FP&A Manager

Architectural Surfaces Group; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Architectural Surfaces is seeking a Senior FP&A professional to drive planning, reporting and strategic insights across the business.

You will own the annual budget, monthly forecasts, and related executive presentations, while partnering with operations to improve efficiency and cash flow. Strong Excel modeling, PowerPoint storytelling, and communication with leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Lead the annual budget, monthly forecast, and related presentations provided to leadership.
• Build and maintain forecasting/inflation/variance analyses to support strategic decisions.
• Excel modeling and PowerPoint storytelling to communicate financial results clearly.
• Monitor KPIs, working capital metrics, and cash flow to drive improvements.
• 7+ years in FP&A with MBA or CPA preferred; demonstrate complex financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly reporting and variance analysis to explain drivers of actuals vs. budget and forecast.
• Own weekly cash forecast and monitor changes in Net Working Capital and Cash Conversion Cycle.
• Develop board presentation slides and present financial results to executives.
• Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities to improve financial performance.
• Support ad-hoc financial analyses and strategic initiatives as needed (e.g., M&A support).

Skills

Excel modeling

PowerPoint

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Architectural Surfaces has been a worldwide leader in granite, marble, quartz, tile, and soapstone supply, now in over twenty locations across the United States. Our deep industry experience and excellent reputation give us access to the finest quarries in the world, while our diverse customer base gives us the buying power to bring our customers top-quality natural stone at an economical price. We carry more than 120 colors of natural stone in slabs from Brazil, India, China, Europe, and beyond.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing senior management and business leaders with the reporting, analysis and key metrics (financial & operational) needed to make operational and strategic decisions within the business.

Qualifications

SYSTEMS/ PROCESS IMPROVEMENT:

Help develop and improve financial planning & analysis and reporting infrastructure to improve efficiency, accuracy, timeliness, and level of support for the business.

Utilize strong Excel skills to drive efficiency, improve reporting and automate tasks utilizing complex formulas and functions.

Support and utilize AI to improve the efficiency of producing standardized reports.

BUDGET & FORECAST PREPARATION / ANALYSIS:

Lead the preparation of the annual budget, monthly forecast, and related presentations provided to the parent company.

REPORTING:

Prepare monthly reporting & variance analysis to understand the drivers of actuals vs. budget and forecast.

Monitor key operating metrics (KPIs, as defined) across the company and identify opportunities for improvement.

Prepare board presentation slides.

Own weekly cash forecast and help drive improvements in the process. Montior key metrics for changes in Net Working Capital and the Cash Conversion Cycle

Identify and support projects to help improve working capital.

BUSINESS PARTNERING:

Work with business partners to identify areas to improve financial performance and provide data analysis to influence business decisions.

Develop and prepare DCF and ROI models for proposed spending in areas such as marketing, capital investment, owning vs leasing, etc.

Provide support on various ad-hoc financial analysis & reporting projects as needed to ensure financial goals are achieved, such as sales compensation, customer deals, inventory management, etc.

M&A SUPPORT:

Collaborate with Corporate business development on any potential M&A projects that require financial modeling, due diligence, or other financial support

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel modeling skills and PowerPoint skills

Demonstrated business partnering and presentation skills.

Strong communication skills, both orally and written, especially communication of financial results and information

Demonstrated ability to work with and present complex data to Executive Management

Strong attention to detail and high organization skills

Strong business and financial acumen

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, with preference for an MBA or a CPA

7+ years of relevant work experience, with a minimum of 5 years in financial planning & analysis

Demonstrated experience building complex models and analysis.