Manager FP&A

FWDUS Flywheel Digital LLC; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom’s Finance team seeks a seasoned FP&A professional to lead financial planning, forecasting, and budget management. Expect collaboration with leaders across functions to build budgets, model scenarios, and drive cost optimization. You’ll deliver variance analyses, dashboards, and strategic insights to executive leadership, in a fast-paced, in-office environment.

The role requires 5+ years in FP&A, strong Excel and data-analysis skills, and excellent communication. MBA/CPA/CFA preferred.

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.
• Communicate financial concepts and implications in clear, business-focused language.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budget management

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional

Stakeholder management

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

SAP ERP

Tableau

Job description

Agency: Flywheel

Job Function: Finance

Job Subfunction: Financial Planning and Analysis

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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