Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

We are seeking a senior-level, highly analytical finance professional to serve as the strategic lead for our workforce planning and compensation FP&A activities. In this role, you will act as the critical financial bridge between Corporate Finance and our HR, Talent Acquisition, and Business Leadership teams. Your primary focus will be optimizing our largest investment our people by delivering sophisticated financial models, deep P&L insights, and data-driven workforce strategies that influence executive decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Workforce Modeling: Develop, maintain, and scale sophisticated resourcing projection and headcount models to support long-term business objectives and real-time workforce planning.
• Financial Partnership & Advisory: Act as the lead subject matter expert for compensation and resource planning, building trusted relationships with senior HR, Talent Acquisition, and Divisional Business Partners.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes for personnel and operational expenses, ensuring absolute accuracy, transparency, and alignment with corporate strategy.
• P&L & Variance Performance: Analyze and explain complex monthly and quarterly P&L variances, translating raw financial data into expert commentary and actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Data-Driven Insights: Review monthly resourcing and talent acquisition data to identify macro workforce trends, capacity constraints, and optimization opportunities.
• Executive Communication: Promptly respond to strategic queries from cross-functional stakeholders, synthesizing complex financial concepts into concise presentations for C-suite and executive review.
• Special Projects: Lead and execute high-impact financial initiatives and continuous improvement projects as directed by Senior Finance Leadership.

Skills and Competencies

• Experience: Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Workforce Planning, People Analytics, or Corporate Finance in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Data & Systems Proficiency: Extensive experience working with multi-dimensional reporting and enterprise data environments (e.g., OneStream, Microsoft Fabric, or similar OLAP tools) alongside advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and Power Query.
• Financial Acumen: Superior financial modeling skills, deep understanding of P&L mechanics, and a rigorous, detail-oriented approach to data quality and integrity.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional verbal and written English communication skills, with a proven ability to command executive presence and influence cross-functional business strategy.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities, with a track record of leading complex projects and managing diverse stakeholder expectations.
• AI & Automation Curiosity: A foundational understanding of, and enthusiasm for, emerging artificial intelligence concepts. A proactive interest in exploring how AI tools can streamline financial reporting, improve forecasting efficiency, and automate routine data tasks, combined with an awareness of responsible and ethical data practices.

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