FP&A Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Oceanside (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Paid volunteer days

Clear advancement opportunities

Job summary

Public Affairs Institute in Oceanside, CA seeks an FP&A Manager with at least 7 years in finance to lead controls, audits, and journal-entry governance. The role offers a significant leadership position with cross-functional impact and a pathway to advance within a growing finance team.

You’ll stand up controls, monitor covenant terms, and shepherd the year-end audit process to a signed opinion, while guiding analysts on reconciliations and journal entry approvals.

Qualifications

• Must have goal-oriented delivery experience in a finance context.
• Extensive experience building and improving FP&A processes.
• Strong ability to manage audits and sign-off processes.

Responsibilities

• Stand up internal controls that survive a surprise audit
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
• Shepherd the year-end quietly-excellent audit from PBC list to signed opinion
• Own the manager sign-off on journal entries above the threshold
• Lead the Public Affairs Institute audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors
• Coach manager analysts on how a clean reconciliation should feel

Skills

Finance experience

Internal controls

Audit readiness

Journal entries

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Public Affairs Institute grew faster than its finance function, so this FP&A Manager role in Oceanside, CA carries unusual weight. You won't find a tighter fit if you've got 7 years, want $130,000 - $203,000, and crave a finance team that lets you lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Stand up internal controls that survive a surprise audit
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
• Shepherd the year-end quietly-excellent audit from PBC list to signed opinion
• Own the manager sign-off on journal entries above the threshold
• Lead the Public Affairs Institute audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors
• Coach manager analysts on how a clean reconciliation should feel

What You'll Bring

• A track record of goal-oriented delivery in an internship structure
• At least 7 years building expertise within the finance space
• Comfort being measured against a clear manager bar
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• Practical Financial Statements skills sharpened in an internship setting
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• A point of view on Public Affairs Institute's space, sharpened by your own reading

Few people outside CA realize that Public Affairs Institute powers a surprising slice of the finance infrastructure running across Oceanside, CA today. We hand new FP&A Manager hires real ownership early because trust given freely tends to be returned.

We combine $130,000 - $203,000 with flexible remote work, paid volunteer days, and clear opportunities for advancement.

The team just got the green light to hire, and this FP&A Manager role is first up.