Project ManManager of Financial Planning and Analysis; Business Controller; ager, Strategy

Title:

Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

Department:
Finance

Reports To:

CFO

Supervisory Position:
Yes

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

Lawrence, MA (Boston Area), with some remote flexibility, 3 days in office

• Lead the annual budgeting process and forecasts.
• Consolidate business plans (with financial controller) and challenge assumptions.
• Align financial forecasts with strategic goals, department heads and executive leadership.
• Build bottom‑up budgets from center assumptions.
• Run rolling forecasts based on:
  • Staffing changes
  • Consolidate into corporate view for lenders / PE / board

• Analyze financial results and KPIs (margin, cost, profitability, productivity).
• Identify performance gaps.
• Track impacts of corrective actions deployed vs targets.
• Support monthly business reviews and quarterly performance (shareholders & bank reports).
• Analyze capacity utilization % by classroom / age group.
• Partner with ops on underperforming centers.
• Forecast labor using:
  • Staffing grids by classroom
  • Identify:
    • Overtime leakage
    • Under/over staffing by center

• Own monthly P&Ls at site level (often 20–100+ locations).
• Drive visibility into:
  • Contribution margin by center
  • Fixed vs variable cost structure
• Flag:
  • Centers below breakeven
  • Margin compression trends

• Own cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and treasury partnerships.
• Optimize cash management, banking relationships, and capital structure in collaboration with the CFO.

• Strengthen the integration and utilization of Microsoft D365, Procare, payroll platforms, and reporting tools.
• Identify automation opportunities and reduce manual accounting work.
• Ensure documentation of policies, procedures, and internal controls (SOPs).

• Develop (or finetune existing) KPIs & dashboards to track then analyze business performance.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of management reporting / dashboards across Babilou.
• Translate financial results into actionable insights for executives then track impacts vs expected target.
• Present performance updates to the COMEX.

• Collaborate with business units and regional controllers (including Working cap monitoring).
• Provide guidance on cost control, growth initiatives, and operational efficiency.
• Link strategic goals with financial performance metrics.

• Lead, mentor, and develop team members.
• Holds authority and significant influence in employment‑related decisions, such as hiring, performance evaluation, disciplinary action, team restructuring, promotions, and succession planning across the FP&A department.
• Build succession plans, training programs, and coaching frameworks.
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, continuous improvement, and service to Operations.

• Enhance forecasting accuracy, profitability analysis, and decision tools.
• Develop and maintain BI system and planning processes.

• BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA/CFA a plus.
• 8
  -10+ years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally in a multi‑site or service‑based business and prior team leadership or supervisory experience (2-4+ years).
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Experience with MS Dynamics 365, SQL, BI tools, or similar systems preferred.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence decision‑making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated success improving financial processes, reporting, and systems.
• High emotional intelligence, professionalism, and sound judgment.

• Can work at least a full‑time, 40‑hour a week schedule, sometimes off‑hours as the business requires (i.e., deadlines, networking events, conferences, business dinners, etc.).
• Can sit for long periods of time at a computer in a primarily sedentary position; manual dexterity required to use desktop computer…