FPA Manager, Data Centers

Trane Technologies; La Crosse (WI); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Trane Technologies, a world leader in sustainable climate solutions, is seeking an FP&A Manager for Data Centers. The role covers long-term and short-term planning, forecasting, and management reporting across the Data Centers BU.

The successful candidate will partner with the BU Finance Leader and SLT, develop financial tools and dashboards, and drive process improvements in close, forecasting, and analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required; MBA preferred.
• Forecasting, financial reporting, and process improvement experience.
• Strong collaboration, influencing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-range plan, annual operating plan, and quarterly forecasts with cross-functional teams.
• Oversee month-end close, reporting, and financial analysis.
• Develop dashboards to visualize results and trends.
• Coordinate investment analysis and business cases for Data Centers.
• Drive process improvements and analytics-enabled workflows.
• Partner with BU finance leadership to set timelines and deliverables.

Skills

Forecasting

Collaboration

Communication

Presentation skills

Change management

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA preferred

Tools

Oracle

OneStream

Tableau

Job description

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.

Where Is The Work

Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

Job Summary: FP&A Manager, Data Centers

The FP&A Manager – Data Centers is responsible for long-term and short-term financial planning, forecasting, management reporting and analysis, and the creation of tools to help drive business insights. The candidate will serve as a key partner to the Data Centers BU Finance Leader and SLT. The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager is responsible for all aspects of the financial reporting and analysis. This includes period ending analysis, coordination of the monthly forecast process, and leading the development of the long range and annual operating plan. This role requires productive working relationships will all levels of leadership and many different functions. The candidate will demonstrate solid understanding of business fundamentals and have strong financial analysis skills. The candidate should be able to effectively synthesize and consolidate business results from multiple information sources and have strong data management competency. A critical component of this leadership will include driving financial process improvements initiatives, enabling improvement in ease of doing business across Data Centers Finance. In addition, this role will play a critical role in sustaining a strong control mindset in the BU.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the evaluation of short and long-term financial objectives; evaluate and advise on financial implications of long-range (LRP) and annual (AOP) planning
• Lead the development of Long-Range Plan (LRP), Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and quarterly forecast updates including socializing and aligning across the cross-functional teams
• Lead the month-end reporting and analysis, including communicating financial results in monthly reviews, risks and opportunity consolidation, weekly pulse coordination, and financial bridge development and analysis
• Support operational reviews including the Monthly Operating Review (MOR) and the Quarterly Business Review (QBR)
• Lead the investment process for the business including coordinating building business cases across all Data Center businesses to understand operational expense, capital expense and financial benefit of investments
• fCollaborate with all finance leaders across the BU to establish timeline and deliverables cadence
• Analyze financial and market data, and provide recommendations to executive leadership to drive business performance and achieve financial goals
• Develop tools for early identification of financial problems, including development of financial dashboards to visualize financial results and trends, and make recommendations for resolution of problems
• Lead process improvement initiatives, including monthly close process, forecast process, and improved data analytics and reporting tools.
• Perform frequent and complex ad hoc analytical and financial modeling assignments and assist in other finance functions and responsibilities as needed

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have diversified Finance experience (7+ years) and proven leadership skills with a strong desire to transform Finance processes and drive Finance Excellence. The candidate will have demonstrated success across forecasting, financial reporting, and process improvement roles. Strong collaboration and influencing skills will be critical enablers to the candidate’s success. The ideal candidate will have balanced experience across Accounting & Finance roles with experience in manufacturing/industrial companies.

• Forward thinking mindset with proven ability to forecast & plan effectively
• Understanding of performance drivers across the P&L, cash flow and balance sheet
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Strong collaborator who is highly effective working across organization/functions
• Strong interest & capability to advance analytics enabled work processes
• Change leader with ability to lead transformation (particularly with respect to analytically enabling processes & reducing process complexity)
• Effective presentation skills, which include the ability to explain and communicate forecast rationale, financial results, and opportunities in an understandable and actionable format
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills
• Financial systems experience including Oracle, OneStream, and Tableau
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required; with preference for MBA

Key Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Forecasting
• Communications and Presentation Skills
• Collaboration & Influence
• Change Management
• Foundational Accounting
• Organization & Time Management

Annual Base Salary Range Or Hourly Base Pay Range

$95,700.00 - $199,300.00

Compensation Type

Salary

Incentive Eligible

Yes

Sales Commission Eligible

No

Disclaimer

We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience, travel requirements, and union designation. Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country. Additionally, benefits may vary depending on the region, business alignment, union involvement, and employee status.

Thrive At Work And At Home

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Paid time off includes up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• 401K match up, educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

Disclaimer: Benefit offerings may vary by site as well as Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations

Safety Sensitive Role

No

The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.