Senior FP&A Manager

Accountabilities:

As Senior FP&A Manager, you will lead financial planning and analysis activities for a global business unit, ensuring reliable reporting, effective resource allocation, and alignment between financial performance and strategic priorities.

• Prepare and submit weekly bookings forecasts based on active deals throughout the quarter, presenting results to senior business leadership before submission to global leadership.

• Lead the preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasts, collaborating with budget owners to understand business requirements and recommend improvements based on financial trends and current initiatives.

• Analyze monthly actual results against budgets and forecasts, investigate significant variances, and coordinate with global accounting teams to record adjustments where necessary.

• Assess the impact of actual financial performance on future periods and update forecasts accordingly, presenting findings and recommendations directly to business stakeholders.

• Partner with business unit leadership to understand product roadmaps and establish financial processes that support strategic priorities and planned product development.

• Collaborate with supply chain teams to evaluate the financial implications of operational changes and incorporate relevant impacts into forecasts and future budgets.

• Review inventory levels and identify appropriate reserves for obsolete or slow-moving products.

• Manage headcount forecasts and hiring plans through regular communication with HR and business leaders, ensuring workforce planning remains aligned with financial objectives.

• Prepare annual bookings and quota analyses to support commission plan development for quota-carrying employees.

• Calculate monthly employee commission payments and coordinate their submission to payroll.

• Conduct ad hoc financial analyses and special projects to support business decisions and evolving organizational needs.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate brings extensive financial planning and analysis experience, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to communicate financial insights effectively to senior stakeholders. You should be detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-changing business environment.

• At least 8 years of experience in finance or accounting, including a minimum of 4 years in FP&A working directly with key business decision-makers.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent four-year college degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Strong understanding of profit and loss (P&L) reporting, financial performance analysis, and the investigation of variances between actual results, budgets, and forecasts.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial findings clearly and translate complex data into actionable recommendations.

• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving capabilities.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with a high level of attention to detail and a proven ability to meet deadlines.

• A strong work ethic and flexibility to work beyond standard business hours when business needs require it.

• Adaptability and creative thinking in response to changing business conditions and priorities.

• Willingness to complete the required background screening, including employment verification, criminal background searches, OFAC screening, and Social Security verification.

• Willingness to complete a credit check if required for travel-related responsibilities involving an appropriate travel credit line.

• Preferred qualifications: Experience with Oracle, Hyperion, and/or Anaplan, as well as a background in cost accounting.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to serve as a strategic finance partner to senior leadership within a global business unit.

• Exposure to global financial planning, business performance management, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.

• Cross-functional collaboration with finance, accounting, HR, supply chain, and business leadership teams.

• Opportunities to contribute to financial process improvements and influence business strategy through data-driven recommendations.

• An equal opportunity workplace committed to treating employees and applicants with respect and dignity.

• Equal employment opportunities across hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, training, leave, and termination, without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics.