Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Listed on 2026-02-07
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Finance & Banking
Financial Manager, Corporate Finance
Overview
FP&A Manager
A rapidly growing, multi-location services organization is seeking an FP&A Manager/Senior Manager to support its expanding finance function. The company is experiencing significant growth both organically and through acquisition, creating a dynamic environment with substantial opportunity to influence financial strategy and build scalable processes.
This hybrid role requires onsite collaboration several days per week. The FP&A Manager/Senior Manager will play a crucial role in developing financial models, driving performance insights, supporting leadership decision-making, and building the foundations of a scalable FP&A function. The role will directly manage a Senior Financial Analyst and is expected to grow into broader team leadership over time.
Position OverviewThe FP&A Manager/Senior Manager will lead budgeting, forecasting, and analytical processes, serve as a strategic finance partner to leaders across the organization, and support initiatives tied to automation, reporting improvements, and long-range planning. This is a hands-on role suited for someone who wants both tactical ownership and strategic exposure.
Key Responsibilities- Lead annual budgeting, recurring forecasting, and long-range financial planning.
- Maintain rolling forecasts that incorporate seasonality, project volume, labor needs, and cost variability.
- Analyze results against budget, forecast, and prior periods; present drivers and insights clearly and concisely.
- Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Creative, and Corporate teams to develop accurate financial assumptions.
- Identify risks and opportunities; recommend appropriate mitigation strategies or investment decisions.
- Support pricing, margin, and profitability analysis at various levels.
- Maintain and update a weekly cash flow forecast with a focus on liquidity, spend timing, and financial visibility.
- Partner closely with Accounting to ensure alignment throughout the month-end process.
- Prepare executive-level dashboards and reporting to support leadership decision-making.
- Develop polished, presentation-ready financial materials for leadership meetings and strategic planning.
- Support strategic decision-making through scenario modeling and ad hoc analysis.
- Drive automation, process simplification, and standardization within planning and reporting.
- Improve system usage across ERP, reporting tools, and BI platforms.
- Document planning assumptions, methodologies, and processes to support repeatability and transparency.
- Manage and mentor one FP&A team member, with responsibility to help grow a larger team over time.
- Establish high standards for analytical rigor, accountability, and partnership.
- Support building a culture of continuous improvement, curiosity, and proactive problem-solving.
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (MBA preferred).
- 5+ years of progressive experience in Finance and/or Accounting.
- At least 3 years of direct FP&A experience, including budgeting and forecasting ownership.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into insights and recommendations.
- Proven ability to partner cross-functionally and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- High attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.
Preferred / Nice to Have
- Experience supporting service-based, project-based, or events-driven businesses.
- Familiarity with planning/reporting platforms such as Adaptive, Hyperion, or Anaplan.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or VBA is a plus.
- Experience working in PE-backed or growth-stage environments.
- ERP:
Sage Intacct - Event Management System:
Proprietary industry-specific platform - Reporting & Analytics:
Power BI
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.
The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are…
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