Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Brief Description

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager supports and enables enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, and analytical efforts across Relay Resources. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this role leads the execution of core FP&A processes and delivers high‑quality financial analysis, modeling, and insights that inform organizational decisions. Under the direction of the Director of Finance, the FP&A Manager partners closely with the Executive Team, Department Directors and budget owners to translate financial strategy into actionable plans, ensure alignment between financial and operational priorities, and strengthen financial visibility across the organization.

This role serves as a lead technical and functional contributor within FP&A and operates in a highly flexible, remote‑first environment, with in‑person engagement as required for collaboration, planning, and key meetings.

• Lead the execution of annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasting, and long‑range financial planning processes, in alignment with FP&A strategy established by the Director of Finance.
• Partner with department leaders to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and ensure financial plans align with organizational strategy and operational priorities.
• Develop scenario models and sensitivity analyses to support strategic discussions, trade‑off decisions, and risk assessment.

• Prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly FP&A analyses, including budget‑to‑actuals, variance explanations, and trend analysis, for review with the Director of Finance.
• Develop and maintain financial models that support growth initiatives, pricing decisions, capital investments, and operational efficiency efforts.
• Translate complex financial results into clear, decision‑ready insights for both financial and non‑financial leaders.

• Serve as a primary financial business partner to Department Directors and Managers, providing KPI dashboards, performance insights, and analytical support.
• Facilitate monthly budget vs. actual reviews with Operations and Administrative teams, escalating key risks, opportunities, and decisions to the Director of Finance.
• Support development of business cases, investment proposals, and capital allocation analyses for leadership review.

• Act as a lead technical and functional contributor for budgeting, forecasting, and planning systems integrated with the ERP, under the governance of the Director of Finance.
• Partner with Accounting, IT, and Data teams to improve financial data quality, reporting automation, and analytics capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement of FP&A workflows, documentation, and repeatable planning processes.
• Experience with Oracle Net Suite, Abila MIP, Power BI, or similar tools is preferred.

• Ensure FP&A analyses and outputs align with GAAP, internal financial policies, and audit requirements.
• Support the Director of Finance in maintaining strong financial governance, internal controls, and disciplined planning practices.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship on financial modeling, forecasting, and analysis practices across the Finance & Accounting team.
• Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and continuously improving Finance culture, without ownership of FP&A strategy or final approvals.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum 6–8 years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Demonstrated experience supporting organizational leaders with financial modeling, scenario analysis, and decision support.
• Strong working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis within complex organizations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

• MBA or advanced degree in Finance,…