Essential Functions:
The FP&A Manager role is responsible for supporting the analysis and insights for Juanita’s Foods, Inc., including financial shaping and forecasting, reporting, and insights gene ration. The FP&A Manager also serves as the S&OP planning and forecasting champion. This role is responsible for driving insights to ensure business targets are assessed.
Job Requirements:
Specific Responsibilities Include:
- Support the financial reporting process
- Own the variance analysis and insights process on financial performance
- Assist in the annual operating plan process, collaborating with functional leaders in key deliverables
- Assist in the long-range planning process
- Use and leverage standard reports and digital tools to provide reports & forecast, generate insights and analysis of changes, key initiatives impact, opportunities, and risks, and work with each area to understand and anticipate business results with a focus on working capital
- Drive accountability with responsible owners by tracking, highlighting trends, analyzing key financial metrics, implementing new initiatives, and ensuring target delivery.
- Accountable for KPI dashboarding and reporting
- Prepare and provide to management period end analysis of cash results, analyze Statement of Cash Flows including variance to forecast, explanation of key balance sheet accounts changes, metrics, provide insights, drivers, and recommend actions
- Develop relationships within other functions and establish/implement best practices
- Support the Finance team in other areas, including special projects and requests, as well as performing ad hoc analysis as needed
- Contribute to and support an effective, highly competent, and engaged Finance team.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; MBA, CFA, or CPA a plus
- High level of proficiency using Excel spreadsheets required including pivot tables & complex formulas such as VLOOKUP & SUMIF.
- Knowledge of ERP database software, preferably Oracle.
- Knowledge of business intelligence software, preferably DOMO and APEX
- 5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis
- Exposure to manufacturing departments/staff/activities a plus
- Strong cost accounting, reporting, and variance analysis.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Sound planning and organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to support cross-functional teams.