Our Company
We believe Running Changes Everything. If you believe that, too, we want to talk. With more than 280 stores and a robust e-commerce site, Fleet Feet is the largest running retailer in the country. Catering to more than runners, we pride ourselves on having an inclusive environment! We believe it’s a privilege to serve and to deliver unmatched service and support when outfitting every customer. We run together to solve problems, reach goals, encourage others and champion our brand.
Overview:
Fleet Feet is seeking a highly analytical, business-minded FP&A Manager to join our Finance team. This role will be instrumental in strengthening our financial planning and analysis capabilities, driving financial discipline, and delivering actionable insights that support business performance and strategic decision-making.
The FP&A Manager will play a key role in managing the monthly financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnership processes across our multi-unit retail, franchise, and ecommerce operations. Working closely with the Senior Director of FP&A, this position will help establish scalable financial processes, enhance management reporting, improve forecasting accuracy, and support strategic investment decisions.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical finance expertise with business acumen, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to translate complex financial information into practical recommendations. This individual is comfortable working independently, presenting to senior leaders, leveraging financial systems and AI-enabled tools, and providing guidance and mentorship to other team members.
Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & Month End Close
- Manage the monthly management reporting process, ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting across business units, departments, and sales channels.
- Lead the analysis of monthly financial results, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, EBITA, and key performance indicators, identifying underlying business drivers and actionable opportunities.
- Review financial reporting packages, variance analyses, and executive summaries for accuracy, consistency, and quality of financial insights.
- Partner with Accounting to ensure financial results are accurately reflected in management reporting and that close-related issues are identified and resolved.
- Develop and present financial performance summaries and recommendations to Directors, Vice Presidents, and other senior leaders.
- Support the Senior Director in preparing consolidated management reporting, executive presentations, and Board-level financial materials.
- Establish consistent reporting standards, KPI definitions, and analytical approaches across the FP&A function.
- Partner with Data Analytics and IT to improve reporting automation, dashboard development, data integrity, and accessibility of financial information.
Business Partnership and Decision Support
- Serve as a primary finance business partner for assigned departments, business units, or sales channels, providing financial guidance and constructive challenge to business leaders.
- Lead monthly financial performance reviews with business partners, including operating expense management, budget-to-actual analysis, forecast updates, headcount planning, and capital spending.
- Translate financial results and operational trends into actionable recommendations to improve profitability, resource allocation, and business performance.
- Lead financial evaluations of business initiatives, including cost-benefit analyses, profitability assessments, investment returns, and business case development.
- Partner with Retail Operations, Ecommerce, Merchandising, Marketing, and other functional leaders to identify financial risks, opportunities, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Develop financial analyses supporting store economics, labor productivity, channel profitability, and other key operational performance drivers.
- Support strategic projects, capital investment evaluations, acquisitions, and other growth initiatives through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Promote financial accountability and improve financial literacy among business partners through clear communication and practical financial guidance.
Budgeting and Forecasting
- Manage key components of the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial planning, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with strategic priorities.
- Coordinate financial planning activities across assigned departments and business units, including assumptions, timelines, deliverables, and consolidation of financial inputs.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance driver-based financial models to support revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and profitability forecasts.
- Review and challenge business assumptions, identify financial risks and opportunities, and recommend actions to improve forecast accuracy.
- Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to evaluate changes in business conditions, strategic initiatives, and operating performance.
- Support the development and refinement of consolidated financial forecasts, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow projections.
- Partner with the Senior Director to improve budgeting and forecasting methodologies, planning tools, and financial processes.
- Support administration, optimization, and adoption of NetSuite Planning and Budgeting and associated financial data integrations.
- Provide technical guidance, review, and mentorship to the Senior Financial Analyst on financial models, reporting, forecasting, and analytical deliverables.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
- 5–7 years of progressive FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Financial Analysis experience, including demonstrated ownership of financial planning and reporting processes.
- Experience supporting multiple business leaders within a mid-sized company ($100M– $1B revenue strongly preferred).
- Demonstrated experience leading budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial performance analysis.
- Advanced financial modeling skills, including driver-based forecasting, scenario analysis, and investment evaluation.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, business performance drivers, and the relationship between operating results, working capital, and cash flow.
- Proven ability to translate financial analyses into business recommendations and effectively challenge assumptions.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted analysis, Excel automation, and productivity tools to improve financial processes.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting financial information to senior management.
- Ability to influence without direct authority and provide coaching and technical guidance to colleagues.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Self-motivated, hands-on, and comfortable building processes in an evolving environment.
- Demonstrates a passion for the mission and core values of Fleet Feet and its affiliated brands.
Technical Skills Required:
- Advanced Microsoft Excel, including complex financial modeling.
- PowerPoint with experience preparing executive-level presentations.
- Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Workday, or similar).
- Financial planning software (Oracle EPM, NetSuite Planning, Anaplan, or Adaptive preferred).
- Experience working with large financial datasets and developing scalable financial reporting.
- Comfortable utilizing AI tools to enhance productivity, financial analysis, and process automation.
Preferred:
- Power BI and other business intelligence or data visualization platforms.
- Financial systems implementations, enhancements, or process automation.
- Experience developing KPI dashboards and management scorecards.
Benefits:
- Robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, EAP, and more
- 401(k) with 4% employer match and immediate vesting (available to part- and full-time employees age 21+ at company-owned stores)
- Training and advancement opportunities across the Fleet Feet brand
- Professional development programs, including mentorship, employee resource groups, and monthly learning sessions
- Community involvement and service initiatives supporting local engagement
- Discounts on training programs and products
- Supportive, passionate teammates who live the mission every day
- For full-time employees (30+ hours/week), check out our Fleet Feet benefits summary for details on healthcare, wellness, and more.
Equal Opportunity & Reasonable Accommodations:
We are an equal opportunity employer and believe having teams in which everyone brings their whole self to Fleet Feet is key to our success. We encourage people of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. Our dedication to inclusion is reflected in our hiring practices, workplace culture, and community engagement. Fleet Feet utilizes E-Verify in all corporate and company-operated stores as part of the hiring process. Full-Time
