FP&A Manager

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an FP& A Manager to lead finance process automation and strengthen the connection between operational data, accounting activity, and executive reporting in Montebello, California. This role will shape scalable workflows that improve accuracy, reduce manual effort, and deliver timely financial insight for business leaders. The ideal candidate brings strong planning and analysis expertise along with hands-on experience improving systems, reporting structures, and cross-functional finance operations.

Responsibilities:
• Lead automation initiatives that connect operational inputs such as orders, shipments, and billing activity to accounting, financial analysis, and leadership reporting with minimal manual handling.
• Manage the flow of data between business platforms and finance applications to ensure transactions are captured accurately, validated appropriately, and available for downstream settlement, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Direct the enhancement of finance tools and automated workflows across core processes including accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger activity, reconciliations, settlements, and month-end close.
• Build and maintain a prioritized automation roadmap by evaluating business value, implementation risk, and complexity, while keeping stakeholders informed on progress and upcoming delivery phases.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to define requirements, design process solutions, oversee implementation activities, support go-live readiness, and stabilize production performance after launch.
• Drive broader adoption of automation practices by encouraging process improvement, identifying new opportunities for efficiency, and reducing reliance on manual finance tasks.
• Automate settlement and accounting activities such as rate calculations, invoice creation, dispute resolution, payment processing, journal entries, accruals, intercompany transactions, and close-related workflows while supporting compliance requirements.
• Develop automated reporting pipelines and executive dashboards that provide timely visibility into profit and loss, cost drivers, productivity, volume trends, and other key performance indicators.
• Review end-to-end business and finance workflows to identify inefficiencies, remove unnecessary steps, standardize procedures, document controls, and recommend measurable improvements in cycle time, quality, and audit readiness.• 7+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, finance transformation, or process automation within complex business environments.
• Strong background in financial planning, financial modeling, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Experience working with finance and ERP platforms such as NetSuite and planning tools such as Adaptive Insights.
• Demonstrated ability to design dashboards and reporting solutions using business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Knowledge of accounting operations including AR, AP, general ledger, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close processes.
• Proven success partnering with finance, IT, operations, and external vendors to deliver system and process improvements.
• Industry experience in logistics, distribution, ground transportation, or global supply chain environments is highly valued.