What are the responsibilities and job description for the FP&A Manager position at Karbon?
About Karbon
Karbon is the global leader in practice management software for growth-minded accounting firms. We provide an award-winning, highly collaborative cloud platform that streamlines work and communication, enabling the average accounting firm using Karbon to save 16 hours per week, per employee.
We have customers in 34 countries and have grown into a globally distributed team, with our people based throughout the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. We are well-funded, ranked #1 on G2, have a fantastic team culture built on our values, are growing rapidly, and making a global impact.
Karbon is looking for a FP&A Manager to partner with our recently hired CFO, Brett Miller. As part of the team, you will work cross functionally to help streamline and improve business processes. As a partner to the various business functions, you will work with department leads to define KPI's, and help deliver valuable insights and recommendations to the business.
What You'll Do :
- Budgeting & Forecasting : Lead the annual budgeting process and continuous forecasting efforts. Monitor financial performance against strategic goals, identifying risks and opportunities, and refining financial forecasts in collaboration with business partners.
- Financial Reporting & Analysis : Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), trends, and variances to provide actionable insights to senior leadership. Ensure financial reporting processes are efficient and automated, enabling more focus on analysis rather than manual data synthesis.
- Strategic Decision Support : Provide financial guidance for key business decisions, including potential investments, acquisitions, and strategic initiatives. Develop financial models to assess various business scenarios and guide executive leadership in making informed decisions.
- Continuous Improvement & Automation : Challenge the status quo by driving continuous improvement and standardization of core FP&A processes. Evaluate and enhance current tools and processes to improve efficiency and add value. Leverage data and automation to refine financial reporting and forecasting, and develop dashboards to track KPIs.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration : Build strong partnerships with finance, accounting, treasury, and other departments to ensure consistency in budgeting, reporting, and analysis. Align cross-functional teams to meet financial objectives and drive efficiencies within the business.
- Stakeholder Communication : Present financial insights and recommendations to senior executives, the board of directors, and other key stakeholders. Prepare and deliver strategic materials that guide decision-making and accountability.
- Performance Management : Act as the business owner of the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform and collaborate with the Finance Data & Analytics team to provide a consistent view of financial data. Design and build dashboards to monitor performance metrics and enhance decision-making capabilities.
What We'd Love to See
What We Value
Paid Flexible Time Off with an encouraged 4 weeks use per year
Karbon embraces diversity and inclusion, aligning with our values as a business. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single criteria. If you've made it this far in the job description but your past experience doesn't perfectly align, we do encourage you to still apply. You could still be the right person for the role!
We recruit and reward people based on capability and performance. We don't discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, physical or cognitive ability, and other diversity dimensions that may hinder inclusion in the organization.
Generally, if you are a good person, we want to talk to you.
If there are any adjustments or accommodations that we can make to assist you during the recruitment process, and your journey at Karbon, contact us at [redacted] for a confidential discussion.
At this time, we request that agency referrals are not submitted for this position. We appreciate your understanding and encourage direct applications from interested candidates. Thank you!
