Manager, FP&A - Corporate Planning

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

Compensation

$150,000 Base Salary + Bonus Opportunity

Reporting Structure

• Reports to the Director of Accounting
• Directly manages the 2 Financial Analysts, with the opportunity to help grow and develop the FP&A team as the organization continues to expand

Lead Corporate Finance. Influence Strategy. Build a Team.

A growing, financially strong organization is seeking a Manager, FP&A Corporate Planning to lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, and performance management.

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an experienced FP&A professional who enjoys partnering with executive leadership, influencing key business decisions, developing people, and driving organizational performance.

Reporting to the Director of Accounting, this role will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership while overseeing the company's budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, cash flow forecasting, and financial performance management processes. The successful candidate will initially lead a team of two Financial Analysts and play an important role in helping scale the FP&A function as the organization continues to grow.

Manufacturing, operational finance, or product-based industry experience is highly preferred.

Why Join Us?

• Lead and develop a growing FP&A team.
• Partner directly with executive leadership on strategic business initiatives.
• Highly visible role with meaningful impact on company performance and decision-making.
• Opportunity to help build and scale the FP&A function.
• Collaborative culture that values ownership, accountability, teamwork, and professional development.
• Stable, growing organization committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Competitive compensation package with bonus opportunity.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, 401(k), PTO, holidays, Employee Assistance Program, and profit-sharing opportunities.

What You'll Do

• 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.

Business Partnership & Decision Support

• 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.

Treasury & Cash Flow Management

• 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.

Qualifications

Required

• 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.

Preferred

• Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting operational, product-based, or supply chain-driven organizations.
• Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence tools.
• SQL or experience working with structured datasets.
• Experience integrating financial models with ERP and operational systems.

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to executive leadership.
• Drive enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning efforts.
• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team.
• Improve financial visibility and decision support capabilities across the organization.
• Help build scalable FP&A processes that support future growth.
• Influence operational and strategic decisions through data-driven financial insights.

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for a finance leader who:

• Has a strong ownership mentality and thrives in a hands-on environment.
• Enjoys coaching, mentoring, and developing others.
• Can balance strategic thinking with day-to-day execution.
• Is confident influencing stakeholders and challenging assumptions with data-driven insights.
• Possesses strong business acumen and executive presence.
• Thrives in a collaborative culture built on professionalism, accountability, and teamwork.
• Has advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities and is comfortable demonstrating that skills during the interview process.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with potential profit-sharing contributions.
• 18 days of PTO plus a floating holiday.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program and employee discount programs.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Please Note: This position requires onsite attendance Monday through Friday in Jacksonville, Florida. Candidates should possess advanced Excel and financial modeling skills and be prepared to demonstrate proficiency during the interview process.