Lead the monthly analysis of financial results versus budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Identify key financial and operational drivers and explain performance gaps.
• Develop and monitor KPIs, dashboards, and management reporting.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear business insights and actionable recommendations.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant FP&A experience – required.
• Significant FP&A experience in an industrial/manufacturing company – required.
• Proven experience managing and professionally leading an FP&A team – required.
• Proven experience leading company-wide budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance analysis processes.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, cost structures, operational drivers, margins, and profitability.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working closely with CFOs, CEOs, senior management, and cross-functional business leaders.
• Strong business orientation and the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience working in a global organization – strong advantage.