Strategic FP&A Manager — Budget & Forecasting (Hybrid)

New Jersey Resources Corp.; Wall Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day one medical coverage

401(k) match

Direct Stock Purchase Plan

Wellness perks

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hybrid options

Job summary

New Jersey Resources is seeking a Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis to lead financial forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and related business analysis while strengthening financial decision-making across the organization.

The role partners with senior leaders to translate financial data into actionable insights, explain drivers of performance, and support strategic initiatives through robust modeling, headcount planning, and continuous FP&A process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, accounting, corporate finance, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of corporate financial planning, management reporting, financial statements, and business and cost drivers.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and draw sound conclusions.
• Ability to explain financial results and recommendations clearly and concisely to senior leaders and non-finance audiences.
• Strong business-partnering skills, including the ability to build productive relationships, constructively challenge assumptions, and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Strategic mindset with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional processes or projects and drive accountability for deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, periodic forecast, and long-range planning processes, coordinating assumptions, timelines, and inputs across the organization.
• Own monthly performance reporting and management-review materials, using variance and trend analysis to explain results compared with budget, forecast, commitments, and prior periods.
• Manage operations and maintenance (O&M) expense planning and monitoring, partnering with budget owners to understand spending drivers and recommend appropriate actions.
• Manage headcount and workforce planning, including hiring assumptions, staffing trends, and labor-related expense forecasts.
• Develop and maintain financial and economic models, including sensitivity analyses and scenarios that identify potential risks, opportunities, and business impacts.
• Evaluate business performance, investments, transactions, and strategic initiatives through financial statement analysis, business-case development, profitability and cost analysis, and consideration of relevant market conditions.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to business leaders by challenging assumptions, evaluating alternatives, and delivering practical recommendations that support strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead improvements to FP&A processes and capabilities, with an emphasis on efficiency, automation, data quality, and more effective planning and reporting.

Skills

Financial forecasting

Budgeting

Financial modeling

Business partnering

Strategic thinking

Communication to senior leaders

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Five+ years FP&A experience

Job description

New Jersey Resources is seeking a Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis to lead financial forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and related business analysis while strengthening financial decision-making across the organization.

The role partners with senior leaders to translate financial data into actionable insights, explain drivers of performance, and support strategic initiatives through robust modeling, headcount planning, and continuous FP&A process improvements.