Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Position Description: Under the supervision of the Director of FP&A, the Manager, FP&A will oversee Financial Analysts and assist in the consolidating and analyzing of financial and operational data to provide insight and recommendations to improve financial performance. The Manager, FP&A creates models, summaries and reports to provide insight on current operations as well as risks and opportunities to the company.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborates with other Finance team members and staff at Professional to produce accurate and effective analytics

• Updates, maintains & optimizes financial models including: cash flow forecasting, revenue recognition, operational KPIs, etc. • Perform financial forecasting, reporting and operational metric tracking

• Create analytical models for decision support

• Create, maintain & optimize reporting within multiple BI systems

• Perform variance analysis and identify trends to budget and past performance to better help Management understand areas of financial risk and opportunity

• Work closely with Accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting • Assist in the development and execution of the annual operating budget

• Increase productivity by developing automated reporting tools

• Work closely with department leaders as relates to ad hoc requests

• Assist Senior Management & Operators on how to read and interpret financial reports such as P&L statements in order to facilitate sound business decisions

Requirements

• 4 to 6 years of finance or accounting experience is required

• Proven ability to lead and mentor a team

• Strong fluency in Excel formulas and functions

• Financial modelling skills are required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics is required

• Strong analytical & data gathering skills • Proven ability to learn new technologies including budgeting software, business intelligence tool, etc.

• Familiarity with data query/data management tools is preferred (Access, SQL, Business Objects)

• Ability to streamline functions and passion to learn and grow

• Embraces diversity within the work environment and consistently deals with internal and external customers in a friendly and respectful manner; Supports teamwork and cooperation with work partners in daily activities

Benefits

Working Conditions:

• Works in an office environment.

• He or she may spend long amounts of time sitting down.

• May be required to walk up and down the stairs.

• May be required to work evenings and/or weekends as job duties require.