Strategic FP&A Manager — Forecasting & Growth Lead

New-Indy Containerboard; High Point (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

New-Indy Containerboard seeks an FP&A Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, and performance analysis. You will partner with executive and operations leaders to drive profitable growth and capital investments in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include developing models, preparing management reports and KPI dashboards, evaluating capital expenditures and ROI, and driving continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration or related field.
• MBA/CPA/CMA/FPAC preferred.
• 5–8+ years of progressive finance, accounting, FP&A, or corporate finance experience.
• 2–3+ years of leadership experience preferred.
• Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced experience with ERP systems, BI reporting tools, and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and strategic planning processes.
• Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and long-range forecasts.
• Analyze revenue, margins, labor, overhead, working capital, and profitability trends.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages and KPI dashboards.
• Evaluate capital expenditures, depreciation, and ROI opportunities.
• Partner with leaders to improve financial performance and cost efficiency.
• Present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Maintain forecasting accuracy and continuous process improvements.
• Analyze plant and operational performance metrics.
• Support standard costing, inventory analysis, and manufacturing variances.
• Monitor labor, material, freight, and overhead spending.
• Evaluate capacity utilization and productivity initiatives.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Financial Modeling

Forecasting & Budgeting

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication

Project Management

Problem Solving

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration or related field

MBA / CPA / CMA / FPAC preferred

Tools

ERP systems

BI reporting tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

New-Indy Containerboard seeks an FP&A Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, and performance analysis. You will partner with executive and operations leaders to drive profitable growth and capital investments in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include developing models, preparing management reports and KPI dashboards, evaluating capital expenditures and ROI, and driving continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and cost efficiency.