Strategic FP&A & Corporate Development Leader

Rail Modal Group; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Rail Modal Group in Latham, NY, is seeking an experienced FP&A & Corporate Development Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting, analytics, capital investments, and investor reporting. You will report to the VP of Finance and partner with the executive team and Board.

The role combines traditional FP&A with corporate development, managing multiple workstreams, building detailed financial models, evaluating IRR and ROI, and guiding strategic initiatives and acquisitions while ensuring clear

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A or finance experience.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to communicate financial insights to non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience building budgets, forecasts, and long-range planning models.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and writing abilities.
• Ability to work in RMG’s headquarters in Latham, NY up to 4 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models for scenario planning, acquisitions, and capital projects; provide insight to support strategic decisions.
• Evaluate returns on growth initiatives and capital projects using IRR, ROI, and other metrics.
• Lead workstreams in M&A processes (modeling, valuation, due diligence) and develop a pipeline of opportunities for acquisitions and partnerships.
• Perform valuation analysis and track performance against plan for ongoing reporting requirements.
• Track and analyze KPIs and financial performance versus budget/forecast.
• Analyze costs across departments and projects; provide actionable detail to business leaders.
• Prepare board and investor reporting packages with relevant financial insights.
• Support long-range planning and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor debt covenants in forecasting.
• Collaborate with accounting, operations, commercial, and executive teams to ensure financial visibility.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Presentation skills

Communication

Writing abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Adaptive Insights

Power BI

Job description

Rail Modal Group in Latham, NY, is seeking an experienced FP&A & Corporate Development Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting, analytics, capital investments, and investor reporting. You will report to the VP of Finance and partner with the executive team and Board.

The role combines traditional FP&A with corporate development, managing multiple workstreams, building detailed financial models, evaluating IRR and ROI, and guiding strategic initiatives and acquisitions while ensuring clear