Senior Manager, FP&A

Job Description:

The Senior Manager, FP&A is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business performance analysis for Alphia. This role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Executive Leadership to deliver actionable financial insights that support profitable growth, operational efficiency, and informed decision-making across the organization.

The Senior Manager will play a critical role in enhancing forecasting accuracy, improving financial visibility, supporting strategic initiatives, and advancing finance processes and systems as the business continues to scale within a dynamic pet food co-manufacturing environment.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead core components of the monthly forecast, annual operating plan, and long-range planning processes across the organization.
• Partner with business leaders to develop financial forecasts related to revenue, gross margin, manufacturing costs, operating expenses, and capital investments.
• Develop driver-based forecasting models and scenario analyses to assess business risks, opportunities, inflation impacts, and operational changes.
• Support executive leadership with forward-looking financial insights and recommendations to drive profitable growth and improved financial performance.
• Coordinate planning timelines, assumptions, and deliverables across functional teams to ensure alignment and accountability.

Operational & Manufacturing Finance Support

• Partner closely with Operations and Supply Chain teams to analyze plant performance, manufacturing variances, labor efficiency, yield, freight, and overhead absorption.
• Provide financial support for capacity planning, network optimization, productivity initiatives, and cost savings programs.
• Analyze raw material and commodity trends and support inflation recovery planning and margin management initiatives.
• Develop reporting and analytics related to production performance, inventory management, and operational KPIs.
• Support capital expenditure analysis and post-investment performance tracking.

Performance Analytics & Executive Reporting

• Lead monthly business performance reporting, including variance analysis versus forecast, plan, and prior year.
• Develop executive-level dashboards and KPIs that provide visibility into revenue, EBITDA, gross margin, working capital, and operational performance.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Identify key business trends, risks, and opportunities, providing recommendations to improve financial and operational outcomes.
• Support Board, lender, and executive presentation materials as needed.

Business Partnership & Strategic Support

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to Operations, Commercial, Procurement, and Supply Chain leadership teams.
• Support strategic initiatives including new business opportunities, customer profitability analysis, network expansion, and operational investments.
• Evaluate business cases and financial returns related to pricing actions, capital investments, automation initiatives, and productivity programs.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support decision-making across the organization.
• Drive financial discipline and accountability throughout the business.

FP&A Process Improvement & Systems

• Lead initiatives to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and financial planning processes.
• Support the continued development of FP&A systems, reporting tools, and automation capabilities.
• Partner with IT and Finance leadership to enhance data integrity, reporting consistency, and financial visibility across systems.
• Help establish scalable financial processes and governance frameworks to support company growth.
• Support implementation and optimization of planning, BI, and analytics platforms as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive FP&A, finance, or operational finance experience, preferably within manufacturing, food, beverage, CPG, or pet food industries.
• Experience supporting complex manufacturing or supply chain environments with exposure to operational and commercial finance.
• Demonstrated success in financial planning, forecasting, and cross-functional business partnership.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capabilities.
• Advanced Excel skills required; experience with ERP systems, planning tools, and BI platforms preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing finance concepts, including standard costing, variances, inventory, and operational KPIs.
• Experience working with large data sets and translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Familiarity with financial systems and planning platforms such as Sage, Power BI, Vena, Datarails, or similar tools preferred.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational drivers to financial outcomes.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Alphia is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.