Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Pipp Mobile | IRSG; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company 401(k) match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Hybrid work after training

Job summary

Pipp Mobile is seeking a highly analytical FP&A Manager to build and lead our FP&A capabilities across a multi-entity manufacturing and distribution business. You will partner with the CFO and operations leaders to turn data into actionable insights that drive revenue growth, profitability, and cash flow.

Responsibilities include establishing budgeting processes, driver-based models, and KPI dashboards, while leading business-partnering efforts and reporting modernization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or related field.
• 5+ years of FP&A, finance, accounting, or business analysis experience.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, modeling, variance analysis, and reporting skills.
• Advanced MS Excel and experience with ERP and financial reporting systems.
• MBA and/or CPA; manufacturing, distribution, multi-entity, or international exposure.
• Experience with Power BI and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the FP&A function and scalable processes.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Create KPI dashboards and management reporting packages.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain.
• Analyze revenue, margins, cash flow, and capital investments.
• Lead reporting automation and finance transformation initiatives.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

KPI development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

MBA

CPA

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

About Pipp Mobile

Join Pipp Mobile on our mission to help businesses save space and improve efficiency with customizable storage solutions by serving retail, office, manufacturing, institutional, and horticulture customers worldwide! Since 1981, Pipp has been known for our continuous growth, quality products, exceptional service, and ability to solve storage issues of all sizes.

As a rapidly growing company, we are looking for a highly analytical, business-minded Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to build and lead our FP&A capability as we continue to grow our multi-entity international manufacturing and distribution business.

This is a unique opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys creating structure, improving visibility, and influencing business decisions. Rather than stepping into an established FP&A department, you will play a key role in designing the processes, reporting, forecasting disciplines, KPI frameworks, and business-partnering capabilities that help drive strategic decision-making across the organization.

You will work closely with the CFO, Director of Finance, Controller, and operational leaders to transform financial and operational data into actionable insights that improve revenue growth, profitability, cash flow, and overall business performance.

Key responsibilities of the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis include:

Build and Lead the FP&A Function–

• Establish scalable budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, reporting, and analysis processes.
• Create reporting standards, KPI scorecards, management dashboards, and recurring business review routines.
• Develop practical tools, templates, documentation, and processes that support future growth.
• Partner with leaders across the organization to improve financial visibility and accountability.

Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting –

• Lead the annual budget, rolling forecast, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop driver-based financial models for revenue, margins, expenses, cash flow, working capital, and capital investment.
• Analyze forecast accuracy and identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Drive consistency, discipline, and accountability throughout the planning process.

Management Reporting & Business Insights–

• Build management reporting packages and executive dashboards.
• Develop meaningful KPI's that provide visibility into revenue and profitability, backlog and bookings, operating performance, working capital, and cash flow.
• Transform complex data into clear recommendations and actionable business insights.

Business Partnering & Decision Support –

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to Operations, Sales, Supply Chain, HR, and IT leaders.
• Support pricing decisions, customer profitability analysis, capital investments, headcount planning, product margins, and business cases.
• Help leaders understand the financial and operational impact of key decisions.
• Provide variance analysis and recommendations that drive performance improvement.

Profitability, Margin & Cash Flow Analysis–

• Analyze revenue trends, gross margins, product and customer profitability, operating costs, and cash flow drivers.
• Partner with operations and commercial teams to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support working capital optimization by increasing visibility into inventory, receivables, payables, and cash conversion metrics.
• Develop reporting that improves leadership's understanding of liquidity and cash forecasting.

Reporting Automation & Finance Transformation –

• Partner with Accounting, IT, and ERP resources to improve reporting architecture and data visibility.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting and eliminate manual processes.
• Support the use of ERP, BI, and AI-enabled tools to enhance decision-making capabilities.
• Lead improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, speed, accuracy, and scalability.

To be successful in this role, the candidate should possess the following qualifications and competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, operational finance, or business analysis.
• Strong experience with budgeting and forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, KIP development and reporting, business decision support..
• Advanced MS Excel skills and experience with ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, improve processes, and influence cross-functional teams.
• MBA, CPA
• Manufacturing, distribution, multi-entity, or international business experience.
• Experience with Power BI, reporting tools, automation initiatives, and data visualization

As a member of the Pipp team, you can expect

• Phenomenal Benefits: Medical Dental, Vision, Flex Spending, Company-Matched 401K, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, paid time off, and more!
• Eligibility for a hybrid work schedule once trained.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.