Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager

Reports to: Director of Finance

FLSA: Exempt

Manages others: Yes

Location: Hybrid

Department: Finance

General Job Description

The FP&A Manager is responsible for leading the company's core budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes. This role ensures that the FP&A function operates with accuracy, consistency, and timeliness, providing the operational backbone for financial decision-making.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, this individual owns the day-to-day execution of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting while partnering closely with the Accounting Team and Strategic Finance & Analytics to ensure alignment between operational drivers and financial outcomes. The FP&A Manager supervises Financial Analyst(s) and plays a key role in improving processes, enhancing financial models, and scaling FP&A capabilities through automation and strategic analytics.

Essential Responsibilities

• Own and manage the annual budgeting process, including timeline development, model creation, templates, cross-functional coordination, and consolidation to deliver accurate financial plans
• Lead monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery of updated projections to leadership
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive financial reporting packages, including monthly revenue reporting, performance variance analysis, and forward-looking insights
• Own core FP&A models, ensuring they are scalable, transparent, well-controlled, and aligned with actual business results; maintain data integrity across ERP, payroll, and other enterprise systems
• Supervise and mentor Financial Analyst(s), providing guidance on reporting, analysis, and modeling; establish and enforce best practices and standard processes across FP&A functions
• Partner with department leaders to gather operational input, validate financial assumptions, and develop detailed projections that inform strategic planning
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and system enhancements to reduce manual effort, increase accuracy, and scale FP&A capabilities

Position Requirements (Skills, Knowledge, Abilities)

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 5-8+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or business analysis
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis
• Demonstrated experience managing budgeting and forecasting processes from conception through delivery
• Proven experience supervising, mentoring, or leading junior team members
• Strong proficiency with ERP systems and financial planning tools
• Experience with BI/analytics platforms (Power BI, Tableau) preferred
• High attention to detail and exceptional commitment to data accuracy
• Strong ownership mindset and accountability for processes, deliverables, and outcomes
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple timelines and coordinate across teams
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights
• Leadership and coaching capability with commitment to building high-performing finance teams

Physical Requirements

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision
• The auditory/hearing abilities required by the job include the ability to hear others using a phone or online conferencing system
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• The employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods while working at a computer
• This individual must be a responsible person, and regular attendance is required

WPS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AA M/F/V/D. We proudly hire U.S. Military Veterans, and those qualified are encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law. | Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. WPS will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment.

At this time, WPS is unable to provide visa sponsorship.