Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Our client is a middle-market private equity-owned manufacturing/distribution company serving a diverse customer base across multiple end markets. The Company focuses on driving operational excellence, process standardization and financial discipline through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration. Supported by an experienced private equity partner, the organization continues to invest in systems, reporting capabilities, and business intelligence to enhance performance and create long-term value.

The Company is seeking a highly analytical and business-oriented FP&A Manager to join its finance leadership team. This hybrid position is based in Tinley Park, Illinois and offers the opportunity to work closely with executive leadership, operations, sales, and finance teams to support strategic planning, financial performance analysis, forecasting, and business decision-making initiatives.

• Leads the development and execution of the annual budgeting process across business units, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational objectives.
• Oversees monthly forecasting activities and maintains rolling financial projections to support executive decision-making and performance management.
• Develops and maintains complex financial models to evaluate business performance, strategic initiatives, capital investments, and growth opportunities.
• Prepares comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analyses, including variance reporting against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance.
• Partners closely with manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, sales, and operational leaders to identify key business drivers and improve financial outcomes.
• Analyzes revenue, margin, operating expense, inventory, and working capital trends to identify risks, opportunities, and actionable recommendations.
• Creates and enhances financial dashboards, KPI reporting, and management reporting packages that improve visibility into business performance.
• Supports long-range strategic planning initiatives through scenario analysis, sensitivity modeling, and multi-year financial projections.
• Collaborates with accounting leadership to ensure consistency between financial reporting, forecasting assumptions, and operational performance metrics.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives related to forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, financial processes, and business intelligence capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related business discipline required; MBA, CPA, CMA, or other advanced financial credential preferred.
• Minimum of six years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, financial modeling, or related finance experience within manufacturing, distribution, industrial, or private equity-backed organizations.
• Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, GAAP accounting principles, operational metrics, and business performance drivers.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex financial modeling, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and large dataset management.
• Experience utilizing ERP systems, business intelligence platforms, and reporting tools to support data-driven decision-making.
• Proven ability to translate complex financial and operational data into meaningful business insights and actionable recommendations.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities while consistently meeting monthly and quarterly deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills with the ability to effectively influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment characterized by continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence.