FP&A Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Spain, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Provide support to a segment of the European portfolio, initially concentrating on the business with the most urgent needs.

• Collaborate with the Finance Director and President to translate strategic and operational priorities into financial results.

• Gain insights into the markets, customers, products, commercial models, and operating processes of the supported businesses.

• Assess performance against the previous year, plans, and forecasts; identify underlying causes and suggest actions to enhance revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, and working capital.

• Outline actions, responsible parties, timelines, and anticipated financial impacts, then monitor progress and actual outcomes.

• Deliver decision-focused insights for weekly reviews, monthly business evaluations, and operational meetings.

• Challenge assumptions, clarify trade-offs, and reinforce accountability.

• Implement value-creation priorities including pricing strategies, procurement, LEAN processes, productivity enhancements, aftermarket growth, working capital management, and commercial effectiveness.

• Set initiative baselines, quantify opportunities, maintain a value-creation pipeline, and confirm realized benefits.

• Develop business cases and scenario analyses for capital expenditures, capacity and footprint considerations, make-or-buy decisions, commercial investments, and strategic initiatives.

• Assist with growth initiatives and the integration of acquisitions.

• Ensure the accuracy of business inputs and operational assumptions for forecasts and the Annual Operating Plan.

• Create driver-based performance views utilizing demand, backlog, pipeline, volume, price, mix, material costs, labor, productivity, service, aftermarket activities, and working capital indicators.

• Keep track of forward-looking risks, opportunities, scenarios, and sensitivities.

• Convert strategic initiatives and operational plans into financial expectations, milestones, and KPIs.

• Coordinate European business contributions for regular reporting and review procedures.

• Clarify performance compared to the previous year, plans, and forecasts, highlighting drivers, risks, opportunities, and necessary actions.

• Ensure operational KPIs align with financial results and are applied consistently.

• Enhance data quality, reporting discipline, and analytical consistency across European businesses.

• Advocate for the adoption of Workday Adaptive, Power BI, the enterprise data warehouse, and relevant source systems.

• Leverage automation and AI-enabled tools to minimize manual tasks and improve analysis.

• Create scalable analyses and tools for ongoing decision-making and performance management.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline is required.

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a similar finance role.

• Direct collaboration with operational or commercial leaders.

• Proven experience in using financial and operational analysis to influence decisions and enhance business performance.

• Familiarity with forecasting, annual planning, executive performance reporting, and financial modeling in a complex operational setting.

• Strong business acumen linking commercial and operational activities to P&L, cash flow, and working capital outcomes.

• Ability to cultivate trusted relationships, influence without direct authority, constructively challenge, and communicate effectively across countries and cultures.

• Capability to transition between detailed analysis and clear executive-level conclusions, recommendations, and actions.

• Proficient in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and data interpretation.

• Advanced skills in Excel.

• High sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity, meticulous attention to detail, and a proactive approach to action and continuous improvement.

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic, decentralized, and evolving organization.

• Willingness to travel to European business locations as necessary.

• An MBA, CPA, or other relevant advanced qualifications is preferred.

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial equipment, or another operations-intensive sector is preferred.

• Background in a multi-entity, global, acquisitive, or private equity-backed environment is preferred.

• Experience working across various European countries and cultures is strongly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work arrangement.

• Opportunity to engage with European businesses and in global, acquisitive, or private equity-backed environments.

• Professional exposure to Workday Adaptive, Power BI, enterprise data warehouse, relevant source systems, automation, and AI-enabled tools.

• Travel to European business locations as required.