WorldStrides
FP&A Manager
WorldStrides, Vienna, Virginia, United States, 22184
WorldStrides is seeking a highly motivated FP&A Manager to partner with our Individual business lines as a member of the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team.
The FP&A Manager is responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis processes, including budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, and financial modeling. The role involves providing critical financial insights and recommendations to senior management, ensuring the company's financial objectives are met. The FP&A Manager also plays a key role in strategic decision-making by analyzing financial data and trends.
Key Responsibilities:Budgeting and Forecasting:Lead the annual budgeting process, including setting timelines, coordinating with department heads, and consolidating departmental budgets.Develop and maintain rolling forecasts to provide updated financial projections.Partner with the Accounting team on Month End activities, reconciliations, and analysis to ensure accuracy of entries and forecast inputs and deliver clear explanations of variances to leadership.
Financial Modeling and Analysis:Leverage various systems to obtain data, create reports, implement new modeling for business partners, and deliver meaningful insights into the business performance.Maintain complex financial models to support business decisions, including scenario planning, strategic initiatives, and sensitivity analysis.Analyze historical financial data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.Interpret and communicate performance metrics, financial results, and strategic recommendations to business stakeholders, including the Executive team, through the delivery of reports and presentations.Audit and pressure test assumptions and structure of forecast models built by other team members.
Strategic Planning:Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic initiatives and business growth, and bring cash impact analysis into the decision-making process.Partner with senior management to develop long-term financial strategies and business plans.
Reporting & Presentations:Prepare and present financial reports, analysis, and presentations to management teams, including variance analysis of monthly financial results against budget, forecasts, and prior year trends.Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to stakeholders.Develop KPIs and other metrics to monitor financial performance, providing management with trend analysis.Produce insight presentation materials, leveraging tools such as PowerPoint to enable timely and critical business decisions to be made.
Process Improvement:Continuously improve and automate financial planning processes, partnering with other functions within the business unit (e.g., sales, marketing, product delivery, product management).Implement best practices in financial reporting and analysis.Collaborate with FP&A team members, IT, and other departments to enhance financial systems and tools.Drive adoption of FP&A tools and dashboard visuals within the FP&A team and with business partners, leveraging existing tools such as Adaptive, Tableau, and Power BI.
Stakeholder Management:Work closely and proactively with department heads to understand business needs and align financial planning with company objectives, and drive projects which will bring financial efficiencies to the business.Serve as a key point of contact for financial inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.Partner with FP&A and other business teams to gain informed inputs and support for the Consolidated companywide forecast models.
Location:
Vienna, VA
Minimum Requirements:Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a technical related field.5+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, accounting, or corporate finance or a related field.Strong understanding of financial principles, accounting, and business operations.Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with financial modeling and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion), PowerPoint, and presentation skills.Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.Strong verbal and written communication skills.Excellent problem-solving capabilities, with proactive drive to implement effective solutions and decision-making.Experience with business intelligence tools and data visualization software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a plus.Position requires extended hours when necessary.Occasional business travel required.
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The FP&A Manager is responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis processes, including budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, and financial modeling. The role involves providing critical financial insights and recommendations to senior management, ensuring the company's financial objectives are met. The FP&A Manager also plays a key role in strategic decision-making by analyzing financial data and trends.
Key Responsibilities:Budgeting and Forecasting:Lead the annual budgeting process, including setting timelines, coordinating with department heads, and consolidating departmental budgets.Develop and maintain rolling forecasts to provide updated financial projections.Partner with the Accounting team on Month End activities, reconciliations, and analysis to ensure accuracy of entries and forecast inputs and deliver clear explanations of variances to leadership.
Financial Modeling and Analysis:Leverage various systems to obtain data, create reports, implement new modeling for business partners, and deliver meaningful insights into the business performance.Maintain complex financial models to support business decisions, including scenario planning, strategic initiatives, and sensitivity analysis.Analyze historical financial data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.Interpret and communicate performance metrics, financial results, and strategic recommendations to business stakeholders, including the Executive team, through the delivery of reports and presentations.Audit and pressure test assumptions and structure of forecast models built by other team members.
Strategic Planning:Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic initiatives and business growth, and bring cash impact analysis into the decision-making process.Partner with senior management to develop long-term financial strategies and business plans.
Reporting & Presentations:Prepare and present financial reports, analysis, and presentations to management teams, including variance analysis of monthly financial results against budget, forecasts, and prior year trends.Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to stakeholders.Develop KPIs and other metrics to monitor financial performance, providing management with trend analysis.Produce insight presentation materials, leveraging tools such as PowerPoint to enable timely and critical business decisions to be made.
Process Improvement:Continuously improve and automate financial planning processes, partnering with other functions within the business unit (e.g., sales, marketing, product delivery, product management).Implement best practices in financial reporting and analysis.Collaborate with FP&A team members, IT, and other departments to enhance financial systems and tools.Drive adoption of FP&A tools and dashboard visuals within the FP&A team and with business partners, leveraging existing tools such as Adaptive, Tableau, and Power BI.
Stakeholder Management:Work closely and proactively with department heads to understand business needs and align financial planning with company objectives, and drive projects which will bring financial efficiencies to the business.Serve as a key point of contact for financial inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.Partner with FP&A and other business teams to gain informed inputs and support for the Consolidated companywide forecast models.
Location:
Vienna, VA
Minimum Requirements:Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a technical related field.5+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, accounting, or corporate finance or a related field.Strong understanding of financial principles, accounting, and business operations.Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with financial modeling and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion), PowerPoint, and presentation skills.Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.Strong verbal and written communication skills.Excellent problem-solving capabilities, with proactive drive to implement effective solutions and decision-making.Experience with business intelligence tools and data visualization software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a plus.Position requires extended hours when necessary.Occasional business travel required.
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