FP&A Manager: Strategic Planning & Forecasting Lead

Search Partner Group, LLC; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) with profit-sharing

PTO and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Profit-sharing opportunities

Job summary

Search Partner Group, LLC is seeking a Manager of FP&A Corporate Planning to lead enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and performance management. This is a highly visible role partnering with executive leadership to influence strategic decisions and develop the FP&A team.

The successful candidate will oversee budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and cash flow, initially guiding two Financial Analysts, with opportunities to scale as the organization grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Analytics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analytics experience.
• Previous leadership experience managing and developing finance professionals.
• Advanced budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and financial modeling expertise.
• Strong Excel skills with the ability to build complex financial models.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and supporting strategic decision-making.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to take ownership, influence decisions, and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company's budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Own the consolidated financial outlook across the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
• Develop sophisticated financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses to support strategic decision-making.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business recommendations.
• Support executive leadership with planning, forecasting, performance management, and capital allocation decisions.
• Develop executive reporting, financial dashboards, KPIs, and variance analyses.
• Partner with leaders across Finance, Accounting, Operations, and other business functions.
• Evaluate business performance, identify trends, and recommend actions to improve results.
• Conduct profitability, productivity, pricing, and performance analyses.
• Drive consistency in planning assumptions, reporting methodologies, and performance metrics.
• Support key strategic initiatives through detailed financial analysis and business case development.
• Lead short-term and long-range cash flow forecasting activities.
• Monitor liquidity requirements and working capital trends.
• Support capital planning and resource allocation decisions.
• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop a team that currently includes two Financial Analysts.
• Establish performance expectations and foster accountability.
• Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and strong business partnership throughout the organization.
• Help recruit, develop, and grow talent as the FP&A function evolves.

Skills

Excel

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial modeling

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field

7+ years FP&A / corporate finance experience

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

ERP systems

Job description

Search Partner Group, LLC is seeking a Manager of FP&A Corporate Planning to lead enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and performance management. This is a highly visible role partnering with executive leadership to influence strategic decisions and develop the FP&A team.

The successful candidate will oversee budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and cash flow, initially guiding two Financial Analysts, with opportunities to scale as the organization grows.