Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

My client in North Andover, MA is a private equity backed, high-growth company looking to hire its first FP&A Manager to work closely with the CFO. This position will start as an individual contributor and eventually build out a team. Candidates must be comfortable with 2-3x per week onsite in North Andover, MA FP&A Manager to serve as a key financial partner to the CFO. This is a high-impact role at the heart of our financial planning and analysis function - owning the processes that drive strategic decision-making, capital allocation, and investor reporting. You'll work closely with senior leadership to provide forward-looking financial insight in a fast-paced, PE-backed environment. --- What You'll Do Own and manage the annual budget process end-to-end, partnering with department heads and Business unit management to build a hybrid plan (bottoms up/top down) aligned to strategic priorities Lead quarterly reforecasting cycles, delivering timely and accurate variance analysis with clear narrative Develop and maintain rolling cash flow forecasts, including working capital modeling and liquidity analysis CFO Support & Strategic Analysis Serve as a trusted analytical partner to the CFO, preparing board decks, investor materials, and management reporting packages Own enterprise-wide metric aggregation and reporting - defining, collecting, and standardizing KPIs across business units to ensure consistency and accuracy Lead the build-out of an enterprise-wide dashboard reporting capability, partnering with Finance, Operations, and IT to consolidate data sources into a unified, real-time view for leadership Develop KPI frameworks and dashboards that translate financial and operational data into actionable business insight Prepare monthly and quarterly FP&A focused reporting and metrics, including bridge analyses and commentary for executive and PE sponsor audiences Systems & Process Own and optimize financial planning processes within NetSuite or Oracle Planning (EPM/PBCS) Drive improvements in forecast accuracy, reporting efficiency, and data integrity Partner with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals and planning systems #J-18808-Ljbffr