Manufacturing FP&A Manager: Strategy, Budgeting & Insights

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

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