Remote Manager FP&A

Universal Pure, LLC; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Pure is seeking an FP&A Manager for a remote role with a strong preference for candidates in the Central or Eastern time zones. You will own forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis for revenue planning and expansion in a fast‑growth environment.

You’ll build models to support sales and operations, manage monthly reporting and variance analysis, and partner with cross‑functional teams to drive profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
• 5+ years FP&A experience partnering with commercial teams in manufacturing.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience creating financial modeling and revenue planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Agile, deadline-driven, ownership of projects.
• Detail oriented with high ethics and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Develop revenue inputs for annual budgets, S&OP forecasts and long-range plans.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances and opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align financial plans with objectives.
• Perform variance analysis and prepare monthly management reporting.
• Improve processes, systems, controls and reporting capabilities.
• Interface with senior management to support FP&A reporting and decision making.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

NetSuite ERP

BI dashboards

FP&A software

Job description

Brief Description

This position is remote with a strong preference for candidates that live in either the Central or Eastern time zones. The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager will be responsible for completing the forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis processes for revenue planning and commercial business expansion in a high growth environment, as well as contributing to projects that support finance process and profitability. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of financial management principles, volume forecasting, and a proven track record partnering with the business to drive results. The FP&A Manager will play a critical role in managing the company’s new business pipeline analysis, pricing, and support onboarding new business. The successful candidate will develop modeling to support the sales and operations teams, and will have visibility to the entire Universal Pure P&L. This position will focus on revenue generation and reports to the FP&A Director.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, And Key Accountabilities

• Develop Revenue Inputs for annual budgets, monthly S&OP forecasts, and long-range financial plans for a cross-functional team.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of financial plans with objectives.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for growth.
• Complete monthly management reporting, including variance analysis and Board of Directors presentations.
• Execute process improvements, systems, controls and reporting capabilities to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Regularly interface with senior management to support centralized FP&A reporting, analysis and to facilitate decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A experience partnering with commercial teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience creating and developing financial modeling and revenue planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to be agile, meet deadlines, multi-task efficiently and take ownership with projects.
• Detail oriented, with high level of ethics, integrity and discretion with confidential information.

Preferred Qualifications

• FP&A experience from a consumer goods company.
• Strong price modeling experience.
• Familiarity with NetSuite ERP and BI dashboard reporting.
• Experience implementing FP&A software.

Working Conditions

• This position will be based remotely in either the eastern or central time zone.
• The team is dispersed and works daily on camera in virtual meetings to collaborate and actively move work to completion together.
• We are a fast-paced agile team in alignment with our high-growth business model and transparent culture.
• Requires the ability to manage competing demands with professional prioritization and communication with internal customers.
• The successful FP&A manager has the ability to work independently to achieve objectives and meet deadlines, including evening or weekend work if required to meet commitments.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities.

Universal Pure Is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Summary

This position is remote with a strong preference for candidates that live in either the Central or Eastern time zones.