Strategic FP&A Manager: Corporate Planning & Forecasting

Cengage Group; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus program

Total Rewards package

Job summary

Cengage Group seeks a Manager, Corporate FP&A to drive financial performance through corporate reporting and forecasting. You will lead analyses, build long-term models, and develop pro forma M&A projections while collaborating with business partners to optimize planning and decisions.

The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, and revenue/expense driver analysis, with exposure to AI-enabled improvements and external investor data support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 2–4 years’ FP&A, private equity, or similar role.
• Knowledge of financial statements - Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Aptitude for utilizing AI and partnering in operational transformations.

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

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

AI mindset

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance, or a related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Cengage Group seeks a Manager, Corporate FP&A to drive financial performance through corporate reporting and forecasting. You will lead analyses, build long-term models, and develop pro forma M&A projections while collaborating with business partners to optimize planning and decisions.

The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, and revenue/expense driver analysis, with exposure to AI-enabled improvements and external investor data support.