Senior FP&A Manager, Manufacturing Growth & Insights

Solve Industrial Motion Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Solve Industrial Motion Group is seeking an FP&A Senior Manager to lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for manufacturing operations. You will partner with site leaders and operations to illuminate cost performance, KPIs, and capital decisions, while guiding standard costing and COGS modeling.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement across multiple plants, with a focus on scalability and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of FP&A experience, preferably within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• 3+ years of management experience.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, cost accounting principles, and manufacturing financial processes.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and financial modeling.
• Experience working with ERP systems and BI/reporting tools.
• Experience having worked in manufacturing or operations-driven FP&A.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and analysis for manufacturing operations, including monthly forecasts, annual budgets, long-range planning, and scenario modeling.
• Partner with Site Managers and Operations leadership to understand cost performance, productivity initiatives, operational KPIs, and plant P&L drivers.
• Oversee standard cost updates, cost roll-ups, and cost-of-goods-sold modeling; ensure accuracy and consistency across the manufacturing network.
• Conduct make-vs-buy financial analysis to support strategic sourcing decisions, including modeling cost implications, capacity considerations, and long-term financial impact.
• Analyze manufacturing variances (material, labor, overhead, PPV, scrap, absorption) and communicate root causes with actionable insights.
• Support the monthly close process by reviewing journal entries, validating accruals, analyzing results, and preparing financial reporting schedules.
• Create and maintain dashboards and tools to enhance operational visibility and drive data-informed decision-making.
• Support capital planning, ROI modeling, and post-completion reviews of major capital expenditures.
• Contribute to integration efforts for newly acquired facilities, aligning cost structures, reporting, and forecasting processes; drive continuous improvement within FP&A.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication

People management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

ERP systems

BI/reporting tools

Job description

Solve Industrial Motion Group is seeking an FP&A Senior Manager to lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for manufacturing operations. You will partner with site leaders and operations to illuminate cost performance, KPIs, and capital decisions, while guiding standard costing and COGS modeling.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement across multiple plants, with a focus on scalability and automation.