Sr. Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Ripple Foods; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Generous time off

Volunteer time off

Bonding leave

Remote location

Bonus potential

Job summary

Ripple Foods is seeking a Sr FP&A Manager in the United States to lead planning, forecasting, and reporting, partnering with Finance, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain. You will build models, own forecasting processes, and translate complex data into clear leadership insights.

The ideal candidate blends strategic and tactical work, drives performance analysis, and supports decision-making with actionable recommendations across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 6+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, accounting, or analytics experience.
• CPG/food and beverage manufacturing experience required.
• Strong understanding of P&L management, gross margin, trade spend, COGS, inventory and operating expenses.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with ERP, planning, and reporting systems (NetSuite, Oracle, Adaptive, Anaplan, SAP, Power BI, Tableau).
• Ability to work with large data sets and translate analysis into clear recommendations.
• Strong communication skills and cross-functional partnership.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Maintain financial models for revenue, gross margin, OPEX, cash flow, and scenario planning.
• Develop forecast assumptions with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Accounting.
• Lead variance analysis vs budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and key drivers of financial performance.
• Analyze sales by customer, channel, SKU, product line, and region.
• Support monthly customer and channel reviews with actionable insights.
• Improve forecast accuracy by linking sales forecasts to demand planning and history.
• Support standard cost updates and margin improvement initiatives.
• Provide financial support for new product launches and reformulations.
• Own department expense reporting and forecasting.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs; support board and investor materials.
• Improve reporting cadence and financial storytelling.
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure accuracy of actuals and reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Business judgment

ERP familiarity

Power BI

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

NetSuite

Oracle

Adaptive

Anaplan

SAP

Job description

The Sr FP&A Manager will play a key role in driving financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis across the company. This person will partner closely with Finance, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Accounting to provide visibility into business performance, support decision-making, and improve financial discipline across the organization.

This role is ideal for someone who can operate both strategically and tactically: building models, owning forecast processes, analyzing performance drivers, and translating complex financial data into clear insights for leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Help maintain financial models for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, cash flow, and scenario planning.
• Develop forecast assumptions in partnership with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Accounting.
• Lead variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and key business drivers impacting financial performance.

Revenue, Customer & Channel Analysis

• Analyze sales performance by customer, channel, SKU, product line, and region.
• Partner with Sales to evaluate customer-level profitability, volume trends, pricing, deductions, trade spend, and promotional ROI.
• Support monthly customer and channel reviews with actionable insights.
• Help improve forecast accuracy by connecting sales forecasts to demand planning, shipment trends, customer plans, and historical performance.
• Evaluate new customer opportunities, and pricing changes.

Gross Margin & Operations Finance

• Monitor gross margin performance by SKU, customer, and channel.
• Analyze COGS, freight, warehousing, manufacturing, co-packer costs, ingredient costs, packaging, and yield variances.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to understand cost drivers and margin improvement opportunities.
• Support standard cost updates, cost savings initiatives, and margin bridge analysis.
• Provide financial support for new product launches, reformulations, and operational changes.

Operating Expense Management

• Own departmental expense reporting and forecasting across key functions.
• Partner with budget owners to review spend, identify variances, and update forecasts.
• Support headcount planning, marketing spend analysis, G&A tracking, and department-level accountability.
• Improve visibility into fixed versus variable costs and discretionary spending.

Reporting & Leadership Support

• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for executive leadership.
• Develop clear dashboards, KPIs, and financial summaries that highlight business performance.
• Support board reporting, investor materials, lender reporting, and strategic projects as needed.
• Turn financial data into practical business recommendations.
• Improve reporting cadence, data accuracy, and financial storytelling.

Process & Systems Improvement

• Improve FP&A processes, templates, models, and reporting tools.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure actuals are accurate, timely, and aligned with reporting needs.
• Support implementation or optimization of planning, ERP, BI, and reporting systems.
• Help build scalable finance infrastructure as the company grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, accounting, or business analytics.
• CPG, food and beverage manufacturing, or consumer products experience required.
• Strong understanding of P&L management, gross margin, trade spend, COGS, inventory, and operating expenses.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with ERP, planning, and reporting systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, Adaptive, Anaplan, SAP, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Ability to work with large data sets and translate analysis into clear recommendations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to partner cross-functionally with non-finance teams.
• High attention to detail, strong business judgment, and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Experiences

• Experience in a high-growth or founder-led CPG company
• Familiarity with retailer-level sales data, syndicated data, trade promotion, deductions, and customer profitability
• Experience supporting fundraising, board reporting, lender reporting, or investor materials
• Experience with SKU/customer/channel-level forecasting
• Prior ownership of monthly forecasting or annual budgeting process.

RIPPLE HIGHLIGHTS:

An inclusive and collaborative environment where all ideas are welcome, iteration is encouraged, and the best ideas are adopted. As a certified B-corporation, we go the extra mile to ensure our business benefits our employees, our consumers, our local community, and the world around us.

Excellent Health care coverage for you and your family

Generous time off: the freedom you need to take time away from work to rest and recharge

Pay It Forward or Give It Back: 20 hours paid time each year to volunteer. Join a planned event or volunteer individually for a cause that matters to you

Paid bonding leave for new parents and pregnancy disability leave

Location: Remote

Pay Range: $140,000-$170,000 per year, plus bonus.