Manager, NA FP&A

Jobtailor; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned FP&A leader to drive financial planning and analysis for manufacturing operations. The role partners with finance leaders, plant controllers, and cross-functional teams to standardize reporting and KPIs, while owning budgets and forecasts across sites.

Candidates will demonstrate strong financial modeling, ERP experience (SAP/OneStream), and advanced Excel/Power BI skills. This position emphasizes process improvement, governance, and strategic insights to optimize cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 6+ years progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, cost accounting, or supply chain finance.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
• Strong background in building financial models and conducting scenario and sensitivity analyses.
• Hands-on experience with SAP or OneStream strongly preferred.
• Advanced experience with Power BI and Excel, including building models, dashboards, and automated reporting solutions.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI; working knowledge of SQL and DAX preferred.
• Proficiency with ERP and financial planning systems such as SAP and OneStream.
• Strong expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, variance analysis, and manufacturing cost accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities and automate reporting.
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to operate independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive FP&A activities for manufacturing operations.
• Partner with FP&A colleagues, finance leaders, plant controllers, and cross-functional leaders.
• Develop standardized financial reporting, planning processes, and manufacturing KPIs.
• Create SOPs and training videos for recurring reports.
• Use SAP, OneStream, Power BI, and other tools to streamline and standardize reporting.
• Own budgeting and forecasting for assigned plants, departments, or business units.
• Deliver P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and manufacturing cost analyses.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and dashboards.
• Deliver strategic analyses of business trends, cost drivers, inventory, capital investments, and operational efficiencies.
• Evaluate capital expenditure proposals through ROI, payback, and post-investment analyses.
• Consolidate and validate budgets and forecasts across departments and plants.
• Champion continuous improvement across FP&A processes and systems.
• Collaborate with IT and cross-functional partners on FP&A systems, tools, and data governance.
• Conduct year-over-year, variance, benchmarking, and competitive analyses.
• Ensure reporting aligns with internal controls, corporate policies, and compliance requirements.
• Oversee the FP&A calendar and respond to ad hoc business requests.
• Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to cross-functional partners.
• Lead ad hoc strategic and operational analyses.
• Help onboard and train new team members; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Forecasting

Variance Analysis

Cost Accounting

Scenario Analysis

Data Governance

Automated Reporting

Capital Expenditure Evaluation

Manufacturing KPIs

Excel

Power BI

SQL

DAX

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

SAP

OneStream

Power BI

Excel

SQL

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drive financial planning and analysis activities for manufacturing operations
• Partner with FP&A colleagues, finance leaders, plant controllers, and cross-functional leaders
• Develop standardized financial reporting, planning processes, and manufacturing KPIs
• Create standard operating procedures and training videos for recurring reports
• Use SAP, OneStream, Power BI, and other tools to streamline and standardize reporting
• Own budgeting and forecasting for assigned plants, departments, or business units
• Deliver P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and manufacturing cost analyses
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and dashboards
• Deliver strategic analyses of business trends, cost drivers, inventory, capital investments, and operational efficiencies
• Evaluate capital expenditure proposals through ROI, payback, and post-investment analyses
• Consolidate and validate budgets and forecasts across departments and plants
• Champion continuous improvement across FP&A processes and systems
• Collaborate with IT and cross-functional partners on FP&A systems, tools, and data governance
• Conduct year-over-year, variance, benchmarking, and competitive analyses
• Ensure reporting aligns with internal controls, corporate policies, and compliance requirements
• Oversee the FP&A calendar and respond to ad hoc business requests
• Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to cross-functional partners
• Lead ad hoc strategic and operational analyses
• Help onboard and train new team members; perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required
• Minimum of 6 years of progressive experience in FP&A or corporate finance roles
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, cost accounting, or supply chain finance
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct reporting authority
• Strong background in building financial models and conducting scenario and sensitivity analyses
• Hands-on experience with enterprise financial systems such as SAP or OneStream strongly preferred
• Advanced experience with Power BI and Excel, including building models, dashboards, and automated reporting solutions
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI; working knowledge of SQL and DAX preferred
• Proficiency with ERP and financial planning systems such as SAP and OneStream
• Strong expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, variance analysis, and manufacturing cost accounting
• Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities and automate reporting
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to operate independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis, with a strong focus on manufacturing operations, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling. Proficient in utilizing tools like SAP and Power BI to enhance reporting and streamline processes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Planning And Analysis
• Budgeting And Forecasting
• Financial Modeling
• SAP
• Power BI

Hard Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Forecasting
• Variance Analysis
• Cost Accounting
• Scenario Analysis
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Data Governance
• Automated Reporting Solutions
• Capital Expenditure Evaluation
• Manufacturing KPIs

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Manufacturing Operations
• Corporate Finance
• FP&A
• Continuous Improvement
• Internal Controls
• Compliance Requirements

Tools & Technologies

• SAP
• OneStream
• Power BI
• Excel
• SQL
• DAX