FP & Manager

Goodwill Industries of Central Florida is a dynamic and growing organization that is transforming lives through a high-impact social enterprise model focused on our mission of Building Lives That Work. In the past six years, our revenues have more than doubled, from $65 million to $135 million, greatly expanding our ability to invest in improving people’s lives. Serving multiple counties across Central Florida, the organization operates a diversified platform spanning retail operations, mission services, workforce development, and real estate investment, with increasing scale, complexity, and strategic reach.

We are looking for an FP&A Manager who will be key to supporting our continued success and growth.

• Own and continuously improve the FP&A function, including budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning, and management reporting, and the effective use of automation and AI-enabled analytical tools to enhance speed, scalability, and insight generation.
• Define and implement analytical frameworks that enhance financial visibility and support strategic priorities.
• Establish consistent planning assumptions, KPIs, and reporting standards across departments.
• Identify gaps in current analysis and proactively develop new insights to support decision‑making.

• Evaluate organizational performance across retail, mission programs, and real estate investments to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Conduct cost‑benefit analyses for new initiatives, store expansions, and capital investments.
• Develop financial models to support strategic planning, pricing, labor productivity, and operational decision‑making.
• Translate financial results into clear, concise recommendations for senior leadership, using visualization, automation, and AI‑assisted tools where appropriate to improve clarity and responsiveness.

• Serve as a strategic partner to department leaders, providing guidance on financial performance, forecasts, and resource allocation.
• Lead financial discussions with operational leaders, ensuring alignment between financial plans and business strategies.
• Support leadership in making informed decisions through data‑driven insights and scenario analysis.

• Own the annual budget process and lead ongoing forecasting cycles.
• Monitor performance against plan, identify key drivers of variance, and provide actionable insights.
• Improve forecast accuracy through refined assumptions, data validation, and process enhancements, and the thoughtful application of predictive and AI‑enabled analytical techniques.

• Ensure integrity, consistency, and reliability of financial and operational data used in analysis, including validation of data sources and outputs.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and improve efficiency through automation and system enhancements.
• Partner with IT and other functions to enhance data accessibility and usability.

• Contribute to the long‑term development of FP&A, including the centralization of analysts across the organization.
• Help define roles, processes, and structures that support a scalable and effective FP&A function.

• Prepare clear and concise written commentary to accompany financial results and analysis.
• Consult with department leaders on financial matters impacting operations.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve standard operating procedures (SOPs) and process documentation for FP&A activities, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and scalability across the organization.
• Maintain knowledge of systems, data sources, and best practices in financial analysis and reporting.
• Stay current on emerging AI applications in finance and incorporate practical use cases to improve efficiency and decision support.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and commitment to data integrity.
• Proven ability to operate independently and…