Manager FP&A Reporting & Consolidation

The FP&A Manager (Reporting & Consolidation) role reports to the Senior Director Finance Reporting & Consolidation and is a key member of the Corporate Finance leadership team. The position partners with finance and business leaders across all ProAmpac divisions to coordinate enterprise-wide financial processes and drive consistent financial reporting and analysis.

As a key finance leader this individual is responsible for managing the consolidation of financial results overseeing financial performance reporting and leading the companys planning processes including rolling forecasts and budgeting activities. The role also owns the development and validation of financial bridges establishes and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) and provides insightful financial analysis to support executive decision-making improve business performance and measure the execution of strategic initiatives.

This position will be onsite/ hybrid out of our Chicago office.

Essential Duties and Tasks

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request to ensure individuals with disabilities perform the essential functions.

• Lead the corporate month-end financial consolidation process ensuring timely accurate and complete reporting of enterprise financial results.
• Own the month-end close reporting cadence coordinating deliverables across business units and corporate finance.
• Develop define and validate financial bridges explaining month-over-month year-over-year forecast-to-actual performance.
• Perform detailed variance analysis to identify key operational and financial drivers impacting business performance.
• Ensure consistency and integrity of consolidated financial reporting across all reporting entities.
• Lead volume mix and price (VMP) analysis to quantify commercial and operational performance drivers.
• Develop and validate price calculations
• Prepare and analyze cost-out reporting measuring operational productivity initiatives manufacturing efficiencies procurement savings and margin improvement programs.
• Deliver executive-level financial insights and recommendations supporting operational and strategic decisions.
• Review/track synergies savings.
• Support profitability analysis across products customers plants and business segments.
• Manage the enterprise 18-month rolling forecast process coordinating inputs from finance and operational stakeholders.
• Maintain forecasting assumptions and ensure alignment between financial outlooks and operational plans.
• Interpret and validate financial models to ensure consistency accuracy and transparency of forecast outputs.
• Continuously improve forecasting methodologies planning accuracy and reporting efficiency.
• Lead volume mix and price (VMP) analysis to quantify commercial and operational performance drivers.
• Develop and validate price calculations
• Prepare and analyze cost-out reporting measuring operational productivity initiatives manufacturing efficiencies procurement savings and margin improvement programs.
• Deliver executive-level financial insights and recommendations supporting operational and strategic decisions.
• Review/track synergies savings.
• Support profitability analysis across products customers plants and business segments.
• Manage the enterprise 18-month rolling forecast process coordinating inputs from finance and operational stakeholders.
• Maintain forecasting assumptions and ensure alignment between financial outlooks and operational plans.
• Interpret and validate financial models to ensure consistency accuracy and transparency of forecast outputs.
• Continuously improve forecasting methodologies planning accuracy and reporting efficiency.
• Own enterprise financial data validation processes to ensure completeness consistency and reliability of reported information.
• Validate Power BI datasets dashboards and financial reporting outputs used by executive leadership and business teams.
• Partner with Finance Systems IT and Business Intelligence teams to improve reporting automation and data quality.
• Establish and maintain standardized definitions KPIs and reporting methodologies across the organization.
• Partner with Operations Commercial Supply Chain and Manufacturing leadership to explain financial performance
• Support strategic initiatives through financial modeling scenario analysis and business case development.
• Present financial performance risks opportunities and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance FP&A processes reporting capabilities and decision support.

Qualifications Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field; MBA and/or CPA/CMA preferred.
• 7 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis Corporate Finance or Controlling within a manufacturing environment; packaging industry experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting standard costing productivity measurement and operational finance.
• Demonstrated experience with corporate consolidations rolling forecasts financial modeling and executive reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI preferred
• Experience with ERP systems and enterprise planning tools.
• Strong analytical problem-solving financial modeling and detail-oriented skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior leadership.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight reporting deadlines in a fast-paced global organization.

Required Experience:

Manager