Strategic FP&A Manager — AI-Driven Planning

Cengage; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage is seeking a Manager, Corporate FP&A to drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. This role supports corporate reporting, modeling, and investment decision processes across the organization from its Massachusetts base.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years in FP&A, strong analytics, and proficiency in Excel/PowerPoint, with a drive for AI-driven improvements and collaboration with business partners. This role emphasizes performance insight and strategic financial planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 2–4 years' experience in FP&A, private equity, or a similar role.
• Knowledge of financial statements – Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with an ability to balance multiple activities.
• Aptitude for utilizing AI and partnering in operational transformations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Outstanding analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Ad hoc analyses based on corporate initiatives that require in depth understanding of spend, investments, and transformations across the whole organization.
• Builds and maintains models to support long-term decisions by understanding profit and loss impacts.
• Develops financial projections for planning and investment decisions including proforma M&A activity.
• Assists in developing market and competitor intelligence and analyzing business opportunities.
• Assists in crafting budgeting and forecasting decks for executive discussions.
• Collaborates with FP&A team members and business partners to lead financial planning activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and revenue and expense driver analysis.
• Identifies efficiency opportunities based on business unit economics.
• Proactively identifies key insights in performance trends and provides analysis.
• Streamlines planning and reporting processes for continuous improvement including AI-enabled tools and procedures.
• Supports external investor presentations and data requirements for reporting.

Skills

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Excel

PowerPoint

Stakeholder comms

AI in finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

Cengage is seeking a Manager, Corporate FP&A to drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. This role supports corporate reporting, modeling, and investment decision processes across the organization from its Massachusetts base.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years in FP&A, strong analytics, and proficiency in Excel/PowerPoint, with a drive for AI-driven improvements and collaboration with business partners. This role emphasizes performance insight and strategic financial planning.