FP&A Manager

Overview

Title: FP&A Manager
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: Permanent
Compensation: $120,000+

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and strategic FP&A Manager to join a growing manufacturing organization. This newly created leadership role will play a critical part in driving financial planning, forecasting, business performance analysis, and decision support across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines strong manufacturing finance expertise with hands-on analytical capabilities and a proven ability to lead teams. This position offers the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, improve financial processes, and help shape the future of the finance function during a period of operational transformation.

• Lead and develop a small team of financial analysts and accounting professionals.
• Own the annual budgeting process and quarterly rolling forecasts.
• Lead capital expenditure planning, analysis, and reporting.
• Partner with operational and business leaders to understand key drivers of cost, profitability, and performance.
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Prepare and present product line profitability analyses, including variance explanations against forecast and prior periods.
• Identify and implement process improvements, controls, and reporting enhancements.
• Support ongoing ERP and financial planning system initiatives.
• Develop and enhance management reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses, modeling, and special projects as required.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of FP&A experience within a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of people management experience.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, cost accounting, and profitability drivers.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Experience working directly with large datasets and translating data into business insights.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Preferred

• Experience supporting organizations undergoing system implementations or process transformation.
• Experience operating in environments that are not fully automated.
• Ability to build structure, processes, and reporting frameworks in evolving organizations.
• Experience creating dashboards, KPIs, and advanced reporting models.

This role is ideal for a finance leader who goes beyond producing reports and enjoys understanding the business behind the numbers. The successful candidate will be comfortable digging into source data, identifying operational drivers, building meaningful analyses, and partnering with leaders to improve business performance.

If you thrive in a collaborative manufacturing environment and enjoy balancing strategic thinking with hands-on financial analysis, we’d love to hear from you.

Compensation: Competitive base salary plus performance-based bonus.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid/In-office leadership role.

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