Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Cypress HCM; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress HCM is seeking an FP&A Business Manager to support the Marketing organization with expense forecasting, accruals, and reporting. You will build a two-year forecast by month and quarter, monitor spend vs. forecast, and ensure expenses are correctly forecasted, accrued, recognized, and coded.

You will partner with Marketing leaders and cross-functional partners to develop models, perform variance analyses, and deliver actionable insights to drive financial performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of FP&A with focus on expense forecasting and management
• Hands-on accruals, forecasting, variance management, and reporting experience
• Experience partnering with business leaders and stakeholders
• Ability to manage processes, deadlines, and deliverables independently
• Proactive stakeholder follow-up and issue resolution
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience collaborating across locations and time zones
• Ability to take ownership of Marketing FP&A functions quickly

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and financial reporting
• Partner with business leaders to support financial goals and strategic decisions
• Develop financial models, P&L analysis, forecasts, and variance analysis
• Provide commercial analysis on sales, marketing, pricing, and customer economics
• Support M&A modeling, due diligence, integrations, and strategic projects
• Develop understanding of operations, customer models, and market dynamics
• Lead cross-functional projects and mentor junior FP&A team members
• Provide recommendations to support business performance and results

Skills

FP&A experience

Expense forecasting

Expense management

Accruals & reporting

Partner with leaders

Stakeholder management

Communication

Multisite coordination

Forecasting models

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Job description

Our client a large, well established global healthcare technology company is looking for a FP&A Business Manager to support the Marketing organization with expense forecasting, expense management, accruals, and financial reporting. The role will work closely with Marketing leaders to build and maintain a two-year forecast by month and quarter, monitor actual spend against forecast, and ensure expenses are appropriately forecasted, accrued, recognized, and coded.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and financial reporting.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to support financial goals and strategic decision-making.
• Develop financial models, P&L analysis, forecasts, and variance analysis to evaluate business performance.
• Provide commercial analysis related to sales, marketing, pricing, customer economics, and competitive trends.
• Support special business initiatives, including M&A modeling, due diligence, integrations, and strategic projects.
• Develop a strong understanding of business operations, customer models, financial performance, and market dynamics.
• Lead projects and cross-functional initiatives while providing guidance and mentoring to junior FP&A team members.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and provide recommendations that support business performance and financial results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of FP&A experience with a strong focus on expense forecasting and expense management.
• Hands-on experience with accruals, forecasting, variance management, and reporting.
• Experience partnering directly with business leaders and stakeholders.
• The ability to independently manage processes, deadlines, and deliverables.
• A proactive approach to stakeholder follow-up and issue resolution.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• The ability to quickly understand existing processes without extensive training.
• Experience working with stakeholders across multiple locations and time zones.
• Able to step into an existing Marketing FP&A function, quickly take ownership of expense forecasting and management, and independently manage stakeholder relationships and deliverables.
• Strong experience with financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with business leaders and translate financial data into actionable recommendations.
• Experience evaluating complex business problems and developing financial models or analysis to support strategic decisions.