Senior FP&A Manager, Manufacturing & Operations

Solve Industrial Motion Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Solve Industrial Motion Group is seeking a senior FP&A Manager to lead financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for its manufacturing and operations network. You will partner with site leaders and operations teams to drive cost visibility and actionable insights.

Responsibilities include standard costing updates, make-vs-buy analysis, monthly close support, and KPI reporting. You will play a key role in capital planning, pacing cost improvements, and scaling FP&A processes across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of FP&A experience, preferably within 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 with ERP systems and BI/reporting tools.

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, while driving continuous improvement within the FP&A function.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Data storytelling

Cross-functional partnering

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

ERP systems

BI/reporting tools

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Solve Industrial Motion Group is seeking a senior FP&A Manager to lead financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for its manufacturing and operations network. You will partner with site leaders and operations teams to drive cost visibility and actionable insights.

Responsibilities include standard costing updates, make-vs-buy analysis, monthly close support, and KPI reporting. You will play a key role in capital planning, pacing cost improvements, and scaling FP&A processes across multiple