Financial Planning and Analysis Manager (FP&A Manager)

FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS MANAGER (FP&A MANAGER)

ALTA IT Services has a direct hire opening for a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager (FP&A Manager) to support a highly regarded national power company. The preferred work location is Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH, or Pittsburgh, PA.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve the corporate multi-year strategic planning financial model including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow models
• Utilize strategic planning analytical models to provide recommendations to the management team relative to key long-term decisions and initiatives
• rive budgeting and forecasting processes; Compile annual budget, development, consolidation, review, and presentation
• Maintain high-level analysis of actual period results versus strategic and annual planning targets
• Maintain and improve monthly cash flow analysis and forecasts (rolling 12 months)
• Develop simple, reliable weekly and monthly reporting documents (forecast vs actual, metrics, and KPIs)
• Develop additional tools and models that help with decision-making and maintain these on a monthly and quarterly basis as required
• Develop forecasts and/or budgets for products, functions, and overhead pools
• Make recommendations to management on financial performance projections using financial and business knowledge and experience
• Provide analysis that supports decisions related to capital allocations, develop a Capex plan based on information collected from other leaders
• Support periodic product pricing analysis through the preparation of materials, labor, and overhead cost inflation actual and forecast impacts
• Initiate variance analyses and provide an understanding of operational and financial performance to management
• Prepare meaningful analysis on financial trends and key metrics for COGS functions, including inventory transactions, gross margin analytics, and variances
• Analyze cost variances, determine root causes, and prepare recommendations and alternatives for improvements
• Provide monthly managerial reports in Excel and PowerPoint for review with functional heads, which include key metrics, financial results, and variance analysis for all Gross Margin components
• Investigate and deep dive into material costing and related transactions/questions (purchase orders, receiving, consumption, cost allocation)
• Compile data from multiple sources and develop performance reports for SG&A labor and non-labor reporting
• Analyze operational performance and provide reasons for cost and schedule variances, as well as the financial impact, recovery opportunities, and delivery impacts
• Cost accounting Subject Matter Expert for ERP and other operational systems (e.g., Inventory/Warehouse, Materials Requirement Planning)
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and improve existing business processes to improve performance and output quality across the organization
• Ad hoc assignments that improve financial and operational processes
• Significant role in preparing Board of Directors presentation material
• Assist with due diligence and integration planning for potential acquisitions

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Math, Business Administration or a related quantitative field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Financial Accounting or Financial Planning and Analysis, focused on cost and inventory accounting in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with Financial Modeling, Product Costing, Inventory Management, Variance Analysis
• Demonstrated experience in P&L analysis, Cash Flow Forecasting, Capital Planning, and inventory analysis
• Proficient in analyzing and understanding profitability levers, cost drivers, and existing KPIs, as well as capable of developing appropriate KPIs and improving existing ones
• Strong mastery of financial statement modeling
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel modeling skills and PowerPoint presentation skills
• Experience with ERP and related tools for reporting and analysis
• Exceptional analytical skills and a passion for diving into numbers and problem-solving
• High attention to detail for data integrity and quality of reporting
• Highly organized and great at planning the unforeseen, prioritizing responsibilities and tasks
• Proven high performer with the ability to work autonomously and take initiative
• Ability to work with strict deadlines and understand and respond to changing priorities
• Ability to maintain confidential information
• Ability to work closely with private equity owners

Base salary range: Commensurate with experience $125,000 + annually, plus bonus plan and benefits.

For consideration, please contact Melissa McNally via mmcnally@altaits.com

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