Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager

Meyer Sound; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Meyer Sound in Berkeley, CA is seeking an FP&A Manager to lead global financial planning, forecasting, performance management and decision-support. Reporting to the CFO, you will translate business strategy into financial plans and resource allocation.

You will drive long-range plans, annual operating plans, quarterly forecasts, cash-flow forecasting, and executive reporting, champion AI and automation to improve forecast accuracy and reporting cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A, strategic finance, or financial modeling experience, with exposure to executive leadership/CFOs.
• Advanced skills in building driver-based three-statement and dimensional financial models from scratch; experience with AI-powered finance analytics tools.
• Experience analyzing multi-entity or international subsidiary financial performance and multi-currency operations.
• Involvement in ERP implementations or financial system enhancements (e.g., NetSuite, Workday, Adaptive Planning, Anaplan).
• Strong executive communication skills and ability to translate complex information into clear insights.
• Ability to collaborate with accounting teams while focusing on strategic finance and decision support.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning across the company and subsidiaries.
• Drive scenario planning, risk assessment, and sensitivity analysis with complex financial modeling and cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop FP&A partnerships to evolve reporting and KPI frameworks and link investments to outcomes.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly management reporting with clear analysis of performance and drivers.
• Support profitability management, cost structure understanding, and product margin analysis.
• Budget, forecast, and track capital investments with variance reporting.
• Build and maintain dimensional financial models by region, product line, and channel.
• Lead planning process improvements and AI-enabled finance solutions to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Assist ERP implementation by structuring financial hierarchies and automated reporting workflows.
• Collaborate with global accounting to align data structures and budget-to-actual tracking across subsidiaries.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial modeling

Multi-currency analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

NetSuite

Workday

Adaptive Planning

Anaplan

Job description

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Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager

Finance Berkeley, CA, US

Overall Function:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager will lead the Meyer Sound's global financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision-support capabilities. This position will serve as a key finance partner to the business units and executive leadership team, helping translate business strategy into financial plans, resource allocation decisions, and measurable operating outcomes. The FP&A Manager works with the CFO to lead the development of the company's long-range financial plans, annual operating plans, quarterly forecasts, cash-flow forecasting, and executive performance reporting. This role will be responsible for corporate-level financial analysis across a complex, global manufacturing business and will drive greater consistency, speed, rigor, and insight across the organization. This role will also champion the use of AI, automation, and advanced analytics within the finance department to improve forecast accuracy, accelerate reporting cycles, and free capacity for higher-value strategic work. The FP&A Manager is a full-time position exempt position, earning $125K-$190K annually.

• Lead annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning activities across the company and its subsidiaries, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, planning assumptions, and financial objectives
• Drive scenario planning, risk assessment, and sensitivity analysis to support proactive decision‑making and effective resource allocation; this work involves complex financial modeling and cross‑functional collaboration
• Develop FP&A partnerships across business functions to evolve reporting and visibility into budget variances, KPI frameworks, and performance measures, ensuring that the link between investments and business outcomes is effectively tracked and communicated
• Deliver monthly and quarterly management reporting, providing clear analysis of performance, key business drivers, financial risks, and opportunities
• Ensure profitability management: support the COO and Head of Supply Chain in understanding sources of cost and the overall cost structure; support the new product costing process as needed; and conduct product margin analysis
• Budget, forecast, and track capital investments, and report on percent complete, remaining spend, and any variances
• Build and maintain dimensional financial models (by region, product line, and channel) to evaluate business performance and growth initiatives
• Drive continuous improvement and financial excellence by leading planning and process enhancements, advancing operational effectiveness, and leveraging technology and AI‑enabled solutions to improve planning, reporting, and decision support
• Serve as the FP&A team lead during the deployment of a new ERP platform, helping structure financial hierarchies, custom dimensions, and automated reporting workflows
• Work closely with the global accounting team to align on data structures and budget‑to‑actual tracking, while partnering with operational heads across subsidiaries to capture business drivers

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field
• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or financial modeling, working closely with executive leadership and/or CFOs
• Advanced skills in building dynamic, driver‑based three‑statement and dimensional financial models from scratch, along with experience integrating AI‑powered finance/analytics tools to optimize workflows
• Experience analyzing multi‑entity or international subsidiary financial performance and multi‑currency operations
• Prior involvement in an ERP implementation or financial system enhancement project (e.g., NetSuite, Workday, Adaptive Planning, Anaplan)
• Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear and actionable insights
• Ability to collaborate seamlessly with accounting teams while staying focused on strategic finance and decision support