Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Lakeshore Talent is in search of an FP&A Manager to join a high-performing finance team in Lakewood, CO. This is a high-visibility, manager-level individual contributor role ideal for a detail-oriented, commercially minded finance professional who enjoys complex modeling, long-term contracts, and close partnership with senior leadership.

Location: Lakewood, CO

Schedule: Hybrid

• Work from home:
  Thursday–Friday
• Flexibility required — occasional in-office presence on WFH days when key deliverables are due

Travel: Occasional, sporadic travel depending on business needs

Base Salary: $140,000+ (bonus structure involved)

The FP&A Manager will analyze profitability across operating companies and revenue streams, support long-term strategic decision-making, and play a major role in budgeting, forecasting, and pricing new contract opportunities.

This role requires an individual who is intellectually curious, operationally savvy, and highly detail-oriented. Inaccuracies in modeling can materially impact profitability, so precision is critical.

The position offers frequent interaction with senior leadership and broad exposure across the business.

• Develop and communicate the financial impact of business decisions to improve operational efficiency
• Analyze large, long-term contracts (often $8–12M annually, 3–4 year terms)
• Read, analyze, and interpret complex contract and RFP documents (often 60+ pages)
• Identify details and assumptions not explicitly stated that may impact profitability
• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models in Excel, including models developed from scratch
• Serve as a go-to resource for understanding financial performance across key lines of business
• Make data-driven recommendations to management to improve margins and performance
• Gather disparate data sources and harmonize them into cohesive, actionable models

• Play a key role in the annual budgeting process and semi-annual forecasts
• Set timelines, coordinate inputs, and compile budgets across multiple entities
• Analyze historical performance and budget variances
• Develop independent forecasts and financial narratives for leadership
• Maintain and enhance corporate finance and planning models
• Lead integration of capital charges into the budgeting and planning process

• Support business development by building custom pricing models for new contracts and RFPs
• Analyze assumptions such as revenue growth rates, cost structures, and timing
• Partner with stakeholders to price additional services within existing contracts
• Evaluate root causes of gaps versus targets and help drive corrective action

• Analyze operational KPIs related to cost, efficiency, and profitability
• Utilize Power BI to extract and analyze operational data from multiple systems
• Partner with BI and finance stakeholders to improve KPI design and reporting
• Identify opportunities for operational cost savings

• Support and leverage the rollout and use of Workday, including Adaptive Planning
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance (required)
• 6–10+ years of progressive FP&A or financial analysis experience
• Exceptional ability to build, interpret, and modify complex Excel models from scratch
• Advanced Excel skills, including (but not limited to):
• Strong understanding of NPV, IRR, and free cash flow analysis
• Experience analyzing KPIs to drive operational cost savings
• Workday Adaptive Planning experience – highly preferred
• Background in project-based, long-term contract industries (e.g., construction, infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing)
• Pure tech/SaaS backgrounds may not translate as well

• Highly analytical and critical thinker
• Big-picture, strategic mindset paired with strong attention to detail
• Commercially minded and operationally savvy
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex financial data for leadership
• Strong business acumen in finance and accounting principles
• High ethical standards and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Hands-on training and mentorship from the prior role-holder
• Strong, consistent bonus payouts tied to company performance
• Bonuses paid twice per year
• Company-provided lunches on in-office days
• $100/month cell phone stipend

This role is ideal for an FP&A professional who enjoys deep financial modeling, long-term contract analysis, and partnering closely with leadership to drive profitability and strategic decision-making.