Strategic FP&A Manager: Forecasts, Analytics, Insights

NOW CFO; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NOW CFO is seeking an FP&A Analyst to strengthen planning, forecasting, reporting, and business intelligence efforts. The role emphasizes building robust financial models, analyzing performance, and delivering actionable insights to guide leadership decisions.

The candidate should be analytical, detail-oriented, and curious, with the ability to translate complex data into strategic recommendations, collaborate with executives, and drive continuous improvement across finance, operations, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, finance, accounting, business analytics, or related roles preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Experience working with business intelligence platforms, dashboards, and data visualization tools.
• Strong attention to detail with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex financial and operational information into actionable business insights.
• Experience collaborating across departments and working with senior leadership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise financial models that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Develop program-level financial models for new and existing initiatives.
• Own volume forecasting processes and refresh forecasts regularly based on business performance and changing conditions.
• Perform variance analysis and identify key drivers impacting financial results, forecasts, and budgets.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities.
• Produce recurring financial reporting packages and performance dashboards for leadership.
• Develop ad hoc financial analyses to support business questions, investments, and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial reporting outputs.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through financial analysis and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Develop operational reporting and analysis that connects business activities to financial performance.
• Partner with department leaders to define KPIs and measurable business outcomes.
• Analyze operational trends, productivity metrics, and program performance to support decision-making.
• Provide insights that drive operational efficiencies and process improvements.
• Serve as a key liaison with BI and data partners to ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and dashboard effectiveness.
• Translate business requirements into reporting and analytics solutions.
• Validate BI outputs and reporting prior to distribution.
• Champion self-service reporting capabilities and help reduce manual reporting processes over time.
• Maintain conference financial books and reconcile conference-related financial activity.
• Manage conference rotation schedules and associated financial planning requirements.
• Support financial forecasting and volume planning related to conferences, programs, and member initiatives.
• Analyze conference and program performance to support future planning and investment decisions.
• Prepare financial and operational materials for leadership, Board of Managers, committee, and member meetings.
• Synthesize complex data into clear, concise, decision-ready presentations and briefing materials.
• Coordinate inputs from finance, operations, and program stakeholders to support key organizational discussions and decisions.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Excel proficiency

BI dashboards

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field

Tools

Business intelligence tools

Dashboards tools

Job description

NOW CFO is seeking an FP&A Analyst to strengthen planning, forecasting, reporting, and business intelligence efforts. The role emphasizes building robust financial models, analyzing performance, and delivering actionable insights to guide leadership decisions.

The candidate should be analytical, detail-oriented, and curious, with the ability to translate complex data into strategic recommendations, collaborate with executives, and drive continuous improvement across finance, operations, and