FP&A Manager - Strategy

Our client is a growing manufacturing organization seeking an FP&A Manager who can operate beyond traditional budgeting and reporting. This is a highly visible role for a finance professional who enjoys solving complex business problems, leading strategic projects, and partnering with operations and executive leadership to drive better decisions.The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in FP&A, financial modeling, forecasting and business analysis, combined with the curiosity and business acumen to understand why the numbers are changing and what the organization should do about it.This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to move from simply reporting financial results to becoming a true strategic partner to the business.What You'll Do:Partner with senior leadership and operational teams to evaluate business performance, identify opportunities and support strategic decision-making.Lead financial analysis for strategic initiatives, transformation projects, capital investments, acquisitions, cost-reduction initiatives and other major business decisions.Develop financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate potential outcomes, risks and returns.Translate complex financial and operational data into clear recommendations for executive leadership.Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.Develop and monitor KPIs that provide insight into operational and financial performance.Analyze business trends, profitability, cost structures and operational drivers to identify opportunities for improvement.Partner with manufacturing, operations, supply chain, sales and other functional leaders to understand the financial impact of business decisions.Support business cases and ROI analysis for process improvements, technology investments, automation and other transformation initiatives.Evaluate actual results versus plan and work with business leaders to understand variances and develop corrective actions.Build reporting and analytical tools that improve visibility into the organization's performance.Participate in cross-functional projects and serve as the finance lead on initiatives that impact the broader organization.Continuously improve FP&A processes, reporting and analytical capabilities.Requirements:Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field.5+ years of progressive FP&A, financial analysis or corporate finance experience.Manufacturing or other operationally complex industry experience strongly preferred.Strong financial modeling, forecasting and analytical skills.