FP&A Manager

Fortera Global; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Resource Groups

Fun company events

401(k)

Career development tools

Life Insurance

Snacks & drinks on the house

Generous Time Off Policies

Work/life balance

EV Charging Stations

Game Room

On-site family room

Premium health, dental and vision

Mentor Program

On-site fitness center

Stock Options

Job summary

Fortera Global is seeking an FP&A Manager to establish the budgeting and forecasting foundation as the company scales from a single plant to a portfolio of plants. You will own the operating budget, build forecasts, and bring discipline to capital budgets behind the projects Fortera finances and builds.

You’ll consolidate inputs into P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet outlook, and produce monthly reporting packages, board materials, investor reporting, and lender reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical judgment and attention to detail.
• Experience owning budgeting or forecasting across multiple departments or stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling ability.
• Able to communicate with technical teams and build understanding of production processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or related role.
• Experience with capital project budgeting or project finance.
• Experience supporting lenders, investors, or a board.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual operating budget process across departments.
• Build and maintain monthly and quarterly forecasts.
• Consolidate departmental inputs into a full company P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet outlook.
• Track actuals versus budget and forecast and explain variances.
• Develop realistic financial assumptions with department heads.
• Develop and maintain detailed capital project budgets by project, phase, and cost category.
• Produce budget, forecast, and reporting packages required by lenders for capital projects.
• Maintain reporting support for draw requests and budget-to-actual reporting.
• Work closely with the Capital Projects team to understand project progress and its financial impact.
• Prepare monthly reporting packages for leadership.
• Support executive presentations for leadership, the board, investors, and lenders.

Skills

Analytical judgment

Excel modeling

Budgeting processes

Cross-functional

Communication skills

SAP S/4HANA

AI in finance

Project finance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance

Related quantitative field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

• We’re hiring an FP&A Manager to help build the financial planning and reporting foundation Fortera will rely on as it scales from a single plant to a portfolio of them
• You’ll own the annual operating budget process, build the forecasts leadership relies on, and bring that same discipline to the capital budgets behind the plants we finance and build
• This is a small team, so you won’t be maintaining someone else’s process
• You’ll be setting up the systems, templates, models, and cadences that the rest of the business plans and reports around
• You’ll work with department heads to pull budgets together, track spend against plan with the Capital Projects team, and turn that analysis into monthly reporting packages, board materials, investor reporting, and lender reporting
• This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys that kind of environment
• You know your craft, but you’re also curious about the business beyond the numbers
• You don’t need everything handed to you
• You see something that could work better and think, “I can fix that
• “ You’re comfortable asking questions, getting into the details, and building structure where it doesn’t exist yet
• Experience with capital-intensive or scaling businesses is a plus, but just as important is the ability to learn quickly, take ownership, and see your work make a real impact as Fortera grows
• Operating Budgets
• Lead the annual operating budget process across departments
• Build and maintain monthly and quarterly forecasts
• Consolidate departmental inputs into a full company P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet outlook
• Track actuals versus budget and forecast, and explain the key drivers behind variances
• Work with department heads to understand business drivers and develop realistic financial assumptions
• Capital Project Budgets
• Develop and maintain detailed capital project budgets by project, phase, and cost category
• Track committed costs, actual spend, forecast to complete, and total project cost
• Monitor budget changes, contingencies, change orders, and timing shifts
• Produce capital spend forecasts by month, quarter, and project lifecycle
• Identify cost overruns, schedule-related budget impacts, and funding risks early
• Prepare budget, forecast, and reporting packages required by lenders for capital projects
• Maintain reporting support for draw requests and budget-to-actual reporting
• Work closely with the Capital Projects team to understand project progress and its financial impact
• Reporting & Forecasting
• Prepare monthly reporting packages for leadership
• Support executive presentations for leadership, the board, investors, and lenders
• Build short-term and long-term cash flow forecasts
• Provide financial analysis and modeling to support business decisions and planning
• Systems & Process
• Leverage SAP S/4HANA data and reporting structures to prepare budgets, forecasts, variance analyses, and capital project spend reports, and ensure planning outputs are aligned with financial actuals
• Establish standardized templates and timelines for business partners to submit budget requests and project updates, and build and improve the processes and reporting cadence that support the full FP&A lifecycle as Fortera grows
• Work closely with Accounting, Capital Projects, R&D, Engineering, and other teams to understand the business and its financial drivers

Strong analytical judgment. You know when a number looks wrong, and you chase it down before anyone asksExperience owning a budgeting or forecasting process across multiple departments or stakeholdersStrong communication skills and the ability to work closely with both financial and non-financial stakeholdersAdvanced Excel and financial modeling ability. You can build a budget or forecast model from a blank sheet, and you can explain and defend every assumption in itAble to communicate and work closely with technical teams, including R&D and engineering, and build a working understanding of the company’s technology and production processHigh level of ownership, attention to detail, and sound financial judgmentComfort with ambiguity. We’re a scaling company. You can take a loosely defined question, scope it yourself, know what questions to ask, and come back with a structured answerBachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related quantitative field5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or a related analytical roleComfortable with AI and have incorporated it into your workExperience building FP&A processes and systems in a scaling or growth-stage companyExperience preparing budget, forecast, or diligence materials for lenders, investors, or a boardExperience supporting capital project financing, draw requests, or lender reportingExperience with SAP S/4HANA or a comparable ERP systemExperience with capital project budgeting or project finance in a capital-intensive industry such as manufacturing, industrials, energy, or infrastructure

Benefits

• Employee Resource Groups
• Fun company events
• 401(k)
• Career development tools
• Life Insurance
• Snacks & drinks on the house
• Generous Time Off Policies
• Work/life balance
• EV Charging Stations
• Game Room
• On-site family room
• Premium health, dental and vision coverage
• Mentor Program
• On-site fitness center
• Stock Options