FP&A Manager

POSITION SUMMARY 

The FP&A Manager acts as a subject matter expert and trusted business and financial advisor to Leadership; provides guidance, deep insights, and offers recommendations to improve business efficiency and costs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Serve as an influential key adviser to Sr. Leadership for highly complex and business-critical areas by challenging ideas and thought processes as well as providing strategic direction and accountability on business issues with Financial implications

• Responsible for accurate planning and forecasting processes; Set and define frameworks for ensuring alignment with Company-wide goals and objectives

• Identify and manage opportunities and risks: Design, develop and drive the adoption of short-term and long-term financial risk management policies, processes, and procedures; Apply advanced business partnering skills to take advantage of opportunities and use them improve overall financial and operational performance

• Serve as an expert to Senior Leadership through an interpretation of complex financial information and assists in organizational decision-making, communication and collaboration with key stakeholders, to ensure they are educated on trade-offs and downstream impacts of decisions

• Drives and influences performance through a comprehensive understanding of operational and financial business drivers

• Builds and delivers compelling Executive level presentations, including Board of Directors related materials. Requires strong business acumen and presence

• Conducts ongoing user education and provides management consultation on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies and source data systems

• Continuously improve and help streamline processes

• Support the businesses on executing their strategic, operational objectives and undertaking ad hoc analyses and special projects

EXPERIENCE  

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance Preferred  

• 6-8+ years’ experience in a progressive Finance role  

KNOWLEDGE 

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel

• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills

• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions

• Demonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional projects

• Ability to translate data and analysis into effective written and verbal communication

• Excellent business and financial acumen, with the ability to lead discussions with executives to obtain key decisions

• Excellent change management skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, dynamic matrix environment

• Exceptional analytical, conceptual thinking, and research skills

DESIRED BEHAVIORS 

• Receptive to change – is flexible. Seeks and adopts improved approaches and processes.

• Initiates action – is results oriented, takes responsibility for actions and outcomes. Meets commitments and strives for high performance.

• Manages the workload - makes timely decisions, prioritizes effectively, solves problems, monitors results and takes remedial action where necessary.

• Technically proficient – able to apply the technical knowledge and skills required in the job role and responsibilities in order to achieve the expected outputs. 

• Takes responsibility for own learning - knows personal strengths, recognizes development needs, and takes action to improve. Is open to feedback and always seeks to learn. 

• Communicates ideas – respectfully exchange information and proposes a way forward. Listen to views of colleagues and take in diverse perspectives. 

• Works collaboratively – shares knowledge and information, fosters teamwork and contributes to a positive work environment where people want to come to work.  

• Display ethical character and competence - acts with integrity and intent, is accountable for own actions, behaves according to the company values.  

• Act as a good citizen of UpKeep. 

COMPENSATION