FP&A Manager

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

Lead Financial Strategy for a Growing Manufacturing Company

Are you a CPA with strong Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) experience in manufacturing? Do you enjoy partnering with executive leadership to influence business strategy, profitability, and operational performance?

We're seeking an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (FP&A Manager) to join a rapidly growing, private equity-backed manufacturing company in Champaign, Illinois. Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll play a key leadership role driving financial performance, improving operational efficiency, and supporting strategic growth initiatives.

This is a highly visible position with direct exposure to senior leadership, board reporting, and business decision-making.

What You'll Do

• Lead the company's annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning process
• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives and capital investments
• Analyze manufacturing costs, product margins, inventory, labor, and operational performance
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability through cost analysis and financial insights
• Prepare executive, board, and lender reporting packages
• Partner with operations, sales, engineering, and leadership to support business decisions
• Oversee project estimating, pricing analysis, and costing to improve project profitability
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) across the business
• Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting, forecasting accuracy, and business analytics

Qualifications

• CPA required
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) experience
• Manufacturing industry experience required
• Strong expertise in manufacturing costing, standard costing, variance analysis, and margin analysis
• Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and operational teams
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel
• Experience working in a private equity (PE)-backed company is a plus

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

• High-impact leadership role reporting directly to the CFO
• Significant visibility with executive leadership and investors
• Opportunity to influence business strategy and company growth
• Broad exposure across finance, operations, pricing, and manufacturing
• Stable, growing manufacturing organization backed by private equity
• Career advancement opportunities as the company continues to expand