Job Title: FP&A Manager
Department: Accounting
Reports To: CFO
Location: Duluth, GA (Headquarters)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Position Summary
The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager plays a critical role in supporting the company's financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making. This position partners closely with Accounting, Operations, and Executive Leadership to provide accurate financial analysis, variance explanations, and forward-looking insights while ensuring alignment with accounting records and internal controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Lead the annual budget, reforecast, and long-range financial planning processes.
- Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts aligned with operational and strategic objectives.
- Maintain and enhance financial models related to revenue, cost structure, headcount, and capital expenditures.
- Management Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare and present monthly management reports, including variance analysis vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Analyze financial and operational KPIs and provide clear, data-driven insights to leadership.
- Support executive and Board-level reporting with accurate and well-documented financial analysis.
- Accounting & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with the Accounting team to ensure FP&A analyses are fully reconciled to the general ledger.
- Support month-end close by providing analytical review, trend analysis, and explanation of key fluctuations.
- Work with Operations, HR, and other departments to validate assumptions related to volume, labor, and cost drivers.
- Cost Control & Strategic Support
- Identify cost optimization opportunities and monitor financial risks.
- Evaluate new initiatives, investments, and business cases through ROI and scenario analysis.
- Support pricing, margin, and profitability analysis by customer, lane, or business unit as applicable.
- Process Improvement & Controls
- Improve FP&A processes, reporting tools, and financial models to increase accuracy and efficiency.
- Ensure financial analyses follow company policies, internal controls, and audit-ready documentation standards.
- Support internal and external audit requests related to budgeting, forecasting, and analytical schedules.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (required).
- CPA, CMA, or MBA (preferred but not required).
- 5-8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis.
- Experience working closely with Accounting and GL-based financials is required.
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
- Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, pivot tables, complex formulas).
- Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar).
- Ability to work with large datasets and ensure data integrity.
Core Competencies
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
- Strong sense of ownership, confidentiality, and internal control awareness.
Preferred Experience (Industry-Specific, If Applicable)
- Experience in logistics, transportation, manufacturing, or asset-intensive industries.
- Exposure to multi-location or multi-state operations.
- Familiarity with headcount planning, labor cost modeling, and CapEx analysis.
Work Schedule and Location
- Standard workweek: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Occasional support for after-hours as required.
- Primary work location is Duluth, GA.
- Occasional travel to branch offices (Mobile, AL / Savannah, GA / Oakland, CA) may be required.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance: 85% company-paid
- Dental & Vision Insurance: 80% company-paid
- Life, Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD): 100% company-paid
- Paid Time Off (PTO): 80 hours annually
- Sick Leave: 40 hours annually
- Paid Holidays: 14 days annually
- Retirement: 401(k) with 4% of company match
