Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant (Finance)

Job Title: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Accountant
Reports To: Corporate Controller
Department: Finance
Job Type: Full-Time

Position Summary:

Global Widget is a vertically integrated, next-generation manufacturer of premium health and wellness products specializing in gummy production. We are seeking an experienced and analytical FP&A Accountant to join our finance team. In this role, you will support strategic decision-making through accurate financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis. You will work cross-functionally with operations, sales, and supply chain to understand business drivers, track performance, and identify areas for improvement. This is a hands-on role that offers visibility across the organization and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a growing manufacturing company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Analyze monthly financial results and provide variance analysis vs. budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Partner with manufacturing, operations, and supply chain teams to understand and model production costs, inventory trends, and capacity utilization.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and develop dashboards and management reports.
• Prepare financial models to support pricing decisions, capital investments, and other business cases.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, cost efficiency, and working capital.
• Support the month-end and year-end close process with accruals, journal entries, and reconciliations related to FP&A activities.
• Assist in the implementation and improvement of financial systems, processes, and tools.
• Participate in strategic planning and special projects as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA a plus but not required.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, manufacturing operations, and cost accounting principles.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks Enterprise) and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.