The role involves financial analysis, budgeting, and strategic support to senior leadership, driving business performance through insights and effective financial modeling.
The Manager/Sr. Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis will serve as a finance business partner to senior leadership, supporting the Company’s financial planning, forecasting, and executive reporting processes. This role will play a critical part in translating financial and operational data into insights that drive business performance and inform decision-making. This role requires the ability to operate both strategically and tactically, connecting financial results to business performance and helping leadership understand the financial implications of operational decisions.
The ideal candidate combines strong financial, modeling and analytical capabilities with excellent communication and presentation skills. This individual will be responsible for developing and delivering clear and compelling financial narratives at the executive level by building strong relationships cross-functionally to support strategic initiatives, operational decision-making, and budget accuracy.
This position offers the opportunity to influence business outcomes, improve financial visibility, and help shape the Company’s long-term financial strategy. This role will also serve as a liaison with the Company’s parent organization, supporting corporate planning and reporting requirements and ensuring alignment with global finance processes and timelines.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Financial Analysis and Reporting: Conduct comprehensive financial analyses, including variance analysis, trend identification, and forecasting models. Provide insights into revenue projections, cost optimization, and profitability analysis to support strategic decision-making. Analyze financial data, including budgets, forecasts, and key performance indicators (KPIs), to provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior management.
- Budgeting and Forecast: Own and lead the budgeting/forecast process by collaborating with department heads to develop detailed budgets aligned with organizational goals. Monitor budget performance, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions to ensure fiscal discipline.
- Parent Company Reporting and Coordination: Coordinate with parent company finance teams to support corporate planning, forecasting, and reporting requirements. Prepare and submit required financial deliverables in accordance with corporate timelines and standards. Support alignment between local financial plans and parent company. expectations. Lead and support financial analysis and requests from parent organization
- Executive Reporting: Develop clear, concise, and visually effective presentations that communicate financial performance and strategic insights. Lead monthly executive meetings by providing thoughtful narratives explaining financial results, key drivers, and forward-looking expectations.
- Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted finance partner to functional leaders across the organization. Provide financial guidance to support operational and strategic decision-making. Evaluate financial implications of business initiatives, investments, and resource allocation decisions. Help business leaders understand financial performance and the financial impact of operational decisions.
- Financial Modeling and Strategic Support: Build and maintain robust financial models to support strategic planning, scenario analysis, and long-term forecasting. Support evaluation of new product launches, market opportunities, and strategic initiatives. Lead and support special projects and strategic analyses as needed
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
- Advanced proficiency in Google and Microsoft products
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to translate complex financial information into clear, concise business insights
- Strong presentation and storytelling capabilities
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams and senior leadership
- High level of intellectual curiosity, initiative, and ownership
WHAT WE NEED
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, or related field required
- 7–10 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis
- Experience supporting senior leadership and preparing executive-level presentations
- Experience supporting a subsidiary or business unit within a larger multinational organization, including coordination with parent company finance teams
- Familiarity with GAAP and IFRS reporting standards and experience supporting financial planning or reporting under IFRS preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple finance organizations and manage corporate reporting deadline
- Experience working with enterprise planning, reporting, and consolidation systems in a corporate or multinational environment (e.g., HFM, Tagetik, SAP, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or similar)
As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer we are committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees regardless of sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), race (including protected hairstyles such as dreadlocks, braids and twists), religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity and gender expression and/or the fact that an individual is transgender, transitioning or transitioned), color, ancestry, national origin, possession of a driver’s license, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/trait/condition, marital or familial status, family care or medical leave status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, membership in military reserves, political affiliation, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation We consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local, state and federal “ban the box” and “fair chance” laws.
Exploding Kittens Los Angeles, California, USA Office
1800 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90036
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