FP&A Manager

Conexus; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Conexus partners with a large private equity-backed food manufacturing and distribution organization to hire a Manager of FP&A. You will own planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational analysis across multi-site operations, partnering with manufacturing leadership to improve EBITDA and margins. The role reports to the Sr.

Director of FP&A and requires 6+ years of FP&A experience, strong modeling, and advanced Excel. Planful and Dynamics 365 experience are a plus; MBA/CPA/CFA preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, manufacturing finance, or related experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, food production, CPG, distribution, or inventory-driven environment.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis capabilities.
• Ability to gather data from multiple sources and translate into insights.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP/planful-like platforms.
• Dynamics 365 and Planful experience preferred.
• MBA/CPA/CFA or other advanced finance credential preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial models, management reporting, and analytical tools.
• Own weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting for leadership.
• Lead the annual operating plan and quarterly forecasts across manufacturing ops.
• Partner with plant leadership, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to improve margins.
• Analyze variances and explain drivers like volume, labor, and pricing.
• Lead FP&A discussions with senior leaders and drive accountability.
• Connect KPIs to financial impact and provide recommendations.
• Evaluate product costs, inventory, and overhead for performance improvements.
• Develop and monitor FP&A/KPI metrics to support EBITDA targets.
• Support period-end close and forecast accuracy with Operations.
• Assist capital expenditure decisions with ROI analysis.
• Evaluate strategic initiatives and cost-saving opportunities.
• Prepare business cases and executive analyses for leadership.
• Improve FP&A processes and planning systems, including Planful.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

MBA

CPA

CFA

Tools

Planful

Microsoft Dynamics 365

ERP systems

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

TITLE: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

REPORTS TO: Sr. Director of FP&A

COMPENSATION: $125K-$145K + bonus

LOCATION: **Northeast Atlanta (Full time Onsite)

A large, private equity-backed food manufacturing and distribution organization has partnered with Conexus to add a Manager of FP&A to its growing finance team. The broader organization generates approximately $5B in annual revenue, with this role supporting a diversified food manufacturing platform approaching $2B. The company has undergone significant growth and investment while continuing to expand its domestic and international operations. The environment is fast-paced and highly collaborative, with Finance working closely alongside Operations and Supply Chain to improve profitability and support continued growth.

Purpose Of Your Position:

The Manager of FP&A will serve as a key finance partner supporting a multi-site manufacturing organization. Reporting to the Sr. Director of FP&A, this individual contributor role will own critical planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational analysis while partnering directly with manufacturing leadership. The position will play an important role in improving financial visibility, strengthening planning processes, and identifying opportunities to drive EBITDA and operational performance.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop financial models, management reporting, and analytical tools that provide greater visibility into financial and operational performance.
• Own recurring weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting used by leadership to evaluate results, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Drive the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasting, and ongoing reforecasting processes across assigned manufacturing operations.
• Partner closely with plant leadership, Operations, Supply Chain, Cost Accounting, and Finance to evaluate performance and identify opportunities to improve margins and efficiency.
• Analyze budget-to-actual performance and clearly explain the operational drivers behind variances, including volume, mix, purchase price, commodities, freight, labor, scrap, productivity, and spending.
• Lead financial performance discussions with business and operational leaders, helping establish accountability around results and improvement initiatives.
• Connect operational KPIs and manufacturing activity to their corresponding financial impact and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Evaluate manufacturing performance across product costs, labor utilization, overhead, inventory, and other key operating metrics.
• Develop and monitor financial and operational KPIs that improve management visibility and support achievement of EBITDA and broader business objectives.
• Work alongside Accounting and Operations to understand period-end results, identify emerging trends, and improve forecast accuracy.
• Support capital expenditure decisions through financial modeling, ROI analysis, and post-investment performance measurement.
• Evaluate strategic initiatives, cost savings programs, productivity opportunities, and other operational improvement efforts.
• Prepare business cases, executive-level analysis, and presentations supporting senior leadership and strategic decision-making.
• Improve FP&A processes, budgeting structure, forecasting methodologies, reporting capabilities, and analytical tools, including continued utilization of Planful.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, manufacturing finance, operations finance, or related experience.
• Experience within manufacturing, food production, CPG, distribution, supply chain, or another inventory-driven operating environment.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to gather and validate financial and operational data from multiple sources and convert it into meaningful business insights.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and operational drivers, including product costs, inventory, labor, overhead, volume, mix, pricing/PPV, and productivity.
• Ability to effectively partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Cost Accounting, Finance, and senior business leaders.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP and financial planning/reporting platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Planful is preferred.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or another advanced finance credential is preferred.