Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

U.S. Venture, Inc.; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Venture, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks a Senior Manager of Corporate FP&A to lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.

This role partners with senior leadership to shape decisions, drive automation, and apply modern data tools for proactive insights and executive material preparation. The position is onsite at the U.S. Venture Corporate Headquarters, with a focus on transforming planning processes, delivering forward-looking analyses, and building strong business partnerships across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 7–10 years FP&A or corporate finance experience, with 2+ years leading analysts.
• Experience delivering executive-ready analyses and recommendations.
• Interest in AI and automation with practical examples.
• MBA, CFA, or CMA preferred.
• Experience with SQL, Python, Power BI/Tableau, or modern planning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning; drive evolution toward rolling forecasts.
• Translate strategic objectives into measurable financial targets and accountability frameworks.
• Own the quality, timeliness, and consistency of planning and forecast deliverables.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Leadership

Communication

AI & automation curiosity

Strategic mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A partners directly with senior leadership and resource group leaders to shift FP&A from reporting results to shaping decisions. This role leads corporate budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes while driving the evolution of reporting and insights, connecting resource group initiatives to their budget impact so decisions are made proactively, and playing a central role in executive material preparation and ad hoc analysis. Just as importantly, this role helps redesign how the work gets done, applying automation, modern data tools, and AI to free capacity for decision support, analysis, review, and partnership.

Position Summary

This position will be located onsite at the U.S. Venture Corporate Headquarters (222).

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Performance Management

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for assigned areas, including scenario modeling and risk assessment; drive evolution toward a rolling forecast and proactive course-correction.
• Translate strategic objectives into measurable financial targets and accountability frameworks.
• Own the quality, timeliness, and consistency of planning and forecast deliverables across the team.

Executive Reporting & Decision Insights

• Lead the evolution of senior leadership and monthly SLT financial review reporting, moving from variance explanation to forward-looking insight and recommendation.
• Prepare and review Board of Directors materials in partnership with the Senior Director, Corporate FP&A and executive stakeholders.
• Deliver high-impact ad hoc analysis on emerging questions, trends, risks, and opportunities, and help increase the share of team capacity devoted to this work.

Proactive Decision Support & Business Partnership

• Serve as a senior financial advisor to C-suite functions, including Finance, HR, IT, Data & Analytics, Legal, Facilities, and Marketing, with regular (often weekly) engagement.
• Connect resource group initiatives to their budget and forecast impact so leaders evaluate trade-offs before decisions are made, rather than reflecting them after the fact.
• Influence decisions across investment, cost structure, and resource allocation.

Transforming How We Work

• Identify and lead opportunities to automate, standardize, and simplify planning, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Actively explore, pilot, and apply AI and modern analytics tools to improve speed, quality, and insight, and share what works with the broader team.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and Data teams to strengthen data foundations and analytics capabilities.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, coach, and develop FP&A Analysts and Senior Analysts; set standards for analytical quality, review rigor, and business partnership.
• Build team digital fluency and champion modern planning practices, model standards, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to succession planning and capability development across Corporate FP&A.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• Live our values of High Performance, Caring Relationships, Strategic Foresight, and Entrepreneurial Spirit.
• Find A Better Way by championing continuous improvement and quality control efforts to identify opportunities to innovate and improve efficiency, accuracy, and standardization.
• Continuously learn and develop self professionally.
• Support corporate efforts for safety, government compliance, and all other company policies & procedures.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 7-10 years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, including 2+ years formally leading analysts or senior individual contributors (direct reports preferred; sustained team lead responsibility considered).
• Proven success owning planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes and delivering executive-ready analysis and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Strong financial modeling, analytics, and performance management expertise, with excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated, hands‑on curiosity about AI and automation, with real examples of applying them to work, however early‑stage.

Preferred

• MBA, CFA, or CMA.
• Experience supporting Board, senior executive, or investor relations financial materials.
• Experience with SQL, Python, Power BI/Tableau, or modern planning platforms.
• Experience leading process redesign or automation within a finance function.

DIVISION

U.S. Venture will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, E-3, F1, CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, visa status and other employment‑based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis and must not require U.S. Venture’s sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States. In general, U.S. Venture does not sponsor candidates for nonimmigrant visas or permanent residency except when there is a specific business need. U.S. Venture will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed recruitment Master Service Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, U.S. Venture shall reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of U.S. Venture. U.S. Venture, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other protected characteristic. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call Human Resources at [phone]. 99-00-810-8010