The Carlisle Group

Manager, FP&A - CAM

The Carlisle Group$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of progressive FP&A experience
  • Strong experience in Operations and/or Supply Chain Finance
  • Ownership of FP&A processes including planning, forecasting, reporting
  • Experience in a multi-entity or multi-business unit environment
  • Minimum 3 years of SAP experience
  • Experience in publicly traded companies
  • Proven financial performance through business partnering
  • Experience in M&A integrations and financial alignment
  • Experience in building AI tools for finance applications
  • Strong systems orientation with BI/reporting tools

Responsibilities

  • Lead financial planning processes for Operations and Supply Chain
  • Provide visibility into budgets and performance for decision-making
  • Translate strategy into financial targets and actionable plans
  • Develop financial models for pricing and cost optimization
  • Track and report performance against AOP targets
  • Deliver insights on key financial metrics
  • Identify annual cost savings in collaboration with Operations teams
  • Support production and supply chain leaders with financial analysis
  • Optimize Power BI dashboards for real-time insights
  • Enhance financial reporting and system capabilities

Benefits

  • Opportunity to enhance leadership skills in a high-performing team
  • Engagement in cross-functional financial projects
  • Participation in finance transformation and BI initiatives
  • Exposure to advanced financial tools and systems
  • Desktop and mobile flexibility for remote participation
  • Potential for professional development in AI applications for finance
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

The FP&A Manager will serve as a strategic finance partner to CAM's Operations and Supply Chain organizations, driving financial planning, performance visibility, and decision support across a complex, multi-site, multi-brand environment.

This role will lead core FP&A processes (AOP, forecasting, reporting), enhance data-driven decision making through Power BI, AI, and ERP integrations, and partner cross-functionally to improve financial performance, cost structure, and operational efficiency.

The ideal candidate brings strong financial acumen, systems expertise (SAP/BIAI), and the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.

Duties and Responsibilities:

FP&A Leadership & Financial Planning
  • Lead financial planning processes for Operations and Supply Chain, including AOP, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning
  • Provide clear visibility into budgets, spend, and performance to drive informed decision-making
  • Partner with business leaders to translate strategy into financial targets and actionable plans
  • Develop and maintain financial models to support pricing, cost optimization, and growth initiatives

Performance Management & Business Partnership
  • Track and report performance against AOP targets, holding leaders accountable to commitments
  • Deliver actionable insights on key metrics, including:
    • Revenue per employee
    • Margin performance
    • Working capital
    • Cost to serve
  • Partner with Operations and Continuous Improvement teams to identify and validate 2% of COGS annual cost savings
  • Support plant and supply chain leaders with financial analysis to improve productivity and profitability

Reporting, Systems & Data Enablement
  • Lead development and optimization of Power BI dashboards to enable real-time, data-driven insights
  • Act as data steward for the organization and develop and grow internal AI tools to drive analytical insight and FP&A reporting efficiency.
  • Drive improvements in financial reporting, data integrity, and system capabilities
  • Support ERP initiatives, including SAP implementations, ensuring accurate and scalable financial reporting
  • Partner with IT and cross-functional teams to align data, reporting, and system integration efforts


Process Improvement & Transformation
  • Identify and execute opportunities to streamline reporting and planning processes
  • Support acquisition integrations by aligning financial data, systems, and reporting structures
  • Serve as a key contributor to CAM's finance transformation and BI journey
  • Act as a steward of financial data to ensure consistency, accuracy, and alignment across functions

Team Leadership
  • Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team (1 direct report)
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership
  • Elevate team capabilities in financial analysis, systems, and storytelling

Governance & Alignment
  • Ensure alignment with Carlisle corporate finance on reporting standards, controls, and governance
  • Maintain strong financial discipline and compliance across all processes

Qualifications:

Required
  • 7+ years of progressive FP&A experience
  • Strong experience supporting Operations and/or Supply Chain Finance
  • Demonstrated ownership of FP&A processes (planning, forecasting, reporting)
  • Experience in a multi-entity or multi-business unit environment
  • Minimum 3 years of SAP experience
  • Experience working within a publicly traded company
  • Proven track record of business partnering that drives measurable financial performance
  • Experience with M&A integrations and financial alignment
  • Experience building, growing and maintaining AI tools for finance applications.
  • Strong systems orientation, including BI/reporting tools

Preferred
  • Experience with Power BI and Microsoft CoPilot (or similar AI tools)
  • CPA, CMA, or CFA designation
  • ERP implementation experience (SAP preferred)
  • Prior experience in an FP&A leadership role

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • FP&A Expertise - AOP, forecasting, variance analysis, and long-range planning
  • Operations Finance Knowledge - COGS, plant performance, inventory, and supply chain cost drivers
  • Financial Modeling - Scenario analysis and decision-support modeling
  • Business Partnering - Influence and hold leaders accountable to financial targets
  • Data & BI Skills - Power BI reporting and data visualization
  • ERP/SAP Proficiency - Financial systems, reporting structures, and integrations
  • Process Improvement - Streamlining reporting, planning, and data workflows
  • Financial Storytelling - Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
  • Change Agility - Operate effectively in a multi-entity, evolving environment

What Success Looks Like:
  • Improved visibility and transparency into financial performance across operations
  • Strong adoption of Power BI dashboards and data-driven decision making
  • Measurable cost savings and productivity improvements (2%+ COGS impact)
  • Streamlined, standardized reporting across systems and sites
  • Trusted and imbedded partnership with Operations and Supply Chain leaders

Working Conditions:

  • Individual will operate primarily in an office setting during regular work hours M-F from 7:30am-5:30pm with some exposure to plant or manufacturing floor.
  • Travel required up to 20%
  • Ability to connect to high-speed internet to facilitate video calls, systems management, and other project related activities.

About The Carlisle Group

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that manages a diverse portfolio of alternative assets. The firm invests across four segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions. The Carlyle Group has more than 1,800 employees in 31 offices across six continents. The firm was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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