Manager FP&A

The Manager of FP&A (Agile and Production) will be located on site in Fridley, MN and will be responsible for leading financial budgeting and forecasting for the Agile and Production business units in MN and The Netherlands and will interact with senior leadership regularly.

This role will play a pivotal role in helping us build a first-class financial infrastructure that scales with the growth of the company in the US and internationally. This role will primarily be a hands-on role that partners closely with the site Finance Director and the Corporate FP&A team.

The key objective for this role is to help drive financial results by providing business leaders data driven insights to support corporate decision making. Additionally, to focus on the development of financial budgets/forecasts/KPIs and analyze company performance and results.

• Responsible for the preparation of financial plans, analyzing actual results vs. plans, forecasting based on operational trends, and performing ad-hoc financial analysis, as required.
• Partner closely with leadership team to develop and drive initiatives, business planning, performance measurement / reporting, decision support, board reporting and strategic projects.
• Collaborate with Rev Ops within the Sales team to define revenue and direct material forecast at a customer program level.
• Partner with site leader on headcount forecasting, as personnel expense is the largest P&L expense driver.
• Oversee preparation of separate financial planning performed locally in The Netherlands, and incorporate into the consolidated view.
• Actively work with leadership to provide objective financial input, guidance and analysis to help guide and influence management decision making.
• Clearly communicate and present financial data and reporting to relevant stakeholders, making any recommendations as needed, and use technical solutions to help drive deeper analysis of data.
• Lead the preparation of detailed financial budgets and forecasts for business units/ sites, including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, as well as relevant KPIs.
• Spearhead Long Range Planning activities for the site to align with Corporate guidance.
• Regularly review and interpret key financial metrics, responding and escalating any significant changes, as needed.
• Work with leadership to develop and refine business case assessments across the business, in order to support project and capital spending decisions. Develop reports for defined projects that estimate capital payback periods and rates of return.
• Additional ad-hoc assignments and projects supporting departments across the organization including month-end financial reporting, longer-term business plan development, benchmarking and process improvements/ analysis.
• Partners closely with FP&A Corporate team to ensure compliance and standardization.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of BA/BS degree with a specialization in finance, accounting, statistics, economics, or similar business degree.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive finance or accounting experience.
• Experience with variance analysis (actuals to forecast comparison) and period-to-period analysis.
• Proven technical, quantitative and critical-thinking skills, with high levels of independent judgment, initiative and creativity to identify and clearly communicate key performance drivers to senior management.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects and assignments with a high degree of autonomy and accountability for results.
• Ability to work with complex data from multiple sources.
• Demonstrate effective written, interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office, with a high proficiency in Excel.

• Strong data base and ERP system skills, NetSuite / Hyperion a plus
• Basic working knowledge of cost accounting principles
• Experience working in contract R&D services or contract manufacturing organization

• Light office work

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.