We are looking for an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to support strategic decision-making for a CPG client. This role will lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis while partnering with business leaders to translate financial data into actionable recommendations. The ideal candidate brings strong modeling capabilities, a deep understanding of corporate planning, and the ability to improve financial visibility across the business.
Qualified applicants can apply by sending your resume to Joe Ciavardini at joe.ciavardini@roberthalf
Responsibilities:
- Lead the annual budgeting cycle and recurring forecast process to provide accurate financial outlooks for the organization.
- Build and maintain detailed financial models that evaluate business performance, operational trends, and future scenarios.
- Analyze monthly and quarterly results, identify key variances, and present meaningful insights to leadership.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to develop financial plans that align with business objectives and production goals.
- Prepare management reports, dashboards, and presentations that clearly communicate financial performance and risks.
- Support long-range planning efforts by assessing revenue, cost, and profitability drivers across the business.
- Use Adaptive Insights and related planning tools to streamline reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis activities.
- Recommend process improvements that strengthen planning accuracy, reporting quality, and decision support capabilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Hands-on experience with Adaptive Insights or a comparable enterprise planning platform.
- Solid understanding of corporate financial planning principles and performance management.
- Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to leadership.