Business Planning Manager

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Full Time G5 Buena Park, CA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $91,000.00 To $ Annually

JOB TITLE

Business Planning Manager

(Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager)

REPORTS TO

Business Planning Senior Manager

JOB TYPE

Full Time Employee, Exempt

TEAM

Business Planning

LOCATION

Buena Park, CA 90020

The Business Planning Manager leads enterprise-wide financial planning, strategic initiatives, and executive decision support across the organization. This role partners directly with executive leadership and Korea Headquarters to drive business performance, corporate strategy, and long-term growth. The successful candidate is expected to independently lead cross-functional initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, develop executive‑level business cases, and deliver high-quality strategic reports and presentations for C‑suite decision‑making.

Strong experience preparing executive‑level strategy reports and presentation materials (Word, PowerPoint, Executive Decks) for CEOs, CFOs, and senior leadership is essential.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:

• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial planning
• Own monthly close analysis and deliver variance insights with clear business drivers
• Build and maintain financial models for revenue, cost, and profitability scenarios
• Develop and enhance dashboards, KPIs, and standardized reporting frameworks
• Partner with department leaders to translate operational initiatives into financial impact
• Identify risks/opportunities and recommend corrective actions
• Independently manage multiple concurrent projects under tight timelines
• Handle both recurring reporting and frequent ad-hoc, ambiguous business questions
• Drive process automation and continuous improvements to report efficiency and data quality
• Prepare executive-level presentations and decision support materials
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and review of junior analysts’ work
• Lead enterprise-wide strategic planning and special projects sponsored by executive leadership.
• Develop executive business cases and strategic recommendations for CEO, CFO, and senior leadership.
• Prepare high-quality executive presentations, board materials, and strategy reports (PowerPoint, Word, Executive Decks) for C‑suite meetings.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into concise executive narratives and strategic insights.

Korea HQ Communication & Reporting Support include but are not limited to the following:

• Serve as the primary finance point of contact between U.S. operations and Korea headquarters for assigned areas.
• Directly communicate business performance, financial results, and key variances to key HQ leaders
• Prepare and deliver executive-level financial reports, forecasts, and strategic analyses to HQ
• Align financial assumptions, targets, and planning direction with global/HQ guidelines
• Lead ad-hoc analyses and reporting requests from headquarters with ownership and accountability
• Translate local operational performance into clear financial narratives for HQ management

• Executive Presence
• Strategic Thinking
• Storytelling & Executive Communication
• C‑suite Presentation Skills
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Organizational Influence
• Executive Stakeholder Management
• Business Case Development
• Strong cross-functional partnership and stakeholder management

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business
  Consulting firm experience, MBA or CPA preferred.
• 7–10+ years of FP&A, finance, consulting, corporate planning experience, or strategic planning experience
• Extens…