Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Assist Americhem in its global planning, forecasting, performance reporting, and decision-support initiatives.

• Take full ownership of designated aspects of the annual budgeting process, monthly forecasting, long-range planning, and scenario planning, which includes data gathering, assumptions, analysis, consolidation, and preparing executive-level communications.

• Design and sustain multi-scenario models and what-if analyses that encompass volume, pricing, product mix, productivity, labor, material costs, capital, and other operational factors.

• Ensure precise monthly and quarterly performance reporting by highlighting outcomes, key drivers, risks, and necessary actions.

• Create performance narratives that clarify results, underlying causes, anticipated developments, and suggested management actions.

• Collaborate with functional leaders to define KPIs, enhance driver-based planning, establish accountability, and monitor corrective measures.

• Evaluate capital investments, major sales initiatives, new business prospects, and strategic endeavors; provide recommendations based on returns, risks, cash flow, and alignment with strategic goals.

• Prepare materials that are ready for decision-making by FP&A leadership, the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, and other relevant stakeholders.

• Enhance the integrity, consistency, and usability of management reporting by aligning definitions, data sources, ownership, and controls.

• Streamline, standardize, digitize, and automate routine reporting and analysis using existing tools.

• Utilize AI responsibly for analysis, reporting, variance explanations, trend detection, forecasting workflows, documentation, and repetitive finance tasks while ensuring human oversight, confidentiality, and data integrity.

• Collaborate with business and functional teams to comprehend operational drivers and validate insights.

• Work alongside the Global FP&A Director to perpetually enhance FP&A processes, tools, and communication.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field is required; a Master’s degree is preferred.

• 4–8 years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, or analytics, encompassing budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis.

• Demonstrated capability to construct integrated financial models and assess pricing, customer opportunities, capital investments, capacity decisions, and other strategic initiatives.

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, multi-site, or similarly intricate operational environments is highly preferred.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is essential.

• Familiarity with ERP, BI, or planning systems, such as Hyperion or Power BI, is required.

• Proven track record in process improvement, automation, and digitization.

• Practical and responsible application of modern AI tools in finance workflows.

• Strategic and commercially focused, able to link financial analysis to operational decisions and business outcomes.

• Capacity to conduct detailed analyses and grasp business operations.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and progress them with a sense of urgency.

• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities; capable of influencing senior leaders and cross-functional partners without direct authority.

• Competence in managing competing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual deadlines.

• Strong problem-solving skills, intellectual rigor, and meticulous attention to detail.

• High ethical standards, discretion, accountability, and respect for confidential financial and business information.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance plans.

• Retirement savings plan with company matching.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.