Senior Manager, FP&A

Vaco by Highspring; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Senior Manager, FP&A in New York to lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and variance analysis for our cosmetic/beauty brand portfolio.

This role partners with Supply Chain and cross-functional leaders, designs KPIs, drives cost improvements, and mentors the finance team. Location: Midtown Manhattan, three days onsite and two days WFH.

Qualifications

• This role requires 5+ years of progressive finance experience with FP&A or supply chain finance.
• Experience close to month-end close, budgeting, and forecasting; proven performance improvements.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to influence senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for supply chain monthly, quarterly, and annually.
• Analyze month-end variances vs budget/forecast and drive cost-saving initiatives.
• Partner with cross-functional leads to drive value creation and reporting improvements.
• Design and track KPIs to measure performance across the organization.
• Mentor and develop the finance team, promoting collaboration and accountability.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Long-range planning

Variance analysis

KPI design

Financial storytelling

Excel

PowerPoint

Cross-functional partnering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

CPA / CMA / MBA (preferred)

Tools

NetSuite

NSPB

SmartView

Job description

Salary: $140,000 - $150,000/annually + Bonus

Location: Midtown, Manhattan - 3 days a week onsite - 2 days WFH

Role Overview

This role is a finance leader within the FP&A organization, partnering with our Supply Chain team to drive financial performance across our brand portfolio. The position owns budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and variance analysis, while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on strategic and operational decisions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for our supply chain organization on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, partnering with regional and functional leaders to monitor global spending.
• Analyze drivers of month-end variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year, driving accountability around cost-saving initiatives.
• Partner with cross-functional business leads-commercial, marketing, supply chain, procurement, logistics, and operations-to drive value creation initiatives.
• Design and track KPIs to measure business and supply chain performance, identify trends, and improve financial visibility and reporting tools across the organization.
• Lead and mentor finance team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally including FP&A, Supply Chain Finance, or Business Partnering with supply chain teams in a multinational CPG or beauty company.
• Demonstrated experience in month-end close, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, with a track record of driving financial performance improvements.
• Experience with large ERP systems; NetSuite highly preferred. Knowledge of NSPB and SmartView is a plus.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with strong ad-hoc modeling, forecasting, and financial storytelling capabilities.
• Strategic thinker who can dig into the nuts and bolts of reporting and translate findings into recommendations for senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; results-driven with high business acumen.
• Comfort providing appropriate challenge, pushback, and feedback; collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset.
• Ability to balance big-picture thinking with hands-on execution, manage tight deadlines, and work effectively under pressure.

Client

Cosmetic/Beauty Brand

Role

Senior Manager, FP&A

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