FP&A Manager US

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Job Summary

The Manager Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) is a mid-level management role responsible for leading financial planning forecasting budgeting and performance analysis activities that support strategic and operational decisionmaking. This role manages FP&A professionals partners closely with business leaders and delivers insights that drive performance resource allocation and profitability. The Manager FP&A has a direct impact on financial visibility business outcomes and longterm value creation.

Job Description

Role Overview
The Manager FP&A oversees financial planning and analysis for assigned business units functions or programs. The role balances people leadership analytical rigor and business partnership to ensure timely accurate and actionable financial insights.
This position serves as a trusted advisor to leadership translating financial data into clear narratives that inform strategy investment decisions and operational execution.
The role typically reports to a Director of FP&A Finance Director or Senior Finance Leader depending on organizational structure.

Key Responsibilities
People Leadership & Team Management

Lead coach and develop FP&A Analysts and Senior Analysts
Set performance expectations focused on analytical quality timeliness and business impact
Conduct performance reviews coaching and development planning
Manage workload prioritization across planning cycles and adhoc requests
Support hiring onboarding and professional development

Financial Planning Budgeting & Forecasting

Lead annual budgeting periodic forecasting and longrange planning processes
Partner with business leaders to develop achievable and aligned financial plans
Ensure consistency accuracy and discipline in planning assumptions
Identify risks and opportunities within plans and forecasts

Performance Analysis & Insight

Analyze financial performance versus budget forecast and prior periods
Identify key drivers trends and variances affecting results
Translate financial results into clear insights and recommendations
Support development of performance dashboards and management reporting

Business Partnership & Decision Support

Serve as a strategic finance partner to functional or business leaders
Support resource allocation investment decisions and business cases
Provide scenario modeling and financial analysis for key initiatives
Influence decisions through data insight and financial perspective

Management Reporting & Communication

Prepare and review executivelevel financial presentations and materials
Ensure clear consistent financial messaging to leadership teams
Communicate implications of performance risks and tradeoffs effectively
Support board or senior leadership reporting as required

Process Systems & Continuous Improvement

Drive improvements in FP&A processes tools and data quality
Support enhancements to ERP planning or reporting systems
Standardize templates models and methodologies
Improve efficiency and scalability of FP&A deliverables

CrossFunctional Collaboration

Partner with Accounting Cost Accounting Operations HR and Commercial teams
Ensure alignment between operational plans and financial outcomes
Support new initiatives reorganizations or transformations with financial insight
Promote a strong connection between strategy execution and financial results


Scope & Impact

Manages an FP&A team supporting one or more business areas
Impact is at the businessunit or enterprise decisionsupport level
Decisions influence resource allocation profitability and strategic direction
Ineffective analysis may lead to poor decisionmaking or missed opportunities


Qualifications
Education & Experience

Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field required
MBA CPA or CFA preferred depending on role complexity
Prior experience in FP&A corporate finance or business finance required
Peoplemanagement experience preferred

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Strong understanding of financial planning analysis and modeling
Proven peopleleadership and stakeholdermanagement skills
Advanced analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking capability
Ability to synthesize complex financial data into actionable insights
Excellent written verbal and executivelevel communication skills
Proficiency with financial systems spreadsheets and analytics tools

Additional Job Details

Management M2

Organizational Impact
Works to achieve operational functional and/or business targets within team with direct impact on departmental or job family results
Delivers operational results that have impact on the immediate or short-term results (e.g. less than 1 year) for the department and/or job family group
Plans and establishes goals and objectives for a team typically comprising of intermediate-level professionals and entry level professionals
Communication & Influence
Communicates with parties within and occasionally outside of own department or job family which may include external clients or partners depending upon the job area
Requires ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies practices and procedures
Innovation & Complexity
Responsible for making moderate improvements of processes systems or products to enhance performance of the job area
Problems are difficult and moderately complex and typically impact multiple departments or job family
Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues
Leadership & Talent Management
Manages a team typically comprising of intermediate-level professionals and entry level professionals
Leads directs and reviews the work of team members in order to accomplish operational plans and results
Typically has hiring firing promotion and reward authority within own area in accordance with manager review and approval
Knowledge & Experience
Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes projects and tactics within one job area
Typically has advanced knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization
Typically has a bachelors degree or equivalent professional certification and 5 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age gender gender identity sexual orientation race color genetic information religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant please visit the following website: Shift Schedule

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.