Senior Manager, Operations FP&A

Brobston Group LLC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh is seeking a Senior Manager, Operations FP&A to partner with its global Operations team from Jersey City. You will drive financial leadership across product costing, gross margin, inventory, and CAPEX, turning operational data into forward-looking insights and scenarios.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for COGS, inventory, and OPEX; build monthly reviews and scenario analyses; and collaborate across Procurement, Supply Chain, R&D and Commercial to optimize

Qualifications

• 6-7 years of FP&A, Operations Finance, Supply Chain Finance, product costing or controlling.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of gross margin, standard costing, inventory accounting and working-capital management.
• Advanced Excel and financial-modeling skills; experience with SAP, Anaplan and BI tools preferred.
• Proven experience partnering with operational leaders and improving financial processes and reporting.
• Fluent English; additional languages such as French are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead Budget, Forecast and Long-Range Planning for Operations including COGS, gross margin, inventory and Operations OPEX.
• Prepare monthly Operations financial reviews and build full-year projections and scenario analyses.
• Analyze gross margin and product costing drivers, partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain, R&D and Commercial.
• Manage inventory and working-capital reporting, including ageing, excess/obsolete stock and coverage.
• Monitor freight, warehousing and logistics costs and develop operational KPIs and productivity initiatives.
• Build business cases for Operations projects and support CAPEX governance, tracking project spend and returns.
• Ensure financial control and data integrity across COGS, inventory and Operations-related reporting and systems.

Skills

Forecasting & budgeting

Financial analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder partnering

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Excel

SAP

Anaplan

BI tools

Job description

Summary

The Senior Manager, Operations FP&A is a finance business partner supporting Fresh's global Operations organization from Jersey City. This role provides financial leadership across product costing, gross margin, inventory, supply chain, logistics, procurement, manufacturing and CAPEX, translating operational data into clear financial insights and forward-looking scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Lead Budget, Forecast and Long-Range Planning for Operations including COGS, gross margin, inventory and Operations OPEX.
• Prepare monthly Operations financial reviews and build full-year projections and scenario analyses.
• Analyze gross margin and product costing drivers, partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain, R&D and Commercial.
• Manage inventory and working-capital reporting, including ageing, excess/obsolete stock and coverage.
• Monitor freight, warehousing and logistics costs and develop operational KPIs and productivity initiatives.
• Build business cases for Operations projects and support CAPEX governance, tracking project spend and returns.
• Ensure financial control and data integrity across COGS, inventory and Operations-related reporting and systems.

Requirements

• 6-7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Operations Finance, Supply Chain Finance, product costing or controlling.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of gross margin, standard costing, inventory accounting and working-capital management.
• Advanced Excel and financial-modeling skills; experience with SAP, Anaplan and BI tools preferred.
• Proven experience partnering with operational leaders and improving financial processes and reporting.
• Fluent English; additional languages such as French are an advantage.