OpEx & Cost Planning Senior Manager

CohnReznick; New York (NY); On-site; USD 181,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Flexible work environment

Expanded parental leave

Learning & development

Volunteer time off

Job summary

CohnReznick is seeking a Senior Manager, Cost & OpEx Planning in New York to lead OpEx budgeting and forecasting across functions and vendors. You will partner with IT, Facilities, and P&C, map spend, and drive cost initiatives with clear business cases.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years FP&A or corporate finance experience, strong Excel modeling, and familiarity with Adaptive or Anaplan. CPA, CFA, or MBA is a plus; willingness to in-person meetings in NY/Parsippany.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years in FP&A, cost management, or corporate finance.
• ERP (SAP preferred) data analysis and working with Procurement on renewals.
• Experience at a professional services firm or PE-backed company; investment banking or consulting experience a plus.
• Strong Excel modeling; planning tools such as Adaptive, Anaplan, or similar.
• Ability to challenge budget owners with data while maintaining relationships.
• Operate in ambiguity and build structure where not yet defined; confidential compensation and vendor information.
• Interested in how AI and automation can transform finance and leverage AI tools in analysis.
• Willing to be in person for NY or Parsippany, NJ meetings.
• Bachelor's degree; CPA, CFA, or MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the OpEx plan and forecast by function and vendor in Adaptive.
• Partner with heads of support functions (IT, Facilities, P&C) on budgets and variances.
• Map vendor spend to budget, track contract terms, renewals, and savings.
• Analyze support work to propose a scalable operating model for cost reduction.
• Create cost initiative pipelines with owners, timing, and savings; track benefits.
• Forecast people costs for support functions with P&C.
• Report OpEx KPIs to leadership and contribute to board packs.
• Coordinate accruals and allocations with Accounting to align forecast and close.

Skills

Excel modeling

ERP data analysis

Vendor spend analysis

Stakeholder management

Finance partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Adaptive

Anaplan

SAP

Job description

CohnReznick is seeking a Senior Manager, Cost & OpEx Planning in New York to lead OpEx budgeting and forecasting across functions and vendors. You will partner with IT, Facilities, and P&C, map spend, and drive cost initiatives with clear business cases.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years FP&A or corporate finance experience, strong Excel modeling, and familiarity with Adaptive or Anaplan. CPA, CFA, or MBA is a plus; willingness to in-person meetings in NY/Parsippany.