Job Description

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

This role is hands-on, highly operational, and designed for someone who understands how financial decisions impact the field in construction, manufacturing, or mechanical environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a fully integrated forecast covering income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and longer-term planning using operational drivers

• Evaluate project and production performance using job-cost and percentage-of-completion concepts

• Link labor efficiency, backlog, productivity, and pricing trends to margin results

• Translate operational execution into cash flow and working capital visibility

• Evolve reporting from historical variance explanations to forward-looking analysis

• Partner directly with operational leaders to support decision-making and execution

• Establish structure, discipline, and scalable FP&A processes as the business grows

• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, blue-collar operating environment with limited existing structure

Experience and Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline required; advanced credentials such as an MBA or CPA are preferred

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A or corporate finance

• Prior experience within construction, manufacturing, or mechanical services environments is required

• Demonstrated ability to build complex financial models and forecasts from the ground up

• Advanced Excel capabilities with strong attention to detail and data integrity

• Hands-on experience with ERP, planning, and business intelligence platforms, including COINS, Datarails, OneStream, and Power BI

• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and practical application of accounting standards

• Proven track record of partnering closely with operations and senior leadership

• Comfortable creating order, processes, and discipline in environments that are still maturing

• Exposure to Lean or Six Sigma methodologies is a plus

Must be eligible to work in the United States without restriction and without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Resumes can be confidentially sent to tonya.grimes@gogpac.com or call direct at (614) 324-8971

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.