Sr. FP&A Manager, Business Finance

The Sr. FP&A Manager, Business Finance is a key finance business partner responsible for supporting the organization's operational, administrative, workforce planning, and capital needs. This role provides financial insight and analytical support to business leaders, helping them manage headcount, labor costs, operating expenses, and overall financial performance. The Senior Manager will lead the development and ongoing management of monthly reports, budgets, forecasts, and financial analysis for assigned business functions. 

This position will work closely with HR, Fleet, IT, Marketing, Treasury, and other administrative functions to ensure that financial plans are aligned with business needs. This role is a hands-on finance leader who understands that effective FP&A is more than reporting results. This individual will actively partner with leaders to explain what is driving performance, challenge assumptions, improve forecasting accuracy, and help the business make better decisions regarding people, spending, capital, and resources. 

LOCATION 

• Onsite

COMPENSATION

• This position offers a competitive compensation package, benchmarked to regional market standards. It consists of a salary plus the opportunity for quarterly profit sharing after one year of employment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead weekly KPI reporting, monthly financial reporting, monthly forecasting, executive slide preparation, and annual budgeting for assigned focus areas. 
• Serve as the primary finance business partner to operational and functional leaders. 
• Provide financial analysis and decision support related to performance, labor, headcount, controllable expenses, and capital spending. 
• Analyze actual performance versus budget, forecast, and prior year and clearly communicate the key drivers and required actions. 
• Participate in operational reviews and provide financial insight and recommendations. 
• Proactively identify financial risks, cost pressures, and opportunities within assigned areas. 
• Own the financial planning and forecasting process for headcount, labor costs, and sales commissions. 
• Track actual headcount and labor spending against approved budgets and forecasts. 
• Partner with HR and business leaders to ensure workforce plans remain aligned with financial commitments. 
• Analyze headcount additions, vacancies, turnover, promotions, transfers, and compensation changes and their financial impact. 
• Develop detailed operating expense budgets based on business drivers, staffing plans, historical trends, and management expectations. 
• Manage monthly forecasting processes and ensure forecasts reflect current operating conditions. 
• Partner with budget owners to establish financial targets and monitor performance against those targets. 
• Support leadership with ad hoc analysis, scenario modeling, and decision support for key business initiatives. 
• Provide visibility into controllable operating expenses and identify significant variances and trends. 
• Partner with department leaders to manage spending within approved budgets. 
• Develop and maintain recurring operational and financial reporting for business leaders. 
• Partner with IT to improve data availability, reporting automation, and dashboard capabilities. 
• Develop scalable FP&A processes that support organizational growth. 
• Continuously improve planning, reporting, and forecasting processes to increase accuracy, efficiency, and transparency. 

REQUIREMENTS 

MUST HAVE 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. 
• 7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, financial analysis, or a related field. 
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. 
• Ability to translate financial information into practical business recommendations. 
• Experience managing, mentoring, or developing finance professionals. 

NICE TO HAVE 

• MBA, CPA, or other advanced business/finance designation. 
• Experience with SAP, Planful, or similar FP&A software tools. 
• Experience in a multi-location, asset-intensive, fleet, transportation, rental, industrial services, or similar operational environment.