Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Coda Search│Staffing; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Coda Search│Staffing is seeking an FP&A Manager to lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis for a multi-brand consumer products company. You will partner with senior leadership and own FP&A end-to-end as an individual contributor reporting to the GM of Finance and Accounting.

You will drive the annual budget, forecasts, and multi-year plans, build complex financial models, manage cash flow, and deliver dashboards for executives and investors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• Proven experience building complex financial models, including full three-statement models and scenario-based forecasts.
• Strong expertise in cash flow modeling and cash management.
• Advanced Excel and FP&A tools skills, with strong data visualization and reporting ability (DataRails experience preferred).
• Ability to present financial insights clearly and persuasively to executive leadership.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work through ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, bi-annual forecast, and multi-year strategic planning processes.
• Build and maintain financial models for P&L forecasting, margin analysis, capital planning, and scenario evaluation.
• Develop short- and long-term cash flow models that give leadership visibility into liquidity, capital needs, and funding strategies.
• Manage the monthly reporting cycle, including variance analysis and executive presentations, for both individual brands and the consolidated business.
• Partner with Accounting on cash management, working capital, and inflow/outflow forecasting.
• Create dashboards and reporting for executives, the board, and investors.
• Evaluate new initiatives, pricing strategies, and investments for profitability and cash flow impact.
• Establish and track KPIs that connect operations to financial performance.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and other teams to align financial plans with business goals.
• Continuously improve FP&A systems, processes, and automation.

Skills

Financial modeling

Cash flow modeling

Excel

Data visualization

FP&A tools

Presentation skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field

Tools

DataRails

Job description

We're looking for an FP&A Manager to lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis for a multi-brand consumer products company. You'll be a strategic finance partner to senior leadership, owning the FP&A function end to end. This is an individual contributor role reporting to the GM of Finance and Accounting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, bi-annual forecast, and multi-year strategic planning processes
• Build and maintain financial models for P&L forecasting, margin analysis, capital planning, and scenario evaluation
• Develop short- and long-term cash flow models that give leadership visibility into liquidity, capital needs, and funding strategies
• Manage the monthly reporting cycle, including variance analysis and executive presentations, for both individual brands and the consolidated business
• Partner with Accounting on cash management, working capital, and inflow/outflow forecasting
• Create dashboards and reporting for executives, the board, and investors
• Evaluate new initiatives, pricing strategies, and investments for profitability and cash flow impact
• Establish and track KPIs that connect operations to financial performance
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and other teams to align financial plans with business goals
• Continuously improve FP&A systems, processes, and automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
• Proven experience building complex financial models, including full three-statement models and scenario-based forecasts
• Strong expertise in cash flow modeling and cash management
• Advanced Excel and FP&A tools skills, with strong data visualization and reporting ability (DataRails experience preferred)
• Ability to present financial insights clearly and persuasively to executive leadership
• Strong organizational and leadership skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work through ambiguity