FP&A Manager: Strategic Finance & Leadership

Nidec Motor Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Motor Corporation in Houston, TX, seeks a Manager, FP&A to lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis that informs strategic and operational decisions. This role manages FP&A professionals, partners closely with business leaders, and delivers insights that drive profitability and resource allocation.

The Manager, FP&A serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, translating financial data into narratives that guide investments and operational execution, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required
• MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred depending on role complexity
• Prior experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or business finance required
• Strong understanding of financial planning, analysis, and modeling
• Proven people-leadership and stakeholder-management skills
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capability
• Ability to synthesize complex financial data into actionable insights
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills
• Proficiency with financial systems, spreadsheets, and analytics tools

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop FP&A Analysts and Senior Analysts
• Set performance expectations focused on analytical quality, timeliness, and business impact
• Conduct performance reviews, coaching, and development planning
• Manage workload prioritization across planning cycles and ad-hoc requests
• Support hiring, onboarding, and professional development
• Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range planning processes
• Partner with business leaders to develop achievable and aligned financial plans
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and discipline in planning assumptions
• Identify risks and opportunities within plans and forecasts
• Analyze financial performance versus budget, forecast, and prior periods
• Identify key drivers, trends, and variances affecting results
• Translate financial results into clear insights and recommendations
• Support development of performance dashboards and management reporting
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to functional or business leaders
• Support resource allocation, investment decisions, and business cases
• Provide scenario modeling and financial analysis for key initiatives
• Influence decisions through data, insight, and financial perspective
• Prepare and review executive-level financial presentations and materials
• Ensure clear, consistent financial messaging to leadership teams
• Communicate implications of performance, risks, and trade-offs effectively
• Support board or senior leadership reporting as required
• Drive improvements in FP&A processes, tools, and data quality
• Support enhancements to ERP, planning, or reporting systems
• Standardize templates, models, and methodologies
• Improve efficiency and scalability of FP&A deliverables
• Partner with Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operations, HR, and Commercial teams
• Ensure alignment between operational plans and financial outcomes
• Support new initiatives, reorganizations, or transformations with financial insight
• Promote a strong connection between strategy, execution, and financial results

Job description

Nidec Motor Corporation in Houston, TX, seeks a Manager, FP&A to lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis that informs strategic and operational decisions. This role manages FP&A professionals, partners closely with business leaders, and delivers insights that drive profitability and resource allocation.

The Manager, FP&A serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, translating financial data into narratives that guide investments and operational execution, with