FP&A Lead / Manager

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Job Description

One of our clients is looking for a FP&A Lead / Manager. A Center of Excellence will be established in Romania, and this person will manage a team made up of more FP&A Analysts.

The Center of Excellence (CoE) FP&A Lead/Manager is responsible for managing the CoE team
of FP&A Analysts, delivering and overseeing the CoE FP&A processes including but not limited
to forecasting and annual planning, management reporting, cost accounting, analytical and data
driven support across the organization.

The CoE FP&A Lead/Manager plays a critical role in driving financial insight, business
performance analysis, and operational efficiency across the organization. Operating within a CoE
model, this role champions standardized processes across business units and geographies through
centralized reporting, and advanced analytics to enhance forecasting accuracy, efficiency and
strategic decision-making. This role is instrumental in shaping the newly created CoE, defining
standard operating procedures, driving automation and digital finance initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen, technical proficiency and people’s
leadership skills, helping to ensure consistent, high-quality financial support to stakeholders across
the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Build, lead, coach, and develop a team of FP&A Analysts within the CoE.
• Allocate work, set priorities, and ensure on-time and high-quality delivery of all FP&A
activities under CoE.
• Establish quality standards, review team deliverables and ensure accuracy, consistency,
and compliance with global FP&A guidelines.
• Recognize achievements and address performance issues early. Promote open
communication, and constructive feedback.
• Drive a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous upskilling, and improvement.

FP&A Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Build, review and oversee Forecasting and Planning models
• Ensure Forecast and Plan data is timely and accurately loaded into the Planning system.
• Validate data and reports prepared by CoE including variance analysis between actuals and
Forecast/Plan. Identify major drivers for the variances and ensure clarity on trends and root
causes.
• Champion the adoption of driver-based planning and scenario modeling across the
organization.
• Oversee the creation and delivery of financial reports and dashboards within the CoE
framework.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc management reporting packages.
• Ensure reporting consistency, accuracy and alignment with global definitions.
• Analyze financial results, identify key variances, trends, and insights.
• Lead the design and enhancement of performance analytics, dashboards, and KPIs.
• Ensure that any month-end closing activities assigned to FP&A CoE are executed
accurately, efficiently and on schedule.
• Partner with the Accounting team to ensure cost and revenue completeness, including
accruals and adjustments.
• Ensure Controlling Master data integrity, consistency, and alignment with global reporting
structures.
• Ensure FP&A performance is tracked and reported across all delivery channels
• Lead and prioritize continuous improvement, standardization, and automation initiatives
within the CoE.
• Partner with Corporate FP&A teams to implement and scale automation (e.g. Power BI,
RPA, planning system enhancements).
• Maintain best practice CoE workflows and governance standards.
• Promote an automation-first mindset and ensure scalable, repeatable processes.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a senior point of contact for Local Business Partners, Corporate FP&A and other
business stakeholders.
• Provide meaningful financial insights that influence operational and strategic decision
making.
• Ensure assumptions and business inputs are collected timely, validated and aligned across
multiple stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment between CoE outputs and business needs.
• Partner with key stakeholders in defining actions and corrective measures for any
deliverables or process steps not meeting timeliness or quality standards.
• Drive and role-model a culture of always raising the bar and elevating standards.
• Represent the CoE in cross-functional initiatives and projects.

Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• CMA/CIMA/ACCA/CPA/CFA qualification is a plus.
• Minium 7 years of FP&A experience, experience in manufacturing industry and in
CoE/shared services environments is an advantage.
• Minium 3 years of team management experience.
• Strong understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reporting (direct & indirect).
• Experience with SAP FI/CO and planning systems (e.g. OneStream, SAP BPC).
• Advanced Excel and data visualization skills (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
• Experience in a matrixed, global organization.

Key Competencies:

Advanced Analytical & Digital Skills

• Expertise in data visualization, dashboard design, and self-service analytics.
• Strong understanding of data structures and forecasting techniques (including ML-based).
• Experience with AI-enabled forecasting, predictive analytics, or automated driver-based
models.

Business & Strategic Acumen

• Ability to challenge assumptions, influence stakeholders, and provide strategic insights.
• Strong understanding of value drivers, industry dynamics, and strategic financial levers.

Continuous Improvement & Automation Mindset

• Proven ability to drive automation and process optimization initiatives.
• Experience working with RPA tools and/or driving digital finance projects.
• Skilled in championing continuous learning and fast adoption of new tools or frameworks.

Communication & Influence

• Strong communication and presentation skills, able to convey insights to senior leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Skilled at storytelling and translating financial insights into business impact.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working across cultures, regions, and organizational levels.

Professional Traits

• Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to see the big picture.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Collaborative leadership style and service-oriented mindset.