Business Planning & Analytics Manager

JobSquad Florida; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JobSquad Florida in Fort Lauderdale seeks a WBusiness Planning & Analytics Manager with 5–10 years in FP&A, commercial finance, or related analytics. You will partner with the General Manager and senior leaders to analyze business drivers, forecast performance, and recommend actions.

You will build forward-looking models, support pricing strategies, and drive cross-functional initiatives using Excel, Power BI, SAP, and Formpak. Fragrance/beauty/CPG experience preferred. On-site, full-time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Analytics, Accounting.
• 5-10 years of progressively responsible experience in business analysis, FP&A, commercial finance, strategic analytics, or related field.
• Experience supporting executive leadership through financial analysis, forecasting, business insights, and strategic planning.
• Strong understanding of financial metrics, KPIs, profitability analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Advanced strategic thinking, problem-solving, organization, communication, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently while maintaining accuracy, discretion, and attention to detail.
• Experience in fragrance, cosmetics, beauty, consumer packaged goods, specialty chemicals, or ingredients preferred.
• MBA or another advanced business degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with General Manager and senior leadership on strategic planning and key business decisions.
• Lead annual business planning, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning.
• Analyze business performance to identify drivers, trends, risks, and growth opportunities.
• Develop forward-looking models and scenario analyses to support priorities.
• Analyze sales performance by customer, territory, category, product, and salesperson.
• Evaluate customer, account, and product portfolio profitability.
• Support pricing strategies, incentive programs, growth initiatives, and new opportunities.
• Partner with Sales leadership on pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and account planning.
• Collaborate with Finance to strengthen forecasting accuracy and visibility into performance.
• Monitor gross margin, contribution margin, operating results, and performance vs budget/forecast.
• Develop financial models to evaluate investments, initiatives, and opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, margin improvement, and operational efficiency.

Skills

FP&A

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Profitability analysis

Pricing

Scenario planning

Advanced Excel

Power BI usage

ERP experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Analytics, Accounting

MBA or advanced business degree preferred

Tools

SAP ERP

Formpak

Power BI

Excel

Job description

WBusiness Planning & Analytics Manager with 5–10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, strategic business analysis, or a related analytical role. As a key partner to the General Manager and senior leadership, this role will analyze business drivers, anticipate performance, identify risks and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations. Candidates should have strong experience in financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, profitability, pricing, and scenario planning, along with advanced Excel, Power BI or similar BI tools, and ERP experience, preferably SAP. Experience in fragrance, beauty/cosmetics, CPG, specialty chemicals, ingredients, or a similar manufacturing or B2B environment is strongly preferred. This is a full-time, on-site position in Fort Lauderdale.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Business Analysis

• Partner with the General Manager and senior leadership on strategic planning, execution, and key business decisions.
• Lead annual business planning, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning.
• Analyze business performance to identify key drivers, trends, risks, and growth opportunities.
• Develop forward-looking models and scenario analyses to support business priorities and recommended actions.
• Analyze sales performance by customer, territory, category, product, and salesperson.
• Evaluate customer, account, and product portfolio profitability.
• Support pricing strategies, incentive programs, growth initiatives, and new business opportunities.
• Partner with Sales leadership on pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, account planning, and commercial performance.
• Partner with Finance to strengthen forecasting accuracy and visibility into business performance.
• Monitor gross margin, contribution margin, operating results, and performance against budget and forecast.
• Develop financial models to evaluate investments, strategic initiatives, and business opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, margin improvement, and operational efficiency.

Business Intelligence & Reporting

• Own and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting tools.
• Use Power BI and other analytical tools to identify trends and actionable business insights.
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of business data.
• Present findings and recommendations clearly to senior and executive leadership.

Cross-Functional & Process Support

• Support demand planning, inventory optimization, operational performance, and customer service-level analysis.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional initiatives involving Sales, Finance, and operational teams.
• Use SAP, Formpak, and business intelligence tools to improve reporting, analytics, efficiency, and data quality.
• Support digital transformation, continuous improvement, and greater management visibility across the organization.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Analytics, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of progressively responsible experience in business analysis, FP&A, commercial finance, strategic analytics, or a related field.
• Experience supporting executive leadership through financial analysis, forecasting, business insights, and strategic planning.
• Strong understanding of financial metrics, KPIs, profitability analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Advanced strategic thinking, problem-solving, organization, communication, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently while maintaining accuracy, discretion, and attention to detail.
• Experience in fragrance, cosmetics, beauty, consumer packaged goods, specialty chemicals, or ingredients is preferred,
• MBA or another advanced business degree is preferred.

Systems Expertise

• Power-user proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, Power Query, advanced formulas and functions, charts, and financial modeling.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI or a comparable business intelligence platform.
• Experience with SAP ERP or a comparable enterprise resource planning system; experience with Formpak is a plus.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, with the ability to create clear executive presentations a