The FP&A Manager will play a key role in supporting financial planning and analysis activities within the Accounting & Finance department. This role will focus on delivering actionable insights to drive decision-making in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry.
Client Details
Our client is a growing consumer products organization with a diverse portfolio of brands and sales channels. Operating in an entrepreneurial and evolving environment, the company is seeking a commercially minded finance professional who can partner closely with business leaders and help drive strategic decision-making through thoughtful financial analysis.
Description
Business Partnership & Strategic Decision Support
- Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and commercial leadership teams to support financial decision-making and business performance.
- Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders by providing data-driven recommendations and actionable financial insights.
- Analyze trends, variances, and key business drivers across brands, channels, and customers.
- Support retailer-level and channel-level performance analysis, including productivity, assortment performance, and promotional effectiveness.
- Evaluate business opportunities, investments, and strategic initiatives through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Present financial findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.
- Influence decision-making through fact-based analysis and sound financial judgment.
Planning & Forecasting
- Own key components of the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning processes.
- Build, maintain, and enhance financial models that improve forecasting accuracy and support business planning.
- Consolidate inputs from multiple stakeholders and ensure timely, accurate submissions.
- Perform variance analysis across Actuals, Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year results while clearly explaining key drivers.
- Continuously evaluate risks and opportunities and translate evolving business trends into forecast updates.
- Support ongoing improvements to planning processes, tools, and reporting methodologies.
Reporting & Analytics
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc business reviews for finance and commercial leadership.
- Develop and maintain reporting packages, dashboards, and KPI tracking tools.
- Analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and key business drivers.
- Support month-end close activities including accruals, reclassifications, and expense tracking.
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data across reporting and planning tools.
- Translate complex financial information into meaningful insights for both finance and non-finance audiences.
Process Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting, forecasting, and data management processes.
- Support implementation and optimization of financial systems and planning tools.
- Drive standardization, automation, and scalability across recurring reporting activities.
- Contribute to enhancements in data visualization and reporting capabilities that improve business decision-making.
Profile
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- Progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, commercial finance, or financial analysis.
- Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and P&L analysis experience.
- Advanced Excel skills, including modeling, pivot tables, and scenario analysis; strong PowerPoint skills.
- Experience using ERP and business intelligence platforms such as SAP, SAP BW, NetSuite, or comparable systems.
- Proven ability to translate financial data into actionable business recommendations and communicate insights effectively to senior stakeholders.
- Strong business partnering, stakeholder management, and influencing skills with the confidence to challenge assumptions using data-driven analysis.
- Strong commercial acumen, problem-solving capabilities, and experience working cross-functionally to support business decision-making.
- High degree of ownership, initiative, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Preferred
- MBA or CPA.
- Experience within beauty, luxury, consumer products, retail, or wholesale environments.
- Experience supporting business leaders in a lean, growth-oriented organization.
Additional Information
- Reports to senior FP&A leadership.
- Individual contributor role with significant cross-functional exposure and business partnership responsibilities.
- Hybrid work environment.
Job Offer
- Salary: Range starting at $110k
- Benefits: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, paid holidays, paid time off, and career development opportunities.
- 401(k): Included.
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid work environment.
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