FP&A Manager
Cracow, Poland
Full Time
Experienced
The Role
This position plays a critical role in driving financial insight and strategic decision-making within the organization. This position acts as a Team Leader of 3 FP&A analysts and is responsible for assisting FP&A Senior Director and CFO with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis. The FP&A Manager collaborates closely with business leaders to support financial goals, ensure data accuracy, and provide actionable recommendations to improve organizational performance. The position will work with accounting teams in Americas, Europe and Asia and so may occasionally require non traditional working hours.
Responsibilities – Key Accountabilities:
What you will need to be successful:
This position plays a critical role in driving financial insight and strategic decision-making within the organization. This position acts as a Team Leader of 3 FP&A analysts and is responsible for assisting FP&A Senior Director and CFO with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis. The FP&A Manager collaborates closely with business leaders to support financial goals, ensure data accuracy, and provide actionable recommendations to improve organizational performance. The position will work with accounting teams in Americas, Europe and Asia and so may occasionally require non traditional working hours.
Responsibilities – Key Accountabilities:
- Serve as a strategic financial partner to one of the organization’s eleven operational departments, providing leadership in financial planning and analysis.
- Lead the process of gathering, analyzing, and consolidating variance commentaries for forecasts and actuals, ensuring accuracy and actionable insights.
- Oversee the preparation and regular updating of monthly reports for Sites, Proforma, and SAP consolidations, maintaining the integrity of financial data.
- Present detailed results on departmental spending, trends, and performance to leadership, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine forecasts and align strategies.
- Identify and communicate emerging trends, risks, and opportunities, providing recommendations to drive business performance.
- Manage and execute special projects for the FP&A team, focusing on enhancing process productivity, financial controls, and overall efficiency.
- Lead the annual budgeting process for the department, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate, strategic budget development.
- Provide executive-level financial and business analysis on project work with a focus on driving strategic decisions.
- Oversee ad-hoc transactional and financial activities during the month, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
What you will need to be successful:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Master’s degree or professional certification such as CPA/ACCA/CIMA is a plus).
- 5-7 years of progressively responsible financial experience, including planning, forecasting, and reporting.
- Leadership experience, with a proven ability to manage teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Expertise in financial systems such as SAP Cloud (preferred) and ERP systems, ideally SAP.
- Proficiency with Business Intelligence tools and data visualization platforms.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and advanced analytical skills, with a track record of driving insights into action.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to engage with global, cross-cultural teams and senior leadership.
- A result-oriented mindset, with the ability to balance multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- High attention to detail, coupled with the ability to see the bigger picture and provide strategic recommendations.
- Experience in a global environment, demonstrating the ability to collaborate and influence in a matrixed structure.
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