Leads budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, manufacturing cost and margin analysis, executive and board reporting, pricing, project estimating, KPI development, and profitability improvement. Partners with the CFO, leadership, operations, sales, and engineering to support strategic decisions and operational performance. Requires CPA certification, manufacturing FP&A experience, advanced modeling skills, ERP experience, and strong Excel proficiency.
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager, CPA
Location: Champaign, Illinois (On-site)
Lead Financial Strategy for a Growing Manufacturing Company
Are you a CPA with strong Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) experience in manufacturing? Do you enjoy partnering with executive leadership to influence business strategy, profitability, and operational performance?
We're seeking an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (FP&A Manager) to join a rapidly growing, private equity-backed manufacturing company in Champaign, Illinois. Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll play a key leadership role driving financial performance, improving operational efficiency, and supporting strategic growth initiatives.
This is a highly visible position with direct exposure to senior leadership, board reporting, and business decision-making.
What You'll Do
- Lead the company's annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning process
- Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives and capital investments
- Analyze manufacturing costs, product margins, inventory, labor, and operational performance
- Identify opportunities to improve profitability through cost analysis and financial insights
- Prepare executive, board, and lender reporting packages
- Partner with operations, sales, engineering, and leadership to support business decisions
- Oversee project estimating, pricing analysis, and costing to improve project profitability
- Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) across the business
- Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting, forecasting accuracy, and business analytics
Qualifications
- CPA required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) experience
- Manufacturing industry experience required
- Strong expertise in manufacturing costing, standard costing, variance analysis, and margin analysis
- Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills
- Experience partnering with executive leadership and operational teams
- Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills
- Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel
- Experience working in a private equity (PE)-backed company is a plus
Why You'll Love This Opportunity
- High-impact leadership role reporting directly to the CFO
- Significant visibility with executive leadership and investors
- Opportunity to influence business strategy and company growth
- Broad exposure across finance, operations, pricing, and manufacturing
- Stable, growing manufacturing organization backed by private equity
- Career advancement opportunities as the company continues to expand
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