Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Job Description
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager role partnering with the CFO, senior leadership, and investors to drive forecasting, reporting, and decision support in Mason, OH.
Responsibilities
- Lead financial analysis and insights across driver-based forecasts, scenario modeling, and monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages.
- Develop and maintain integrated financial models for revenue, profitability, cash flow, and capital expenditure planning.
- Publish monthly actual results with commentary on KPIs and variances versus budget and forecast.
- Support long-range strategic planning and scenario analysis to evaluate growth opportunities and business risks.
- Provide detailed analysis of financial and operational performance, including trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Run profitability analysis by customer, program, product line, and business unit; partner cross-functionally to improve outcomes.
- Monitor performance across revenue, bookings, backlog, labor utilization, manufacturing efficiency, and margin.
- Support board presentations, lender reporting, and other external financial reporting needs.
- Support pricing strategies, customer proposals, and investment decisions using financial analysis.
- Evaluate capital investment opportunities and business cases for equipment, facilities, technology, and growth initiatives.
- Assist with M&A evaluations, integration planning, and strategic growth initiatives.
- Analyze manufacturing costs, labor productivity, overhead absorption, and inventory performance.
- Identify cost-reduction opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Improve data integrity, automation, and reporting capabilities within ERP and BI systems.
- Lead and develop FP&A Analysts and the Treasury Manager.
- Support other finance and business partners as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- US Citizen (required).
- 10+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, or corporate finance experience.
- Mastery-level financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to influence business decisions through data-driven analysis.
- Experience supporting annual revenues of $250M+ is preferred.
- Experience with accounting close processes, ERP systems, and BI platforms.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capability.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all levels.
- Collaborative, high-integrity, results-oriented approach; commitment to company values and business ethics.
- Ability to balance ad-hoc and scheduled work while delivering insights at pace.
- Prior leadership experience preferred.
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or CFA preferred.
- Big 4, private equity, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, industrial, or engineered products experience strongly preferred.
Tools & Technologies
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- BI platforms
Work Location
- Onsite in Mason, OH