Manager FP&A

Flywheel; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Flywheel in Baltimore, MD is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to develop and maintain cost forecasts across business units, build detailed budgets with functional leaders, and model multiple forecast scenarios. You will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and support decision-making.

Responsibilities include variance analysis, headcount planning, and providing actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or business partnering roles.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and budget management.
• Strong proficiency with Excel, financial systems, and data analysis tools.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively across multiple departments and management levels.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive cost forecasts across assigned business units and functions.
• Collaborate with functional leaders to build detailed budgets that support business objectives and strategic initiatives.
• Create multiple forecast scenarios to model business impacts and support scenario planning.
• Identify and communicate key forecast drivers and assumptions to stakeholders.
• Maintain forecast accuracy and credibility through regular performance tracking and recalibration.
• Manage annual budgeting processes including timeline development, guidance creation, and stakeholder alignment.
• Monitor actual spending against approved budgets and communicate variances to leadership.
• Provide budget guidance and controls to functional teams while promoting accountability.
• Identify optimization opportunities to improve budget efficiency without compromising business objectives.
• Support mid-year budget reviews and adjustments as business conditions evolve.
• Conduct detailed month-end variance analysis comparing actual results to budget and forecast.
• Prepare comprehensive financial narratives explaining variances and their business drivers.
• Develop summary dashboards and reports for executive leadership and functional teams.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations based on variance trends.
• Support the close process with timely analysis and commentary.
• Maintain detailed headcount tracking and forecasts across assigned functions.
• Analyze headcount-related costs including salaries, benefits, and associated expenses.
• Support workforce planning initiatives and headcount decisions.
• Model impact of staffing changes on departmental budgets and costs.
• Provide market benchmarking and competitive analysis on compensation levels.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities within assigned functional areas.
• Assess potential business impacts and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor key risk metrics and leading indicators.
• Present risk summaries and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Track and quantify realized opportunities and lessons learned.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to functional leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and operational challenges.
• Provide proactive insights and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Participate in strategic planning sessions and business reviews.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

Excel

ERP SAP

BI tools

Job description

• Develop and maintain comprehensive cost forecasts across assigned business units and functions


• Collaborate with functional leaders to build detailed budgets that support business objectives and strategic initiatives


• Create multiple forecast scenarios to model business impacts and support scenario planning


• Identify and communicate key forecast drivers and assumptions to stakeholders


• Maintain forecast accuracy and credibility through regular performance tracking and recalibration

Agency

Flywheel

Job Function

Finance

Job Subfunction

Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Develop and maintain comprehensive cost forecasts across assigned business units and functions


• Collaborate with functional leaders to build detailed budgets that support business objectives and strategic initiatives


• Create multiple forecast scenarios to model business impacts and support scenario planning


• Identify and communicate key forecast drivers and assumptions to stakeholders


• Maintain forecast accuracy and credibility through regular performance tracking and recalibration

Budget Management & Monitoring

• Manage annual budgeting processes including timeline development, guidance creation, and stakeholder alignment


• Monitor actual spending against approved budgets and communicate variances to leadership


• Provide budget guidance and controls to functional teams while promoting accountability


• Identify optimization opportunities to improve budget efficiency without compromising business objectives


• Support mid-year budget reviews and adjustments as business conditions evolve

Variance Analysis & Reporting

• Conduct detailed month-end variance analysis comparing actual results to budget and forecast


• Prepare comprehensive financial narratives explaining variances and their business drivers


• Develop summary dashboards and reports for executive leadership and functional teams


• Provide actionable insights and recommendations based on variance trends


• Support the close process with timely analysis and commentary

Headcount & Workforce Analysis

• Maintain detailed headcount tracking and forecasts across assigned functions


• Analyze headcount-related costs including salaries, benefits, and associated expenses


• Support workforce planning initiatives and headcount decisions


• Model impact of staffing changes on departmental budgets and costs


• Provide market benchmarking and competitive analysis on compensation levels

Risk & Opportunity Management

• Identify financial risks and opportunities within assigned functional areas


• Assess potential business impacts and develop mitigation strategies


• Monitor key risk metrics and leading indicators


• Present risk summaries and recommendations to senior leadership


• Track and quantify realized opportunities and lessons learned

Business Partnership & Collaboration

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to functional leaders and cross-functional teams


• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and operational challenges


• Provide proactive insights and recommendations to support business decisions


• Participate in strategic planning sessions and business reviews
  
• Communicate financial concepts and implications in clear, business-focused language

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field


• 5+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, or business partnering roles


• Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and budget management


• Strong proficiency with Excel, financial systems, and data analysis tools


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail


• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  
• Proven ability to work effectively across multiple departments and management levels


• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, CPA, or CFA designation


• Experience in SaaS, digital marketing, or technology industries


• Familiarity with business intelligence tools and data visualization platforms


• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as SAP


• Prior experience supporting multiple business functions simultaneously


• Background in workforce planning or headcount analysis
  

95,000 - 115,000

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